What's In A Name?
What's in a name?
According to the Royal Mail there are only six Ball Streets in the UK, all in North West England.
We didn’t live on one of those but, even though we all come from opposite ends of the country, we grew up on a ball street: a terraced arena, in footballing heartlands like Glasgow, Manchester, Luton and, er, Wakefield. Playing the game in its simplest form, where the kerb completed more passes than Iniesta.
That’s where the name Ball Street name from, but behind it lies something much bigger.
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AFR x Ball Street x Ian Wright
It’s a Friday night and there’s one thing on our minds: football. What else? The guys over at Ball Street have invited us, alongside several other blogs, to do what we do best: talk football. Joining us on our very first Google Hangout will be former Crystal Palace and Arsenal striker, England international, Ian Wright.
We’ll be discussing the issues and problems fans and their clubs have to tackle. It’s a broad, but very interesting topic, with plenty of talking points and who knows where it’ll take us.
UPDATE: You can watch the Hangout in full here.
Repping AFR tonight is our man Dom at 8PM GMT. Watch us on their YouTube page and keep up with the project through Twitter @Ball_Street.
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David Ginola au Matra Racing. (1988-90).
As Europe searches for drama, the Eredivisie’s title race rises
With seven games remaining in the Eredivisie the destination of the championship is no clearer than it was at the beginning of the campaign. At this time of writing four sides are in contention separated by three points making this the most eagerly anticipated climax to any of Europe’s major leagues. Like the season finale of a gripping television drama series, its one not to be missed.
How this has come about is attributed to a new economic reality, one that has slowly weakened Dutch clubs, as a result the gap between the traditional old guard (consisting of Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV) and majority of the division isn’t as wide as it once was. You get the feeling this season won’t be a one-off.
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"Without fans who pay at the turnstile, football is nothing. Sometimes we are inclined to forget that."
Jock Stein, Celtic Manager 1965-1978
Episode 3 of Ball Street's 451 show with Ian Wright.
So they've built a brand, sold naming rights and corporate packages. But no-one in football got rich on their own. The fat cats would be nowhere without your season ticket money, the shirt on your back and the Sky subscription. Sure, the game needs money. It even needs brands. But part of the game is to be a good sport and look after the game handed down to us by our fathers. Ask yourself: are they playing fair?
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