football

Review: Little Grippers sports socks

February 10, 2014 By Ellen Leave a Comment

At last another solution…. football socks that stay up. Weeks and weeks ago, just before Boy Two’s football team took their long winter training break, we were sent a pair of Little Grippers sports socks to try out. In our neck of the woods, children’s football must be played wearing shin pads. I’m sure there’s […]

285/365 Nut waving but drowning…

October 12, 2013 By Ellen 1 Comment

Clearly I don’t literally mean the waving of nuts – edible or otherwise. That would be silly. It just seems like a bit of a busy kind of week, the kind when it’s been all about paddling like fury just to stay in one place. You know the sort. It’s been the Panther’s first full week in […]

39/365 The season kicks off again

February 8, 2013 By Ellen Leave a Comment

And it’s back to Friday night training and Saturdays on the touchline. Well, in the most part it’s the Panther of News who does Beautiful Game related duties, what with him being a much over-looked midfield genius, or something.

Silent Sunday

June 10, 2012 By Ellen 11 Comments

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What do you do when your hero’s a scumbag?

April 24, 2012 By Ellen 7 Comments

Thought we needed a soothing picture So a footballer, Ched Evans, was convicted of rape. That means he is a rapist – he did it and the girl he raped is a victim. This is how justice works in this country. At this stage there isn’t any doubt about it. It has been proven in a […]