by John Gibbons | Jan 20, 2017 | Footie
I’D warmed up for Plymouth by doing a mixture of watching and listening to Lincoln v Ipswich the night before. Great, wasn’t it? Full house, good footy, great ending. A journeyman striker, who was paid for by a crowdfunding scheme, becomes a hero. The BBC...
by John Gibbons | Jan 18, 2017 | Footie
SATURDAY night I was DJing with Steve Graves for The Cheap Thrills EP Launch at The Shipping Forecast. It was a brilliant night, not least because of the wonderful DJs on show. It was rammed and boisterous and everyone wanted to celebrate after. I was encouraged by...
by John Gibbons | Jan 13, 2017 | Footie
I COULDN’T really be arsed going to Southampton. This was the hardest one yet. I think about the players. It’s easy for fans really, you pick and choose a bit and if you don’t fancy it, you don’t go. You still watch of course, but in the warm and...
by John Gibbons | Jan 9, 2017 | Footie
I MADE a series of fundamental mistakes for Liverpool v Plymouth. The first of which was saying I would go to every game this season months ago. I should have been very clear on every league game. Very clear indeed. But more on that later. My first mistake on the day...
by John Gibbons | Jan 5, 2017 | Footie
SUNDERLAND was a tough one. Character required. I wanted nothing more than a nice day under the duvet watching films with my wife before we all went back to work. An alarm that said six something wasn’t exactly what I needed. I got up at 3:30pm after Manchester...
by John Gibbons | Jan 2, 2017 | Footie
THIS is the one we’ve waited for. Like a beacon at the end of the diary. The year ends with Manchester City at home. Big game, big day, big drink, big everything. There was a lot of talk of it making or breaking a night. I was more worried about starting 2017...
by John Gibbons | Dec 31, 2016 | Footie
A VERY different sort of win, but isn’t that what we craved? Backs to the wall. Resolute. The Reds don’t mind it up ’em. Throw the kitchen sink and we’ll volley it over the gasworks. Unlucky, you Manc bastards. Have a go next year. Simon...
by John Gibbons | Dec 30, 2016 | Footie
BOXING Day was a bit rubbish, wasn’t it? Footy-wise at least, all the eating and drinking was sound. But no Liverpool game and having to sit there watching everyone else win, even bloody Everton and they’re shite, was a bit galling. Well. We know what to...
by John Gibbons | Dec 22, 2016 | Footie
SORRY it’s late. I’ve been in the post office. You all bought loads of T-shirts and Christmas subscriptions. Which is very kind of you, but did rather get in the way of, well, just about everything else. It’s not too late to talk about Everton...
by John Gibbons | Dec 16, 2016 | Footie
MIDDLESBROUGH. Eight-seater car. By Wednesday morning, that is about as far as we got. No-one seems to know who is driving or really how far Middlesbrough is. Mick Clarke reckons it’s “only two hours”, but he also wears shorts in November, so his...
