by thelonelygoalpost | May 20, 2020 | Football Memories, Football Opinion
Are you missing football? It has been over two months since football has been played in England and there’s ongoing talk about an imminent return on these shores. How have you all coped? Let’s just make this clear, this post is not about whether football should...
by thelonelygoalpost | May 14, 2020 | 1990s Football, England, Football Memories, The World Cup
Italia 90, what did you do to me? I recently stumble across the World Cup Quarter Final between England and Cameroon from Italia 90. I watch the BBC World Cup Grandstand introduction and come on, come on, it does not get any better than that. Listening to ‘Nessun...
by thelonelygoalpost | May 6, 2020 | Football Memories, My Lonely Goalpost, Scottish Football
My Lonely Goalpost #1 – Lex Gold CBE Recollecting the life of Lex Gold CBE is an extremely fascinating story to listen to. His story takes him from the fierce competition of Scottish Schoolboy football in the 1950’s to signing professional forms for one of the...
by thelonelygoalpost | Apr 29, 2020 | England, Football Memories, The World Cup
‘Thirty years of hurt,’ the saying in the song goes. This is in reference to it being thirty years of hurt that English football has seen since the 1966 home World Cup win. This is a story of the curse that Franz Beckenbauer casts over English football....
by thelonelygoalpost | Apr 9, 2020 | 1980s Football, Football Memories, The FA Cup
‘The Magic of the FA Cup’ is a saying that’s closely associated with ‘The Road to Wembley’ and surely plays a prominent part in the memory of every football fan. I used to love the FA Cup and it still holds a place close to my footballing heart. In fact, a...
