Chris Matthews
Young journalist and football enthusiast.
The FA Cup – A competition on the wane?
As the balls representing Wigan Athletic and Hull City were plucked out the hat signifying that the teams were to meet in The FA Cup third round, few were going to pretend to be filled with excitement at the prospective clash. Admittedly the tie was not ear-marked as one of the rounds more appealing games…
Supporting from afar
Friday 5 February and a roar goes up around the Zeitgeist pub in Vauxhall, London. No, tonight wasn’t one of those fiercely contested London derbies, nor has an England win further fuelled World Cup optimism. The final score? St Pauli 2 Karlsruher SC 0. St Pauli, a German second level team based in the port…
Life as a virtual football manager
“Dad remember that chunky lumbering striker who you said was crap but always seemed to score?” “What the Italian?” “Yeah I just signed him!” Its fair to say my Dad isn’t the greatest fan of football manager. Whenever I ridicule him for watching science-fiction on television the same response always bounces straight back. “Well your…
If found please return somewhere hot
A cold November night in East Yorkshire and a glove wearing player sporting the number 10 shirt goes about the business of trying to preserve Hull City’s top flight status, along with his team-mates. Admittedly the KC Stadium in Hull isn’t the first place that you would imagine a Brazilian of stereotypical skill to be…
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