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Losing at Wembley – 1 Year Today
This time? Losing football matches is depressing, losing important matches is even more depressing, losing at Wembley is horrible. 1973 is 47 years ago, that’s a long time – in 7 attempts since we’ve yet to leave Wembley victorious. Admittedly…
SAFCBlog Monday Club
A year ago…… This time last year it was the day before Wembley. I was confident we would beat Charlton, I really was. Bizarrely I wasn’t even that nervous, as I was absolutely convinced we’d win – that ended well?…
Alert Pandemic Motorway Media
“We’ve all got dressed on the A1, haven’t we?” Politics – not my bag….. This is issue #403 of SAFCBlog, thus far I’ve not only avoided politics, but also remained politically correct for 402 articles. With this in mind, I…
SAFCBlog – Dominic Cummings Travel Special
Dominic Cummings Service Station Special Edit Text Editor Global Killer Pandemics, are a real inconvenience. To differing degrees it’s been a game changer for us all, there’s lots of things I’ve missed…. seeing mates, seeing family, football, the pub, freedom, even…
SAFCBlog – The Magic Of The Cup – Part 3/3
CUP FINAL DAY – 5pm, always felt like bedtime on Christmas Day as a nipper…. a great day, but it’s over for another year. Sadly the magic has been diluted over the years. I can’t be arsed to check but…
SAFCBlog – The Magic Of The Cup – Part 2/3
There’s plenty of confusion about whether to stay home, be alert, just go out etc…..today I’d been up for a bit before I realised it was Saturday, not only is it Saturday, it should be Cup Final Saturday! It’s often said…
SAFCBlog – The Magic Of The Cup – Part 1/3
What a time to be alive? 3 articles in 1 day! Today was scheduled to be Cup Final Day, we didn’t bother with the FA Cup this year. Back in the day, Cup Final Day was the day….. a whole…
Paper 1 Vs Grass 0, (after extra time)
Paper 1 vs Grass 0 (After Extra Time) Football is wonderfully unpredictable, at present 2 points separate 7 teams. ‘Guessing‘ how things will end up is nonsense, even the much coveted SAFCBlog Super Computer is not 100% reliable. Ideally ‘Play…
3 Years Ago – Embarrassing
3 Years Ago – Embarrassing WEAK AS PISS….. 3 years ago today, we bowed out of 10 years in the Premiership. After spending thousands of pounds and lots of time watching a pathetic Moyes team – he sanctioned the farce…
The Sound of Silence
The Sound Of Silence “Smart jacket Dave…..” “yeah Jack Ross left it on the back of his chair, so I thought fuck it I’m having that – it’s got a soft fibre merino lining so it’s warmer than it looks”…