Football supporters can be really funny. The fact that this demonstration of wit can occur in a group setting is somewhat remarkable when you think about it. Obviously there are normally one or two people leading the way, but the fact that the rest of the supporter base can soon cotton on to what’s being […]
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Are Football Stadiums Adapting to a Rise in Obesity?
The passage of time is a funny old thing. When football first began being a sport that people wanted to turn up and watch, the size of the people doing the watching was generally quite small in both height and weight. Not that it mattered much, given the fact that only the most wealthy could […]
Goodison Park’s Most Famous Matches
Goodison Park was once at the vanguard of football stadiums, being the first to have two-tiered stands all the way around the pitch, introducing floodlights before anyone else and also pioneering undersoil heating. It was also where more than a few amazing matches have taken place, with the ‘Grand Old Lady’ all but rocking the […]
Goodison Park – The Pioneering Football Ground
It is easy to make fun of Everton and Evertonians for those that don’t support the club. When the Blues got knocked out of the FA Cup by Bournemouth on the eighth of February 2025, it signalled 30 years since the club had last won a major trophy. Whilst their neighbours Liverpool had won everything […]
Everton Stadium Test Event Leaves People Impressed
There is no question that the closing of Goodison Park will be a sad day for football, with one of the game’s great stadiums soon to be gone for good. Evertonians have countless memories from the ‘Grand Old Lady’, both good and bad, with the Archibald Leitch-designed ground having hosted some famous moments in footballing […]
New Birmingham City Stadium: Why Will It Be So Big?
Look at the history of Birmingham City Football Club and you aren’t exactly going to be staring at a list of the biggest accomplishments in the game. The Blues have never won the top-flight title, for example, whilst they had only won the Second Division, which was briefly known as the First Division before it […]