The FA Cup: An erudite essay about one man’s modern, painful ambivalence towards the oldest knockout tournament in the world – and how it can’t be revived. By Mark Finnigan, a supporter who’s no longer convinced by the Cup but knows full well he should be.
January 7, 2011/ 1 Comment
One half of therealfacup finds that access to vast sums of money doesn’t necessarily mean good football.
September 7, 2010/ 2 Comments
Part 2: The Mysterious Tangerine is back to give us the second instalment of Blackpool’s life in the Premier League. After first looking at the playing side, this episode goes off-pitch to look at Blackpool’s stubborn resistance to $$££.
Over the course of this season the ‘Mysterious Tangerine’ will bring us his own thoughts on what it is to be a Blackpool fan in the Premier League. One day we might even find out who he is. Here’s part one.
August 2, 2010/ 2 Comments
Our resident Blackpool fan gives us the lowdown on Blackpool’s chances in this season’s Premier League.
Brief musings on the Championship Play Off Final … It’s difficult to describe the emotions you encounter before, during and after a momentous game …
Some time Real FA Cup photo contributor, Andy Taylor, takes up the keyboard to offer a preview of this year’s Championship …
The gloves are most definitely now ON at the Premier League. They’ve leapt across the ring and bloodied the nose of the Coca-Cola League –
This is less of a fictitious match review and more of a comment on how the big four are a closed shop for young lower league talent.
