Groundhopper #69: Well Done, Wycombe Wanderers!
Issue #69 of my Groundhopper English soccer newsletter is out. In this issue: Why the biggest story in football recently, for me, wasn’t about Liverpool. Who else has been promoted and…
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Paul Gerald
When Will the 2020-21 English Soccer Season Start?
(Updated July 28) The starting date for the 2020-21 Premier League and the rest of English soccer is set, but some other issues remain to be decided. The Premier League and…
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Promotions, Relegations, Playoffs and European Places in English Soccer, 2019-20 Season
Here I will track the playoffs, promotions, relegations, and European places during the 2019-20 season in English soccer. Updated August 1, 2020 There are only two things left to decide:…
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Meet the Newest Championship Club: Wycombe Wanderers
As I keep getting to more and more English soccer clubs — I’ve currently been to more than 60 — I will introduce you to them. This week, we say hello…
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“Among the Thugs” and Inside the Heart of Violence
As long as I have been into soccer, I have heard about Bill Buford’s book, Among the Thugs. But I never read it because I just wasn’t interested in tales…
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Groundhopper #68: Join Us For Some Virtual Groundhopping
Issue #68 of my Groundhopper English soccer newsletter is out. In this issue: We’ve launched a Facebook group for folks to share their groundhopping adventures. “Beyond the Big Six” video goes…
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Classic Football Film: When Saturday Comes
I’ve just finished watching the 1996 film When Saturday Comes, and I can’t decide if it’s an epic collection of cliches or one of the more down-to-Earth football films I’ve…
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Video: Going “Beyond the Big Six” in the North of England
In my third and final “Beyond the Big Six” video, I take a look at about a dozen clubs in the north of England that I think are fun to…
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Fun Soccer Film: “Mike Bassett, England Manager”
What can be more fun than taking a bunch of well-known cultural figures, packing them into a parody of a well-known actual event, and then making them all look silly?…
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Video: “Beyond the Big Six” and Just a Little Beyond London
Here is the second of my three-part video series called “Beyond the Big Six,” in which I recommend English soccer clubs that get a lot less attention but which I…
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