Football Adventures with James Rendall
My football adventures all over the world
This article was first published in Football Weekends in 2016, then altered for use in Edinburgh City's match programme for our Scottish Cup tie in the capital, and now embellished a little for blog consumption with a wee crystal ball gazing as to just how amazing the end of our 25th year might end! The … Continue reading It’s my club
Barrow AFC and AFC Workington are the Cumbrian old guard, both former Football League sides who were voted out and sent into the non-league wilderness back in the ‘70’s, long before the pyramid system came into being. Neither have troubled the door of the league since, and in one of the most remote coastal … Continue reading Cumbrian Gems
Elgin and Inverness are separated by a mere 39 miles of the A96, but a Scottish Cup 4th Round tie (FA Cup Round 3 equivalent!) between the two cities main football teams at the end of January 2017 brought together two old foes (or three?!!). Elgin City FC have a proud Scottish Cup tradition, … Continue reading Old foes, Elgin v Inverness
This article was written in March 2018 for Football Weekends with some of the pontification surrounding mere rumours because of the fluid nature East of Scotland league at the time. However, while bits are out of date, I hope it is still an entertaining read. The final paragraph is added and sets the agenda … Continue reading Groundhop 2018- East of Scotland League
When I suggested to FW's Editor Jim a cross border raid to cover back to back Spartans games on either side of the English and Scottish divide at Christmas, it was purely on the basis of the similar name, and the idea that in their respective lands both are high profile non league sides … Continue reading Spartan viewings
The capital of Uruguay is without doubt a hotbed of football. Indeed, given it hosted the first ever World Cup in 1930 single handed, its passion for the beautiful game has never diminished! The iconic Centenario Stadium, built for that tournament is coined as "the home of football" has FIFA heritage status, … Continue reading Montevideo, a football city
Every time I see the words "The North", it brings back memories of a great Argentine friend of mine who had flown into Britain for the first time, lured here by Monty Python's re-union at the 02 in London! Post the "bleedin' demise" of that entertaining gig, the next day we set off … Continue reading North by North East
Readers of a certain vintage will perhaps recall the UEFA Cup Final of 1981, when Bobby Robson's Ipswich Town defeated AZ'67 their Dutch opponents, 5-4 on aggregate, complete with Dutchmen Arnold Muhren and Frans Thijssen in the Portman Road side. By modern day standards it was perhaps an unusual double act for a European … Continue reading The AZ of Alkmaar v Almaty
Veneto is one of the most visited regions of Italy with the lure of Venetian canal splendours and Veronese balconies being the main draw. The more adventurous travellers will doubtlessly have a look at Padova too given its proximity to Venezia with it's beautiful piazza's and slightly less manic tourism, but equidistant … Continue reading Vicenza, Citta Palladio
The heading to this article will see smoke billowing out of any ardent Vicenza fans ears! But if they were honest, they have to be thankful for the owner of the team from Bassano del Grappa for keeping the "il biancorossi" in the third tier this term. This modern story is yet … Continue reading Lanerossi Vicenza Virtus
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