Stuart Frisby
Stuart Frisby is a long-suffering Coventry City fan, currently living in Fukuoka, Japan. Originally from Coventry, Stuart has been in Liverpool for the last few years working on his degree, and writes for soccerlens when he's too angry to talk to anyone else about the ineptness of either his club or national team. When not obsessing over the state of the beautiful game, Stuart is a freelance web designer.
Keane. not Keen on Keys
Roy Keane this week was in the press following remarks made about BSkyB’s Premier League coverage, which will have resonated with a growing number of football fans for whom the gloss and glam of the Premier League era is starting to wear a little thin. The constant hyperbole of fairly standard footballing fare, and the…
Croatians Not Good Enough for England?
The South Africa 2010 Preliminary Draw has paired England with their recent conquerers Croatia in the qualifying round. Responding to the draw, The Sun quoted: Michael Owen has kick-started preparations for 2010 World Cup qualification in earnest by insisting none of the Croatian team would get into the England side. Hold on a second. Has…
A look at Avispa Fukuoka and Japanese Football
Stuart Frisby is currently in Japan and his account of professional football in Japan is an insightful look at football outside the focus of mainstream media. Japanese football is a strange affair, as you sit on the backless seats of the Hakata-No-Mori stadium in Fukuoka Japan, glancing down to the ultras to the right, and…
Should Lee Hughes be allowed to return to English football?
Ed’s note: For those of you not familiar with the story, read this (2004) and this (2007). When Lee Hughes left a Coventry pub in November 2003, having allegedly consumed large quantities of alcohol and cocaine – he got behind the wheel of his £100,000 Mercedes, he made a decision akin to pulling a trigger….
Solving the mess of international friendlies
A plan to change the face of international football, and provide opportunities and funds for football at lower levels. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this, and your suggestions and improvements in the comments please. I thought this up during the second half of the England-Brazil game tonight, which summed up everything poor about these type of games, and served to highlight the opportunity we have to make real improvements.
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