Category Archives: Sports

The Premier League Preview 2019/20

Posted on 09/08/2019 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

And just like that, it’s back. Normally a new season brings excitement, but not this time. There’s been no hiatus from football to build anticipation. Between highly profitable summer overseas tours for top European clubs in North America and East … Continue reading →

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The Premier League Preview 2018/19

Posted on 10/08/2018 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

And so another season in the Premier League. This one has arrived quickly, with a foreboding urgency. The combination of the World Cup stifling the transfer market for five weeks, and the transfer window in England ending before the season … Continue reading →

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The 2018 World Cup – but do I give a fuck?

Posted on 13/06/2018 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

I’ve never experienced such disinterest on the eve of a World Cup before – and it’s made me wonder why. I refute that it’s due to Russia hosting it. Yes, there’s good reasons why that should matter; it’s a country … Continue reading →

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The Premier League Preview 2017/18

Posted on 10/08/2017 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

So yeah, another season. Time flies, doesn’t it? And during transfer season so does the money. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you might miss where it’s going and to who. I’d imagine many of … Continue reading →

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Will FSG get away with demolishing Jürgen Klopp?

Posted on 20/04/2017 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

Yeah, sure, the title is clickbait. A similar tactic is used by the utterly vapid ESPN.co.uk, who utilise antagonistic headlines to encourage hits on a plethora of shitty opinion pieces lamenting faux crises at ‘big clubs’ (usually because they failed … Continue reading →

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