English Football Post
2010-06-06 03:12
Haiku World Cup Addiction

Recently I was generously invited to submit haiku (ancient Japanese poetry) to The High IQ Haiku World Cup project; and, to my surprise, was later made a member of the twelve-strong (one sub) haikuworldcup.blogspot.com editorial team (Thanks Matthew, your enthusiasm is inspiring!).
Delighted to play my part, in what is a unique and absorbing campaign, I’ve [...]
English Football Post
2010-06-05 12:56
Stuck on You

It started with Alessandro Altobelli.
An action shot of him is all I can remember from a packet of collectable cards with a stick of funny-tasting chewing gum that a friend gave me in 1986. I loved these little pictures, and so quickly moved on to Panini stickers, and I think it was the stickers more [...]
English Football Post
2010-05-20 20:24
“The Gambler”: online World Cup/non-league novella
I have just finished writing an online World Cup novella called “The Gambler: a Shakespearean-Dostoevskyian take on the 2010 South Africa World Cup” which can be read at the websites below.
http://matthewdevereux.blogspot.com
http://worldcup-reading.blogspot.com
http://ravereviews-gambler.blogspot.com
http://gamblersponsorships.blogspot.com
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English Football Post
2010-05-20 01:24
An Interview with Sir Geoff Hurst on Podcast
On Monday evening The English Football Post’s Luke Bryson (kindly and professionally assisted on the night by my indelible friend, Naomi Laver) caught up with the living legend that is Sir Geoff Hurst, to gain a unique insight into England’s only ever World Cup win in ‘66, a summer that proved life-changing for Sir Geoff. [...]
English Football Post
2010-05-19 15:15
Twenty Years in Football
The 2010 World Cup makes it twenty years since I was self-diagnosed with football fever. An innate curiosity heightened only by my father’s halcyon tales of Pelé, Eusebio and, of course, our very own Geoff Hurst: whose unique contribution crowned England’s finest ever moment in ’66.
Fortunately for us, and for you our readers, The EFP’s [...]
English Football Post
2010-05-14 01:46
I saw it all
Alfred Hitchcock often walked on screen to introduce his features with a hint of what to expect. All I will say in my short cameo is that the following season review contains no less than twenty five Hitchcock titles.
I have recently been looking at the work of Francis Alys, who was described by the new [...]
English Football Post
2010-04-29 03:51
New Forum Setup on englishfootballpost.com
You can visit it here by clicking the following link:
http://www.englishfootballpost.com/forum/
Be one of the first to join and post on this very special forum php bulletin board SPECIALLY SET UP FOR ENGLAND’S WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN!
This is a completely separate Forum from the one seen here within the site, please take a look and join up…we’ll [...]
English Football Post
2010-04-28 22:27
School’s out for Summer!
I’ll begin by apologizing for my lack of blogging over the past six months and sincerely promise a more productive summer. Last September, seeking some deeper sense of fulfilment, I embarked on a surprise return to university, as a mature student, in the land of saints and scholars, which proved a far greater commitment than [...]
English Football Post
2010-03-30 02:40
Shameless
When David Moyes re-iterated the importance of class and dignity following last week’s victory at Eastlands, it echoed similar comments he made to a Spanish waiter a couple of years ago, and pretty much underlined that a new bitter rivalry has emerged this season.
Much has been written about this divide, with its biblical connotations – [...]
English Football Post
2010-02-28 17:54
One Day, Goodbye will be Farewell
This week, Everton beat Manchester United, got knocked out of Europe, and announced their season ticket prices for next season.
And, the couple downstairs had another almighty, seemingly final row.
Meanwhile, a man refused to shake another’s hand and we had a celebrity marriage split.
Seeing similarities between football support and a relationship between strangers is tricky to [...]
English Football Post
2010-02-24 19:54
Calendar, goals
(Apologies to N.Sedaka/H.Greenfield)
I love, I love, I love my calendar game
Yeah, sweet calendar game
I love, I love, I love my calendar game
Each and every day of the year
(January) You start the year off fine
The year started well with a continuing good run in the league and a couple of victories in the FA [...]
English Football Post
2010-02-24 19:54
Fantasy can’t beat the Reality Star.
As Christmas for many meant hangovers, left-over turkey and the obligatory tweaking of fantasy football (ff) teams, over-indulgence must now resonate. Early 2010, a time synonymous with resolutions, however, has so far been hijacked by the worst winter snap in decades.
Whilst weather ransacked all but the Britannia, an extended holiday for some must’ve been [...]
English Football Post
2010-02-24 19:54
The Desert Foxes (on our boxes)
I’m sitting here, it’s half time between Algeria and Egypt during the Cup of African Nations semi-final.
Our esteemed editor wrote recently about Black stars and elephants and why it could be African football’s year. There are a few other reasons why I’ve got so into the CAF as I affectionately call it. The kits, for [...]
English Football Post
2010-01-29 00:53
The Desert Foxes (on our boxes)
I’m sitting here, it’s half time between Algeria and Egypt during the Cup of African Nations semi-final.
Our esteemed editor wrote recently about Black stars and elephants and why it could be African football’s year. There are a few other reasons why I’ve got so into the CAF as I affectionately call it. The kits, for [...]
English Football Post
2010-01-08 17:37
Fantasy can’t kill the Reality Star.
As Christmas for many meant hangovers, left-over turkey and the obligatory tweaking of fantasy football (ff) teams, over-indulgence must now resonate. However, early 2010, a time synonymous with resolutions, has so far been hijacked by the worst winter snap in decades.
Whilst weather ransacked all but the Britannia, an extended holiday for some must’ve been leaden [...]
English Football Post
2009-12-16 20:21
Beware of The Black Stars & The Elephants…
With the 2010 World Cup draw just made, I thought there was no better time for some bold predictions. It was Pelé who once said – in that conceited manner of his – that an African nation would win the World Cup before Y2K. Then again he once infamously predicted Columbia would win USA ‘94, [...]
English Football Post
2009-12-16 20:21
Calendar, goals
(Apologies to N.Sedaka/H.Greenfield)
I love, I love, I love my calendar game
Yeah, sweet calendar game
I love, I love, I love my calendar game
Each and every day of the year
(January) You start the year off fine
The year started well with a continuing good run in the league and a couple of victories in the FA [...]
English Football Post
2009-11-08 23:19
The EFP Writing Competition
After the success of previous writing competitions we have decided to run another for our readers, with the prize of your choice again being supplied by SoccerPro. This time SoccerPro have offered a Soccer Jacket or a Soccer Tee-Shirt of the winners choice. The post with the most hits and highest rating within the set time-frame will receive [...]
English Football Post
2009-11-07 02:34
Premiership Bets of the Weekend
Wolves v Arsenal
Arsenal look like the best side in Europe when on their game, which at home, they have been all season. However they have been sloppy on the road this season, guilty of overplaying and taking their foot of the pedal. The recent games at AZ Alkmarr and West Ham were seemingly won, with the Gunners [...]
English Football Post
2009-11-03 14:34
Read All About It
I was lost for ideas. I hadn’t written for efp for over a month, other things had got in the way, and as well as that, football had been rather underwhelming for me. Everton have improved in that time, Louis Saha has become one of the greatest players in the world (a private joke, sorry), [...]