By John Nicholson
If you’re an England fan, then I will be telling you what you already know, England are in a crisis.
I don’t use the c word very often because in modern day media, a crisis can be anything from a full blown terrorist attack to the local store selling out of bread. The word […]
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By John Nicholson
There was this woman called Candy. And there was this Motel 6 room on the 101 outside of San Luis Obispo. She suffered from premature ejaculation. Oh yes. And I was thinking this weekend that she was just like so many football fans.
Not only did she actually – well, squirt is how I’d […]
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By John Nicholson
Being a season ticket holder is sometimes held as a symbol of a fans commitment to a club. When you are prepared to invest so much money, upfront, it is an act of faith in the club. It says you care.
The clubs have always been quick to tell us that they want everyone […]
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By John Nicholson
In the UK, Setanta has started running ads for its new live Premiership coverage, clearly keen to get a whole hoard of new punters to stump up some hard earned wonga for their service. Fair enough.
However, the ads they are running have the song ‘Good Times’ by Eric Burdon and the Animals in. […]
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By John Nicholson
Here’s a mantra you’ll all be familiar with: English born players are over-priced. That’s why clubs buy so many overseas players. You get good players for much less money.
That’s the received wisdom. We can all point to examples to prove this. Everton paid just a couple of million quid for Arteta who was […]
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By John Nicholson
It seems likely that a revamped version of the Home Internationals will be revived in a couple of year’s time. England will be invited to join Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in the end of season tournament but the F.A is likely to turn it down because it thinks England needs to be […]
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By John NicholsonThe Champions League has produced some classic, top quality games this season, it always does, but like the F.A Cup, it produced a poor final that left me feeling that neither side really deserved to win it and wondering whether it is time for a change to the whole format of the competition.
The […]
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Episode two of the EPL Talk Show is now live with guest co-host John Nicholson from Football 365. The show was recorded live just hours after the conclusion of the Champions League Final.
Thanks to everyone who participated in the live show. If you missed it, download the podcast episode here. Or, better yet, subscribe to […]
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Don’t forget to listen to tonight’s live episode of the EPL Talk Show (10pm ET, 7pm PT, 3am GMT) where we’ll discuss the Champions League Final and chat with guest co-host John Nicholson from Football 365.
Here’s how you can listen in and participate during the live show:
1. Visit talkshoe.com and click on the “Sign Up” […]
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The second episode of the EPL Talk Show has been scheduled and will air live over the Internet on Wednesday, May 23rd (the night of the Champions League Final) at 10pm ET (7pm PT, 3am GMT).
I’ll be joined by guest co-host John Nicholson (pictured) from Football 365 fame and author of the book Footy Rocks. […]
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Tomorrow sees the debut of the EPL Talk Show, an interactive football talk-show available live via the Internet. It’ll begin precisely at Noon ET (9am PT, 5pm UK time), so be sure to log on when the “doors open” at 11:45am ET on May 12. More details about how to register and the steps you […]
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By John NicholsonPalm Springs, for a pallid white kid from the industrial wastelands of the north east of England is about as close to Eden as I’m likely to get. As I write its 90 degrees in the shade, the pool at the villas I’m staying at is blue and inviting and the beers are […]