An apology

Almost 10 years ago we played Liverpool in the Carling Cup at Anfield. It was a fairly cold late October evening and I had to sit in the ‘home’ end having not secured tickets in time. We lost, although Paul Peschisolido scored a peach of a goal that, at one stage, allowed us to dream.
As [...]

A tribute to Johnny Haynes

It’s hard to believe that two years have passed since the Maestro was taken from us. When I recall the shock of reading the tragic news on a newspaper website, it still invokes in me a pang of deep sorrow. I can remember hoping that the story referred to another “Haynes”, but knowing this [...]

Nostalgia: Feature on Fulham’s rise up the leagues

Here is a piece that I wrote back in January 2001 about Fulham’s rise up the divisions for the sports section of a national newspaper called Sunday Business. During its compilation I was fortunate enough to interview Johnny Haynes.
When Fulham entertained Scunthorpe on a wintry January evening in 1996 they lost 3-1, watched by the [...]