Idle Thoughts on how it all started
What causes us to develop an attachment for one particular football team in preference to another? Some will choose simply to follow their local team.…
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Idle Thoughts on Wembley
When I was complaining to my namesake James, in my local Paddy Power shop, about the Carabao Cup draw against Tottenham, he responded by pointing…
Idle Thoughts on Borussia Dortmund
Reports in the papers recently of Spurs’ match against Borussia Dortmund reminded me of when Dortmund were West Ham’s opponents in the Semi-Finals of the…
Idle Thoughts: The No. 7 Shirt
Watching the game last Monday evening, I found myself thinking back to one of my favourite players of the 1960s, Alan Sealey. Sealey came to…
Idle Thoughts: 1923 and all that…
When the Hammers meet Bolton Wanderers in the Carabao Cup, mention will inevitably be made of the first-ever meeting of the two clubs, the F.…
Idle thoughts on the transfer window (and how football coped perfectly well without it)
There has been comment in the press recently suggesting that some managers would like the summer transfer window to be adjusted so that it closes…
A trip down memory lane: Idle thoughts on Burnley
Burnley’s win at Chelsea in this season’s opening fixtures prompted me to look at their entry in Wikipedia. The Lancastrian wearers of the claret-and-blue are…
