I spend most of my blogging energy these days discussing football on my dedicated football media site The Matamata Bus. So despite what looks like a massive time out I haven’t completely given up this blogging lark. You can hop on over and pay me a visit at the...
It’s been a little while since I posted on this blog. That was a deliberate thing, as I’ve had much to process over the last month or so. I kept January clean (on this blog, at least) so I could come back fresh, uncluttered and inspired. Well, that was the...
This song was everywhere during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Why? The ‘Celebration Mix’ version was grabbed by Coke to be their anthem for the tournament. That meant it was in the stadiums, on the telly, on tournament cash-in music mixes,...
This is the best football song ever built. It was launched to coincide with England’s hosting of Euro ’96 and exploded. A catchy terrace chant married to a solid tune and coupled with some insightful lyrics meant Three Lions became legend. Something that...
I wrote the following article in September 2009, not long after my second son was born. It’s nice to take a look back and remember. Last week was one of the strangest in my life. It seemed like everything just went on hold for seven days as I waited for my...
In 2010 I travelled to South Africa for the FIFA World Cup. During my travels I wrote weekly articles for the Matamata Chronicle. I have combined these articles and will present them in two parts – pre-tournament and during-tournament. This wasn’t the first time DB’s...
