Football’s Coming Home?

Written on Sunday, July 11th, 2021, at 5:00 PM In just a few hours, England will face Italy in the final of the Euro 2020 Championships. If you’re reading this from the future, you should know that the world had been through a rough patch since late 2019, making tonight feel even more surreal. Naturally, … Read more

Ipswich’s 1981 UEFA Cup Win

The campaign started with a match against Greece’s Aris Salonika. We emerged victorious, with a score of 5-1, thanks to Sir John Wark’s impressive performance – he netted four (three of which were penalties). I distinctly recall the referee booking Mariner for kicking the ball over the stand. It’s just as well we didn’t have … Read more

Local Teams

First published on The Suffolk Sports Forum, August 7th 2010 Is Supporting Your Local Football Club Outdated? Is supporting your local football club now considered an outdated idea? It certainly feels like that at times. There was a time when most fans naturally supported the nearest team to home. Loyalty was tribal, passed down from … Read more