All posts by Richard Lewis

  • Hull City, the wrongs of Innocence and Experience

    Tiger, Tiger, relegation fight… would’ve been a smashing alternative to the famous “Tiger, Tiger” poem if William Blake had been writing about the final day of the 2014/15 Barclays Premier League season. Hull City manager Steve Bruce...

    • Posted May 18, 2015
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  • Have Liverpool made a rod for their own backs?

    During Liverpool’s home fixture against Queens Park Rangers on Saturday, a plane, plain and simple message flew over Anfield reading, “Rodgers Out Rafa In”. Only last year Manchester United fans pulled a similar stunt, flying a ‘Moyes...

    • Posted May 7, 2015
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  • Bourne(mouth) to rise!

    On the same day in which the Duchess of Cambridge finally gave birth to the new fourth in line to the British throne, AFC Bournemouth were confirmed as champions of the Sky Bet Championship and sealed their...

    • Posted May 2, 2015
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  • Hazard a prediction: PFA Awards roundup

    One needn’t be Sherlock to work out who was the favorite to win the PFA Player of the Year award; indeed, Eden Hazard all but had the award in the bag. Hazard has helped lead Chelsea within...

    • Posted April 27, 2015
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  • Footballers and Marvel: The Age of Ultronaldo

    Footballers tend to assemble at 3pm British time every Saturday afternoon, but the Earth’s mightiest heroes are reassembling for the sequel to the Avengers movie franchise. Richard Lewis copares Marvel characters and football figures: Hulk/Hulk – This...

    • Posted April 25, 2015
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  • From hero to zero — the life of a goalkeeper

    ‘Who would be a goalkeeper?’ It’s no surprise most school kids would rather be picked last than be picked to play in goal. Next to the question of ‘who would be a referee?’ this question dominates in...

    • Posted April 20, 2015
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  • Balloons and Birthday Cakes; footballers’ infamous headlines

    Why would Raheem Sterling and Yaya Toure both fit in at a birthday party? There would be enough balloons and birthday cakes to satisfy both their appetites! Toure has a thing for birthday cakes, or lack thereof,...

    • Posted April 16, 2015
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  • The Premier League leaders’ race; a politico-football metaphor

    Gone are the days of the English Premier League being a two-horse title race between Manchester United and Manchester City. Also gone are the days when the UEFA Champions League (coalition) spots were predictably won, and of...

    • Posted April 9, 2015
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  • The Foxes scavenging for points!

    I thought it best to write this relegation piece considering Leicester’s return to the Premier League looks set to be (almost) shorter than Steven Gerrard’s recent fare on the pitch at Old Trafford. Leicester spent big for...

    • Posted March 31, 2015
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  • England 4-0 Lithuania — Three Lions review

    It only took Steven Gerrard thirty-eight seconds to be sent off for Liverpool, but conversely, eighty seconds for Harry Kane to score for England! Kane’s debut was right out of a Disney movie, as Kane’s fairy-tale dreams...

    • Posted March 29, 2015
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