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Disappointed, once more
Well, we’ve given him a chance. We’ve given him time. We’ve given him a shitload of money. But I think my patience is running out. I...
Arlene Finnigan
Sep 2, 20233 min read


Between the pain and the pleasure, amongst the sharks and the treasure
The football gods gave, and the football gods hath taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. (I believe he’s covering our game for TNT...
Arlene Finnigan
Aug 19, 20234 min read


Don't tell me that my ship is coming in
Last week’s blog aged like fine milk, didn’t it. “You don’t need a midfield with this set of strikers.” Fuck’s sake. What a fucking...
Arlene Finnigan
Aug 12, 20233 min read


Isn't it good, we've signed Norwood
Good morning, sailors! Underway! Shift colours! HMS Piss The League is leaving harbour. Full steam ahead. Our final preseason friendly...
Arlene Finnigan
Aug 5, 20234 min read


The Year Of Purification
Preparations on HMS Piss The League continue to give cause for optimism. I wasn't at the games at Curzon Ashton or Barrow, so I'll leave...
Arlene Finnigan
Jul 29, 20233 min read


This is the seaside town that they forgot to close down
What a week of sport, eh! Bazball vindicated! No, I meant this Baz. Image © Mick Rathbone. Buy his books. Last Saturday was yet another...
Arlene Finnigan
Jul 22, 20233 min read


I want to run, I went to Hyde
Woop woop! Football’s back! Innit brilliant! OK the game at Hyde wasn’t anything to get excited about. It was a preseason training...
Arlene Finnigan
Jul 15, 20232 min read


It's Green, it's Green, in tangerine
Another positive week on HMS Piss The League. Imagine jumping ship to go and be Robbie Fowler's bag carrier in the Bonesaw Sportwashing...
Arlene Finnigan
Jul 8, 20233 min read


There are more questions than answers
The fans’ forum on Thursday raised more questions than it answered in some ways. Firstly, who was meant to be hosting? How did those two...
Arlene Finnigan
Jul 1, 20233 min read


Really want to see you, Ward, but it takes so long, Dan Ward
The sun is shining, the pitch is looking lush, and the work preparing HMS Piss The League continues. Is it really only a year since we...
Arlene Finnigan
Jun 24, 20234 min read


Why pamper life's complexities when the leather runs smooth on the dugout seats?
Didn’t get either of the things I wanted last Saturday, did I? City won the treble, and Uefa fucked up again. City winning the Champions...
Arlene Finnigan
Jun 17, 20233 min read


The Internazionale unite the human race
Another Saturday, another final featuring Manchester City. Ugh. The summer can only get better from here. I hope. That relocation to...
Arlene Finnigan
Jun 10, 20234 min read


Oh Manchester, so much to answer for
FA Cup final day! The highlight of the year! The culmination of the football season! And it’s the first time that it’s being contested by...
Arlene Finnigan
Jun 3, 20233 min read


Alison, her aim is true
It’s a well-known fact that we’ve had no trophies or promotions to celebrate for 32 years. No one has ever sent a text message about an...
Arlene Finnigan
May 27, 20233 min read


Provincial towns you jog round
So, we now know the line up on Planet Vanarama next season. We all already planning our away days? It was a relief when Notts County...
Arlene Finnigan
May 20, 20233 min read


Change my pitch up!
The podcast might be taking a break, but like Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic, We Never Stop. As you read this, Matt Dean is probably having a...
Arlene Finnigan
May 13, 20233 min read


There Goes My Hero
Teatime kick offs are weird, aren’t they? Pottering about the house doing odd jobs because if you go to the pub at the normal time,...
Arlene Finnigan
May 6, 20234 min read


Big Mike Strikes Again
And now, the end is near, and so we face the final curtain. We did it Frank’s way. The last away day of the season is traditionally fancy...
Arlene Finnigan
Apr 29, 20234 min read


As long as I gaze on Boundary Park sunset, I am in paradise
Have you seen the league table? Twelfth! TWELFTH! Nosebleed territory. Maybe David Unsworth really IS a football genius. We started...
Arlene Finnigan
Apr 22, 20234 min read


Wrexham 5, but Levon was the greatest sight
"At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice,...
Arlene Finnigan
Apr 7, 20233 min read
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