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Valley Floyd Road, My Only Desire

Ten years ago, a little club called Charlton Athletic won a play-off to the then-called Premiership. It was a thrilling game, that both Charlton and Sunderland supporters alike cite as their "greatest game...

Written by Simon Martin about 8 months ago 82 reads 2 comments
Manager Roundabout 2008

Originally this article was to be written about Kevin Keegan and the city of Newcastle. It was to lament the passing of a manager who could have made a very stupid club very big...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 272 reads 1 comments
Championship Roundup Week One

Queens Park Rangers VS Barnsley. Last season Barnsley surprised everyone with a spectacular FA Cup winning streak that included the giant killings of Chelsea and Liverpool...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 234 reads 4 comments
Return to The Front: Simon Martin

Simon Martin returns from the wilderness - boy has the site changed!

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 230 reads 7 comments
Tribute to English Football Player Frank Lampard

I've been away for a few weeks now for various reasons. Suffice it to say it has not been a great few weeks for me...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 1,812 reads 4 comments
Manchester United-Arsenal: Young Guns Run Out of Firepower

In a dramatic match, Arsenal's title hopes, and their last chance of a trophy, disappeared. Arsenal have been a fantastic team to watch all year...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 3,723 reads 18 comments
Best of EPL 2007/08: The Year the Magic Came Back

There are so many moments from this season of football that stood out for me. Watching Chasetown FC beat Port Vale in the FA second round was a particular favourite of mine, hearing the non-league ...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 743 reads 10 comments
Do We Dream Enough? A Charlton Fan Looks Skywards

Sometimes, I wonder whether it's all worth it.Charlton Athletic spent eight years in a row in top flight football, and what did we get out of it? Our highest ever position, seventh in the ...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 1,560 reads 14 comments
The Heartbreak of Handball: Pompey, Charlton and Other Errors

It's heartbreaking when you've come so far to be denied your chance at the FA cup, and no neutral supporter could have felt any more sympathetic with Kevin Philips yesterday after seeing ...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 944 reads 6 comments
Bribery in the English Premier League? FA Investigates

In what has to be the most horrifying news this week, allegations have been made against a former Premier League footballer (as of now his name has not been revealed) that he took a bribe to throw a game in the last two years...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 796 reads 4 comments
Controversial Rant No. 157: What Has To Change for EPL '08-'09

The season 2007/08 isn't quite over, but we've seen enough football to know that there are things that must change before next season, to avoid repeats of the controversial, sometimes farcical, incidents we have all been privy to...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 1,242 reads 7 comments
One Down, Two To Go: EPL Relegation Torment

It's official: the relegation axe has fallen on the first team this season, Derby County. All in all, we knew it was coming, and now it is mathematically impossible (bar three teams being deducted 10 points each, of course) for the club to stay up...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 691 reads 5 comments
Inter the Void: Jose Mourinho Returns to Football?

A few years back, I was taken to an Inter Milan match by my father, who at the time was helping Charlton Athletic with a delightful union with Inter Milan, and had been given tickets to a match...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 1,041 reads 9 comments
Foreign Ownership: A Blight on the EPL

This week Queen's Park Rangers of the championship became the latest club to be owned by a foreign national - namely, Flavio Briatore, the new chairman of QPR Holdings Ltd (the company behind the club)...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 567 reads 2 comments
Foul Ref! The Laws of the Game, Part Two

With all the hullaballoo surrounding the behaviour of players and the judgment of referees, I felt it was time to revive this series with a look at Law 12 (Fouls and Misconduct) of the 17 rules that football referees officiate by...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 698 reads 2 comments
Referee Watch #2: A Football Ref Speaks Out.

It's not often I look over wistfully at the Rugby fields at my university, but a few weeks back, that's exactly what I was doing.The referee was having fun...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 839 reads 7 comments
Charlton Athletic-Crystal Palace: A Plea Against Hooliganism

On September 1st 2007, a little team in the Southeast of England had an away match at an arch-rival's ground.The team was Charlton Athletic, and the ground was Selhurst Park...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 3,761 reads 67 comments
True Spirit of the FA Cup: Barnsley 1 - 0 Chelsea

The spirit of the FA Cup has returned, as Barnsley--Championship team Barnsley--have beaten Chelsea in the FA Cup quarterfinal this evening!I can't remember the last time I screamed in such ...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 4,688 reads 2 comments
FA Cup: Milan Baros Breaks Mancunian Hearts

A devastating defeat for Manchester United today at the hands of old Liverpool nemesis Milan Baros paved the way for a completely unique set of FA Cup finalists this year...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 1,169 reads 10 comments
Goodbye Gretna? The SPL Minnows in Trouble

A sad day for Scottish Football fans as Gretna, a club that has worked tirelessly over the years to battle their way through the SPL, revealed that it is facing bankruptcy...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 674 reads 4 comments
Great Footballers, Pt. 3: Super Striker Teddy Sheringham Retires

It was a sad day for football fans when the news became official, hitting the papers: Teddy Sheringham—the striker who had touched the hearts of thousands—would be hanging up his boots for good...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 1,063 reads 9 comments
The East/West Divide: Relegation Gets Messy in the EPL

Barclays Premier League Table PGDPTS1Arsenal2836652Manchester United2843643Chelsea2725584Everton2720505Aston Villa2815486Liverpool2624477Blackburn283458Manchester City283459Portsmouth27114410West ...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 552 reads 2 comments
EPL Record-Breakers: The Good, the Bad, and the Downright Funny

So over the last few months I've been writing some pretty serious, mildly controversial articles (ahem). Therefore, I think it's high time that I wrote about something of more interest...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 778 reads 4 comments
Eduardo da Silva vs. Martin Taylor: Tackling the Real Issues

Eduardo da Silva will probably never play football again.Having broken his leg in no less than four places (the fibula, twice on the ankle, and once on the back of the shin), his injuries were ...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 5,021 reads 40 comments
Arsenal Gunning for Games Overseas?

Arsene Wenger has given his backing to the EPL's controversial plans for a 39th league game, to be played overseas.His statement, released today, reads "There's two things I like about it...

Written by Simon Martin about about 1 year ago 571 reads 4 comments

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Simon Martin Article Archive

Valley Floyd Road, My Only Desire

Manager Roundabout 2008

Championship Roundup Week One

Return to The Front: Simon Martin

Tribute to English Football Player Frank Lampard

Manchester United-Arsenal: Young Guns Run Out of Firepower

Best of EPL 2007/08: The Year the Magic Came Back

Do We Dream Enough? A Charlton Fan Looks Skywards

The Heartbreak of Handball: Pompey, Charlton and Other Errors

Bribery in the English Premier League? FA Investigates

Controversial Rant No. 157: What Has To Change for EPL '08-'09

One Down, Two To Go: EPL Relegation Torment

Inter the Void: Jose Mourinho Returns to Football?

Foreign Ownership: A Blight on the EPL

Foul Ref! The Laws of the Game, Part Two

Referee Watch #2: A Football Ref Speaks Out.

Charlton Athletic-Crystal Palace: A Plea Against Hooliganism

True Spirit of the FA Cup: Barnsley 1 - 0 Chelsea

FA Cup: Milan Baros Breaks Mancunian Hearts

Goodbye Gretna? The SPL Minnows in Trouble

Great Footballers, Pt. 3: Super Striker Teddy Sheringham Retires

The East/West Divide: Relegation Gets Messy in the EPL

EPL Record-Breakers: The Good, the Bad, and the Downright Funny

Eduardo da Silva vs. Martin Taylor: Tackling the Real Issues

Arsenal Gunning for Games Overseas?

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