Collecting King Charles – When Samuel Pepys Met the Merry Monarch
The contrast is admittedly fatuous but still intriguing. King Charles III’s accession to the throne is a sombre, formal affair imbued with widespread public sadness at the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. For the last King Charles, Charles II, the circumstances were very different, with his country having been through even more upheaval…
September 3rd Plymouth v Derby
Derby fans need no reminding about their beloved club’s financial problems, and this weekend’s fixture list threw up a match that probably haunts their memories in more than one way. In 1984, Plymouth and Derby were pitted against each other in the FA Cup Quarter Finals and, after a draw at Home Park, they met…
NEW SEASON, NEW MATCHES OF YESTERDAY
I’ll be trying to be more consistent and add more to the site now the new season has started…
LOST FOOTBALL TEAMS OF 19TH CENTURY LITERATURE (What if…)
WUTHERING HEIGHTS Long before people were asking “Yes, but can they do it on a wet Tuesday in Stoke/Burnley?” people were asking “Yes but can they maintain their proficiency during inclement weather at Wuthering Heights?”. Visiting teams would always feel the odds were stacked against them: the pitch was vast, bumpy and soggy; visibility was…
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