Some things to bear in mind before publicly announcing you think politics have no place in football, courtesy of the excellent Llandudno Jet Set:
The parts of the internet that have held my recent attention have …

One of FC United of Manchester’s Course You Can Malcolm collective has sent us the following for publication on their behalf:
‘Twenty-two is a number that found its spiritual home at Course You Can Malcolm.
Whereas bingo …

We are pleased to announce that due to positive dialogue between AFL and FC United’s board, great progress has been made on this and just this past week we have come to an initial, possible agreement on what the money may be spent on.

I much preferred it thirty years ago when the middle classes looked at you as some kind of social leper if you spent your Saturday afternoons on the terraces. Now we are saturated with it and everyone has to have their say…writes Andrew Rhodes

In 2005 North Manchester was pretty much uncharted territory for a girl who’d been brought up in Stockport.   I started off by getting the tram up to Bury to matches (starting with a solo …

Course You Can Malcolm has got its acts together.
The Manchester club night at the wrong end of the tramline, takes place before and during FC United of Manchester home games in the shite bar behind …

If you are interested email us at courseyoucanmalcolm@fc-utd.co.uk and we will make sure someone powers our BBC Micro up so we can get back to you.

Saturday’s CYCM sees the return of the ever popular Westwells tater ash, cheese & onion pies and wimberry charlottes.
The veggie hotdog kettle makes its bow for the season and there’ll be a selection of treats …

As a thanks to all the regulars, visitors, punters, volunteers and acts who have supported Malcomses this season ALL FOOD WILL BE FREE on Saturday. We also have a great band for you called Sam Smith and Company, who will be playing for the traditional 22 minutes at about 2.22pm.

John the Poet returns to his ancestral home after a long break recuperating from teetotalism and fruit.
Plus, Margy is feeling confident following a recent run of good form and has therefore agreed to do a Question and Answer session…

People who wouldn’t dream of breaking into song in any other part of their lives relax into the communality of the occasion.

Course You Can Malcolm will be hosted by TNS Records this Saturday.
…bass player who has committed Bootscraping suicide by getting a job.

The tater ash and cheese pies return from their Christmas holiday to please our stomachs and soothe our souls.
…… leave when the bouncers start beating you about the head with a wet sausage.

To entertain us on Boxing Day, we are pleased to welcome Katja Hill. Katja is an actress who is visiting from Durham, North Carolina, USA.
She will be performing an excerpt from ‘Tragedy: a tragedy’ a …

The Malcolmses crew have been getting giddily festive. There are rumours that reindeer are bringing the beer and there are definitely home-baked mince pies and other Christmas sweet treats on offer.   For those of you …

The extraordinary attendance of Malcolmses at the last home match is to be investigated by Manchester Metropolitan Police.
Police suspect foul play and there are allegations that a tiny secretive sect of East Manchester communists.

Everyone remembers the first record they got. Mine was, rather shamefully, the Frog Song (aka: We all stand together) by Paul McCartney and Rupert the Bear.
I didn’t actually go to the shop to get it …

Saturday sees the first Course You Can Malcolm of the new season.  The sixth year (no, it can’t be? Yes, really) of Malcolmses will continue to play its part in contributing to our club, both …

Those existing in money, know nothing of the love and wonder that exist without it and among people so much richer in thought and feeling, and the warmth that only one who lives for nothing but goodness, can experience.

A Fine Lung Manchester: Spirit, Patience, Gentleness issue eight is out now and will be sold at FC United matches until the end of the season and can be purchased from Cornerhouse, Manchester city centre and the Working Class Movement Library on The Crescent, Salford. Otherwise, click on ‘Buy issues of A Fine Lung’ on the menu bar above to get a copy sent to you…