Falling and Laughing

Ron Waller

Let’s not muck about – it’s time for the post match Q&A to come to an end. For those that witnessed the painful display of Alan Parry attempting to drag out the session after the Rotherham home game, it’s a no-brainer. Presumably the idea originally was to try and bring fans and players closer together at the end of a game. Instead it succeeds only in driving them apart.

Continue Reading... Comments (4) 26.02.2008. 18:13

Tom Doherty - Sponsored by SMBU

A great first week for Tommy Doherty under the new sponsorship of his away shirt. A conglomerate of up to 47 smbu.co.uk directors have invested heavily in Tommy's away shirt, and the rewards are starting to show already.

Continue Reading... Comments (0) 25.02.2008. 17:44

Focus On... Rochdale

SMBU soccer historian Paul Hunchback looks back at connections between Rochdale and Wanderers ahead of tomorrow’s game.

Continue Reading... Comments (1) 22.02.2008. 13:19

A Kiss Without a Beard is Like an Egg Without Salt

Every so often the ultra stylish men of smbu get the notion that growing some facial hair is a good idea. Days and weeks pass by, checking mirrors and glancing at shop window reflections thinking 'it’s just a matter of time' but it’s not. It is always the same old story. Just like half the teenagers in the Valley End, no matter what the effort of cultivation they are left with a disaster less Marvin Gaye and more Amish farmer. Too wispy, too blotchy, too pubey, too ginger. Always a waste of fucking time.

Continue Reading... Comments (1) 19.02.2008. 17:01

Big blubbery lips like Mick Jagger

Ron Waller

Words get wasted in football in 2008. All the time, words are spoken and written and they mean nothing. When the Premier League makes proposals that they know are going to be unpopular, hundreds of thousands of words get wasted on blogs, message boards, in fanzines, in pubs, by coffee machines. When football clubs raise ticket prices, words get chucked around, articles get published, there are chants, songs and plenty of abusive shouting. All a waste. Big waste. Cyril Smith’s trousers.

Continue Reading... Comments (5) 15.02.2008. 10:21

Focus On... Rotherham

SMBU soccer historian Paul Hunchback looks back at connections between Rotherham and Wanderers ahead of tomorrow’s game.

Continue Reading... Comments (1) 14.02.2008. 21:05