Archives for May 2008
Heroes of Euros Past: 1 – Tomas Brolin
Though Per Tomas Brolin’s name has become (at least among English football fans) sadly synonymous with weight gain, failed promise and vacuum cleaners1 – he was (during his early 90s heyday) one of the world’s most thrilling and infectiously enthusiastic… continue reading »
Big Jack Has Shown Us How
It being quite a few days until the actual football action commences, we here at Super Euro Soccer Party are forced to mark out the days with musings on the trappings and paraphernalia of soccer tournaments in general, and Euro… continue reading »
Time to get this Super Euro Soccer Party Started
One of the most enjoyable (if exhausting) blogging side projects I’ve taken on since this site’s inception was the alliterative World of World Cup Wonders – a solid month of daily thoughts and reflections on the planet’s greatest sporting event.… continue reading »
Ronnie Whelan Welcomes you to the Party
Welcome, dear friends, to Super Euro Soccer Party – a Euro 2008 group blog that will attempt (like a hyperactive beaver) to keep you entertained, amused, informed and diverted over the next four football-stuffed weeks. In kicking proceedings off I’d… continue reading »
Dreadful Thoughts: Going too Far
Session number seven of our spooky story club sees us bid adieu to devilish monkeys and whisper a panicked hello to the awesome spirits of nature. Leading us on this (not so) merry dance will be E. F. Benson, and… continue reading »
Dreadful Thoughts Story Club 6: Green Tea
I believe that everyone who sets about writing in earnest does his work, as a friend of mine phrased it, on something – tea, or coffee, or tobacco.1 The weary words of the unfortunate Rev. Mr Jennings – a character… continue reading »
Lousy Human Bastards!
[Being the second, and final, part of the "I was home sick so I watched the Planet of the Apes Box-set" reflections] Given that Star Trek films tend to range from the awful (The Final Frontier, Insurrection) to the just… continue reading »
Dreadful Thoughts: A Sip of Green Tea
Though the rosy-fingered sun continues to blaze away impressively, filling parks & beaches with ruddy little children, we here at Dreadful Thoughts HQ shun such heliolatry – drawing the curtains close and morbidly focusing our grim attentions on matters horrific.… continue reading »
