Category Archives: Stephen Longridge

The Demise of the Fullback

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Stephen Longridge

This is an issue which may initially seem quite low down on the list of things wrong with football and while racism, homophobia, the poor quality of refereeing, the price of a hotdogs and the development of young English talent … Continue reading →

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Football tourism – the Beautiful game from the land of the rising sun

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Stephen Longridge

I’ve been interested in the idea of football tourism for a while now. The concept was introduced to me by a Spaniard at Craven Cottage who had, over a couple of weeks, taken a mini-tour of English football with games … Continue reading →

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Will we get the chance to see if Rodgers can be successful?

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Get Real Premier

Liverpool made a bold managerial appointment in the pre-season. They went for a young, relatively inexperienced manager with a clear philosophy on how football should be played. When Rodgers was appointed he spoke of playing ‘offensive and attacking football’. This is … Continue reading →

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What England fans learnt from the warm-up friendlies

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Get Real Premier

As the final whistle went at Wembley on Saturday the England players who had survived the matched traipsed round the pitch to the sound of Baddiel and Skinner’s ‘Three lions’ waiving farewell, before heading to Poland and Ukraine, to a … Continue reading →

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Roy Hodgson appointment as England Manager – If we are united we will go far

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Get Real Premier

March 18th 2010 is a day engrained on every Fulham fan’s memory. Juventus rolled into town – the most successful domestic team in Italy and twice winners of the European Cup. They boasted four World Cup winners and every other … Continue reading →

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