About: Buckram
Website: http://www.prestonbus.co.uk/home.htm
Profile: Plucked from obscurity by Fústar. Handed a pen, expense account, and a
one-way ticket to Vienna, with the order, "Go to Austria and report
back on the explosion of the beautiful game upon the musical capital
of Europe." Buckram - put everything on hold and did as he was told.
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June 18, 2008Goodnight and Good LuckWell, as they say in football-speak, the fairy tale is over for this year. A well struck, direct, no-messing-at-all free-kick from Mr Ballack (one might even call it efficient in … |
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June 12, 2008Eis of the Tiger[In the third of his communiques from the Austrian capital our wandering scribe 'Buckram' walks among a shocked Viennese populace, looking for answers - Ed.] After a surprising performance in their opening … |
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June 7, 2008Fanzones and Giant Swedes[As the 2008 "EuroKickFest" (finally) prepares to get cracking, our spy in Wien is feeling a wee bit peckish. Mind on the job, please. Ed.] Mmmm, a matter of days into my exercise, and … |
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June 6, 2008Blown away? - Not on my Watch["Our Man in Österreich" (the enigmatic Buckram) brings us his first report from the spiritual home of football - Vienna! Enjoy. Ed.] Wien, I have arrived. Going under the guise of a man … |





