AJAX V MANCHESTER UNITED. The very sound of it is enticing. Two European names with a rich history. Cruyff, Best, Neeskens, Rep, Charlton, Law, Giggs…the list goes on. Seven UEFA Champions League titles between them, the best supported teams in the Netherlands and England, two sporting institutions that […]
IT has been 50 years since I tied my colours to the mast. Half a century of support of a team that has taken itself to the depths, struggled to stay afloat, become the plaything of a billionaire and to top it all, crowned champions of Europe. It […]
IT HAS not been a vintage season for the North-East. Aside from Newcastle United’s Championship success, the region – often described as a hotbed of football – has seen relegation for Sunderland and Middlesbrough and to cap it all, Hartlepool United dropping out of the Football League. Thank […]
