More Qatar arrests show that visitors and journalists alike are in danger

By Bulldog Drummond On November 12 we ran a couple of stories about Qatar and the way the state is treating the migrant workers who have worked on the World Cup stadia and outbuildings, and on the way it is trying to suppress such stories.  You might remember Small publication threatened by Qatar World Cup …

25 minutes for half time? That’s what the international board are wanting

By Tony Attwood According to an “exclusive” in the Daily Mail “Football’s lawmakers IFAB [are planning] to discuss increasing half-time to 25 MINUTES in a bid to accommodate Super Bowl-style entertainment shows.”  (Their capitals, not mine.  They do that sort of thing in the Mail). They then go on to talk about the “15 minute …

For Arsenal football is just a route to marketing opportunities, no matter how awful

By Tony Attwood I can’t imagine that there are many football supporters for whom the playing of matches is not the key element within the notion of supporting a club.  Unfortunately the attitude of many club owners is becoming increasingly removed from the vision of the supporters. Because for many owners football is merely the …