Tag Archives: Champions League

Greed? Sure. But our indifference to UEFA’s decadence makes us equally complicit for the European Super League proposal existing.

Posted on 27/04/2021 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

Though we’re loathe to admit it, Gordon Gekko was right. The proposed European Super League captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit and clarifies how we feel about greed in its most brazen form. Europe’s biggest and wealthiest clubs attempting … 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 →

Posted in Politics, Sports | Tagged Apathy, Brexiter, Chainmail wearing twats, Champions League, Corruption, England, FIFA, Football, Harry Kane is a mouthbreather, Hope everyone enjoys regardless, International football is shite, Is it a geopolitical issue boobie?, jingoistic sneering, Judo master, Politics, Putin, Russia, Salisbury gripes, Scotland, Sports, tubthumping delusion, World Cup 2018, You reckon Putin's had a facelift? | Leave a comment

Why and how too many Liverpool fans are in a perpetual state of self-made denial.

Posted on 18/04/2015 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

After last season’s thrills, spills and ultimate belly ache there were high expectations heading into the new season. But Liverpool’s season has been a disheartening, disjointed, limp mess. With six league games left their chances of finishing in the top … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged Adam Lallana, Andy Gray, Barcelona, Bill Shankly, Bland, Brendan Rodgers, Champions League, Chelsea, Contrarian behaviour, Craven, Daniel Agger, Daniel Sturridge, Disappointment, Football eh?, Gillett & Hicks, If Dejan Lovren was a horse he'd have been shot by now, John Henry, Jordan Henderson, Jose Mourinho is a twatcunt - okay that isn't related I just wanted to say it, LFC, Life is unfair. Kill yourself or get over it, Liverpool, Luis Suarez, Manchester City, Money money money, Myopia, Oligarchs, Phil Coutinho footwork genius, Premier League, Rafael Benitez, Raheem Sterling, Richard "Missing Link" Keys, Sheikh yar booty baby!, Southampton, Steven Gerrard, The Blame Game, Transfer committees, Under 2500 words! | Leave a comment

Why the Premier League should be contracted.

Posted on 23/02/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

My plan to save the Premier League from the inevitably of its evolution. There’s that analogy, often inappropriately used – adapt, and survive, or don’t, and you won’t. So how does this apply to the Premier League? I see it … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged Champions League, Contraction, Evolution, Gordon Gekko, Greed is Good, The Championship, The Premier League | 2 Comments