Thursday 7th February, 2008 will forever be the day that English club football did not so much cross the line as surge over it like the tape had just gone up at the start of the Grand National. The smaller Premiership clubs raced down the …
It’s a beautiful sunny February, and we’re back after a brief hiatus. The American writer’s strike has just been resolved, which means our American favourites will be back on our screens before too long, but until then here are a few things you may want …
On the day the Premiership announces plans for its clubs to play matches in far flung destinations Ruislip Manor FC would settle for seeing out this season on their own patch. The club, who play in the Molten Footballs Spartan South Midlands Premier Division, effectively …
Another reason (as if one was needed) for Londoners to be interested in the US presidential race: Democratic hopeful Barack Obama has revealed that he is a West Ham fan. The White House hopeful’s love for all things claret ‘n blue stems from a visit …
You could be forgiven for thinking that to watch any sporting competition with the designation “All Ireland” you’d have to take a trip to Dublin and beyond, but Gaelic Football was actually one of the leaders of the current trend to play matches in your …
Jens Lehmann might be damaging his chances of playing in goal for Germany by allowing himself to spend an extended period on Arsenal’s substitutes’ bench since being dropped early in the season, but there’s no way he’s going to try his luck back in his …
The Greyhound Liberation Front (actually ‘Greyhound Action’) pickets the British Greyhound Racing Board at a London hotel. In Barking, perhaps? Oh, no, Bayswater…well, dogs bay as well. Metal detectors for schools plan is to be announced for problem establishments. Global Day of Prayer to be …
The weather is just frightful. And likely to stay that way. At least Londonist can wear their new floral wellies. A growing lobby reckon they’d leave London if Boris gets in. Probably a similar lobby to the ones who are saying that they’ll eat their …
We are delighted that even more of you than last year have joined up for our second fantasy football league season and we’re particularly thrilled that, thanks to your efforts, the Londonist league is currently ranked a highly creditable 301st out of more than 100,000 …
This is what we have learned whilst you have been browsing through holiday brochures this weekend: A pub in Tottenham with a really bad record for trouble is to be shut down. Londonist can think of a few more that should be… A gang fight …
Imagine, if you will, the ‘real-life’ equivalent of the footballer’s ‘come and get me’ plea to the media….. You’re doing very well in your current job, but you can’t help but think that you’d be doing even better working for this other organisation, in a …
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