Saturday, September 06, 2025

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The Tale of Harrogate Town and Simon Weaver

The Harrogate Town FC Badge (via Wikipedia)

After the emotional parting of the ways of Liverpool FC and Jürgen Klopp, the honour of being the second-longest serving manager in the Premier League and English Football League fell, rather poetically, to his rival Pep Guardiola. By the end of last summer the Manchester City boss had reached his eighth birthday as the man in charge of The Sky Blues, and whilst that's an impressive length of tenure, it pales in comparison with the man who is far out in front of the rest on this list- Simon Weaver...

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Pana-thinaikos-vision

George Baldock with the Panathinaikos badge sign

Following the untimely passing of Greek international and Panathinaikos defender George Baldock, after just three appearances for his new club since a free transfer to the Spyros Louis stadium from Sheffield United, it's worth asking where this leaves the Trifylli (Shamrock), traditionally one of the Super League's powerhouses alongside rivals Olympiakos.

A tribute was movingly paid before the October Nations League clash between the land of his grandmother and that of his birth, having earned twelve caps since his 2022 début after choosing to go down the route of playing for granny's home country.

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A New Dawn Of The Dons?

Interior view of Stadium MK (via Wikipedia)

It has been twenty years as the object of scorn for both fans of the former Wimbledon and those from other clubs vehement in their opposition to both the chain of events that led to their formation and the club which emerged. Those who welcomed the newly rechristened Milton Keynes Dons into being and indeed the Football League, as part of an attempt to rejuvenate their new catchment area, must have cause to reflect on how far- or not- they've come since June 21, 2004.

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Sven in Rome

Sven-Göran Eriksson on the Lazio bench

In the days after the sad passing of former England manager, Sven-Göran Eriksson, relatively few of the many articles penned zeroed in on his impact in Serie A and how Italy became something of an adopted homeland for him. And perhaps nowhere was that impact felt more keenly than the sky blue side of Rome, after he went back on his word to Blackburn and decided he'd rather not sample the delights of Lancashire after leaving Sampdoria. 

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Olympique Francais (for the Olympic football)

The 2024 Paris Olympics Logo (via Wikipedia)

As Paris handed the Olympic torch over to Los Angeles for the 2028 Games, debate continued as to whether football should continue to have a place in its pantheon. France's men, under Thierry Henry, took the silver medal following an extra-time defeat by Spain and could probably be judged the apex of the French government's recent high value investment in top-level sport, starting with winning the bid to host last year's Rugby World Cup

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