Category: Natter Posts
Woman narrowly avoids death after bomb blast hits Shakhtar Donetsk’s stadium
Shakhtar Donetsk’s Donbass Arena was damaged by a nearby shell blast on Monday evening, despite an agreed ceasefire between the Ukraine government and Russian-backed separatists last month. Since the blast, footage
What does this season hold for Hull City?
Steve Bruce’s tigers were denied a fantastic victory at the Emirates last Saturday by a late Danny Wellbeck equaliser and their disappointment about the result shows how much they have moved on since the days of
Dog invades pitch to have belly rubbed
Animals and football seem to go quite well together, especially if history is anything to go by. We’ve had birds, cats and even cows halt games in the past. This time, an Argentinian dog decided to have a little wander …
Liverpool: avoiding a Real rout
To describe the difference in Liverpool’s performances now, compared to the ones that had left fans and pundits drooling just over five months ago as a “shock” would be an absolute understatement. This is something that ev
Spanish third division side react brilliantly to drawing Barcelona in the cup
The magic of the cup, eh? It’s something we hear every season in the UK as minnows defeat or get drawn against giants in cup competitions and history is made. Well, this latest story coming out of Spain shows that the m
The price of football: Birmingham City v Bolton Wanderers
With the price of football hogging the headlines recently and a large amount of fans feeling disillusioned with the cost of going to a game whatever the level, I thought I would have a look first hand at a game this …
How long can Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard keep going?
At the age of 34, it seems like Steven Gerrard has been around forever in English football. But it all has to come to an end at some point as he thinks about retirement and spending more time with his …
Falcao’s pet parrot squawks “gol de Falca” when he scores for Man Utd
Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao has apparently got a parrot named Coco who is trained to squawk “gol de Falca” whenever the Colombian scores. United fans will be hoping Coco squawks a hell of a lot this seaso
Wycombe’s Sam Wood scored easily the best goal of the weekend
League Two side Wycombe Wanderers are flying at the moment, with Gareth Ainsworth’s men currently topping the table and tearing teams apart. On top of their excellent early season form, The Chairboys are scoring some ab
Class: Neymar’s four goals against Japan
Neymar’s quite good at football, isn’t he? That seems to be the general consensus in the world of football as the Brazilian trickster continues to progress with both club and country. Well, the World Cup hosts put on a sh
Charming: Cristiano Ronaldo shuts down reporter he’s never heard of
Being the best player in the world probably comes with a fair few annoyances. Judging by this latest reaction, one annoyance that clearly gets Cristiano Ronaldo’s goat is being asked questions by a reporter he’s not
Why the Rooney Rule isn’t a good idea for English football
The ‘Rooney Rule’ is a major topic for discussion of late; with English football set to implement the law to spur Football League clubs into contemplating hiring more ethnic minority coaches when they undertake their search. But
Take England around the country
There has been growing talk recently of a different kind of football coming to the UK in the form of a hugely growing American league in the NFL. American Football is becoming increasingly more popular over this side of t
Off-field commotion clouds on-field success at Bristol Rovers
Being a Bristol Rovers fan has never been easy. 3rd May 2014 was one of the most distressing, tear-jerking days of my life as a 1-0 home defeat to Mansfield consigned my side to relegation from the Football League f
Discovering the MK Dons
As a Milton Keynes resident and loyal Spurs fan, I’ve never felt comfortable supporting our adopted MK Dons. Uprooting a club steeped in history and stripping it clean was wrong on so many levels while keeping the ‘Don