At last, the day had finally arrived; a 3 pm kick off on a Saturday afternoon! The planets had aligned for the first time since early November before the World Cup. It hadn’t stopped Blues going from a healthy seventh in the table to eighteenth. Although we are still six Read More
This year has been particularly special one way or another. I missed the home game against Bristol City for instance because I was attending a 50 years reunion at my old medical school, Guy’s Hospital. It was a special, black tie do and as you can imagine it was amazing Read More
Those of you that have been following my recent travels will know that I’ve been in Istanbul all week at a conference. This wound up yesterday lunchtime and I got a taxi from my hotel to the new Istanbul Airport. I arrived in plenty of time and gave the driver Read More
Finally the day had come: the last day of another dire and underwhelming season that many are glad to see the back of. The early kick off meant an early train and so it was I arrived at Blackwater station for the 08.33 to Reading. I’d set my alarm but Read More
Saturday morning soon rolls round after Tuesday evening’s reverse at Reading. I have got over it like many but defeats like that still rankle even after all these years. Even Paul Ince admitted that his team rode their luck. The problem with our beloved club is and always has been Read More
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