Following Richmond v Sydney, John Green weighs up the contenders and asks: is Lance Franklin the most famous Buddy of all? [How many Buddies can you name?]
AFL Round 13 – Richmond v Fremantle: We shouldn’t have let ’em play
June 15, 2014 by 3 Comments
John Green is hanging in there (just) with his Tigers. Still at least the Socceroos put up a fight and Australia’s latest boxing champ is a Tigers supporter. Small mercies.
AFL Round 12 – North Melbourne v Richmond: I’ve been to the mountain top and there is nothing to see
June 9, 2014 by 7 Comments
John Green is at a low ebb. (The lowest?) His kids have abandoned him. He’s doubting the notion of The Promised Land.
From Langwarrin to Deepdale: The Bailey Wright Interview
May 17, 2014 by 5 Comments
The third episode in John Green’s Preston North End odyssey. It features an interview with Bailey Wright, an impressive young man from Langwarrin making his way in English professional football.
AFL Round 5 – Brisbane v Richmond: The Gift of the Gabba
April 19, 2014 by 3 Comments
John Green finds the game from the Gabba riveting telelvision – in its own disastrous way.
AFL Round 4 – Richmond v Collingwood: Normal Service Resumes
April 13, 2014 by 2 Comments
John Green wasn’t feeling too confident as he hopped onto the train to the MCG. And his feeling was dead right. He tells the story of a shattering Richmond performance.
AFL Round 3 – Western Bulldogs v Richmond: The Black and Yellow Submarine
April 7, 2014 by 3 Comments
The Beatles were here 50 years ago. John Green sees the current exhibition which prompts him to consider all things Beatles as he takes in a double-header of the Dogs and the Tiges: the VFL side at the Western Oval, the seniors at Etihad.
Sometimes they just don’t go in
February 8, 2014 by 3 Comments
The injustice; the injustice. John Green gathers loved ones around him as they watch opportunities wasted in the fifth round FA Cup tie between Preston North End and Nottingham Forest.
A night out in Bradford
January 30, 2014 by 6 Comments
In the final leg of his tour John Green goes to Bradford, no longer the city it once was, but rebuilding (like its football side). [Thanks John, for these terrific articles. It’s been tremendous following you on your tour. Much appreciated. Ed]
Mickey stays out of trouble
January 27, 2014 by 2 Comments
All the (writing) momentum is with John Green as he continues to follow Preston North End. Another terrific tale as he makes his way to Nottingham and taps into the Lilywhites’ mythology thanks to Mickey in the seat alongside and his brothers behind. [Top stuff – Ed]
Time stretches into the distance
January 20, 2014 by 4 Comments
John Green sees Preston North End at home to Coventry. The conversation about the junior system is intriguing. The game finishes in controversy.
The Tractor Boys roll into town
January 16, 2014 by 5 Comments
John Green’s trip gets better and better as he takes in a classic against the tractor boys of Ipswich Town.
Running with the Wolves
January 15, 2014 by 6 Comments
John Green gets the supporters’ bus from Preston to Wolverhampton to see an away fixture. [Contains references to Slade and Johnny Farnham – Ed]
The Day I Set Out For Ipswich
January 6, 2014 by 3 Comments
John Green sets out for the FA Cup tie at Ipswich, winds up at a Blackpool game, and then has a stroke of fortune. More from John Green on tour with Preston North End FC.
The North End of Preston
January 3, 2014 by 9 Comments
John Green has gone to England to see the team he fell in love with 30 years ago: Preston North End. This is the story of Preston – with its many interesting historical features – and of their match against Port Vale. [This is the first of a series of reports as John makes his way about the place – Ed]
AFL Finals Week 1 – Richmond v Carlton: So this is what we’ve been missing
September 10, 2013 by 8 Comments
Tigers fan John Green now wonders if it’s better not to make the finals than to endure what happened on Sunday. He longs for the familiar comfort of following a team that no-one expects to win.
AFL Round 21 – Richmond v Carlton: All the fun of the fair
August 18, 2013 by 4 Comments
Richmond fan John Green was thinking of how victory over Carlton would leave the placed for their finals assault. Are all Tigers fans getting ahead of themselves now they’ve locked in their finals berth?
AFL Round 20 – Richmond v Brisbane: Waiting in line
August 11, 2013 by 2 Comments
Just as John Green starts to ponder how to buy finals tickets these days, his Tigers fall into a second half slumber against the Lions. They get the points, but not the extra percentage. (Naturally, he blames the umpires.)
AFL Round 19 – Hawthorn v Richmond: See ya in September!
August 4, 2013 by 3 Comments
Some days it all turns out the way you hope it will, writes Richmond fan John Green. (God bless all the Tigers fans – Ed.)
AFL Round 16 – Richmond v Gold Coast: Lost in the torrid zone
July 14, 2013 by 1 Comment
The travel agents can’t fool John Green. He will always associate Cairns with the experience of watching Richmond flailing around in extreme conditions trying to win games of footy. He’ll just stay in Melbourne instead.
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