Manchester: We are all immigrants

Openshaw now, as fitting with Manchester’s proud history, has seen an enormous influx of black economic migrants. There’s a little Zimbabwe going on in the tributaries off Vine Street and it has truly reinvigorated the place after the destroying decline of the Thatcher years with all the drugs and the board-ups that that piece of tory venom and her collaborating DNA descendants brought with her.

The Congo and modern football

I did my best to immerse myself as much as I could in local culture and history. Not because I’m some hoity-toity intellectual (though I am, obv), but because immersing yourself in local culture and history mainly involved looking at boss murals of Castro, Guevara and Cienfeugos whilst necking a ridiculously strong Cuba libre and smoking a cigar fatter than Anderson after a month of Bem Brasil half-price lunch offers.

AFL online stall

We have finally got round to setting up an online stall at: AFLshop

There you can buy back issues and the current issues using paypal and stuff.

Manchester: We are all immigrants

Openshaw now, as fitting with Manchester’s proud history, has seen an enormous influx of black economic migrants. There’s a little Zimbabwe going on in the tributaries off Vine Street and it has truly reinvigorated the place after the destroying decline of the Thatcher years with all the drugs and the board-ups that that piece of tory venom and her collaborating DNA descendants brought with her.

Sam Smith and Company and that…

The band appearing at FC United’s pre-match tertulia Course You Can Malcolm on Saturday, go by the name of Sam Smith and Company. Here is an interview with Sam himself…

Not finding Brett

Myself and Mike went for a walk round Boggart Hole Clough once, it was very good, Mike has a lot to say and most of it very very funny, anyway we decided to do it …

Bison Art

I enjoyed the floating garden, it was a garden that floated and for that reason I edified it to levels of flabbergastment which was probably a bit over the top given the dour nature of the garden.
The Basin was hosting Atelier[Zero] which had built a row of seaside bathing huts along the side of the water’s edge.

Strike at the Beeb

The National Union of Journalists has issued the following regarding the strike at the BBC today, which includes staff at MediaCity. FC United has a nice history with the NUJ, after club staff refused to …

My mate Dave brings Barcelona to Manchester

While over there on holiday last year as his lovely, Spanish speaking wife was working hard, he went ‘weird’ again and spent his time hatching BCN:MCR, which takes place from Thursday, February 21, at 2022NQ, 20-22 Dale Street, in town.

About a Blue

Enjoy Mark Turton’s short film about a city fan.