Bunch Of Amateurs. What was it that was the reason sport should stay amateur? Was it the glory of the game? Playing for all the right reasons untainted by mammon? I wonder since the dull old Olympics are coming up, which used to be the home of amateu[…]

I saw The Miracle Of Bern on Saturday. Yes I know it is a film and that is what Do You See? is for but it was about football so it fits here nicely. And note, I saw it at 3pm, traditional kick off time. Except we had the ads and trailers fi[…]

Who wants it?
For some strange reason, a strand of political, social and cultural critique has always been fascinated with (working-class) violence. It’s real: these guys aren’t faking it.
Sadly, I suspect Acarine might be. If so, they&[…]

I think the bad guy in the ECFC tale is the player. According the to newspaper story, if Duane would have said to the club ‘I want more money’ and the club would have said ‘there isn’t any’ that would be fine, as Duane j[…]

Talking about agents, as we were, here’s a story (at least here’s the story I can work out by reading behind the lines):
1. Newly-relegated cash-strapped club spots promising young player, playing semi-professionally in an even lower lea[…]

The FT Appeal: THE GRECIAN EARN*
Regular readers of the Trigger will have noticed a certain bias in favour of Exeter City Football Club on here. Two of our regulars are badge-wearing, card-carrying Grecians, and several more have come along to City g[…]

Strangest football story of the week.[…]

In this month’s Four Four Two (a good read tho not enough coverage given to Euro 2004 review I thought – then again I guess we don’t need yet more pages and pages devoted to THAT disallowed goal) magazine Jurgen Klinsmann re-affirms[…]

Oh dear, a tale of woe from the copa America
Let’s hope they keep flying as some of the football has been great. It must be such a burden on a country though, to put such a tournament together, makes you wonder that love of footie apart, why d[…]

Good old Barnet, back again with the great fundraiser from last year. Bid the highest and play for five minutes against Arsenal. Now the cynic in me would say (and did say) that this is surely an ideal time for a Spurs/ Manyou/ Cheslea fan to come up[…]