About TomTom
“Having studied English at university and always been a keen footballer and fan, combining the two has always appealed to me.” - Tom Lytton-Dickie. -"I'm a recently qualified journalist and I've worked in newspapers and broadcasting. I'm a dedicated follower of all sports primarily football, tennis and cricket." Tom Allnutt
The Hillsborough Independent Panel has presented its 395-page report on the Hillsborough disaster of April 15, 1989 in which 96 Liverpool fans went to a football match and never came home. After years of pain and anguish the families of the … Continue reading →
AVB’s bruising initiation to the Premiership has continued after a difficult start to his reign as Tottenham manager. He will have been desperate to begin the season in convincing fashion, both to help put some of his Chelsea ghosts … Continue reading →
The opening day of the football season 2012 is one of great excitement. This year was slightly different. Olympic fever meant that the build up to the campaign slipped uncharacteristically under the radar. However, over the past weekend, the emotions … Continue reading →
On 25th June 2007 Arsenal sold Thierry Henry to Barcelona for a fee of €24 million. Arsenal had just finished fourth in the league, one place ahead of Tottenham, and had narrowly qualified for the Champions League. The season had … Continue reading →
When referring to Twitter David Cameron once commented that “too many tweets makes a twat”. It is not often that I find myself agreeing with the Prime minister but in this case he has a point. He was referring to … Continue reading →
Rewarding Failure – The Managerial Roundabout The lifespan of a football manager is declining at a rapid rate. According to recent research carried out by the League Managers Association (LMA) the average managerial tenure across the four English leagues … Continue reading →
Last week’s blog was focused on’ 5 number 10’s who should never have been’ and as promised here are’ 5 number 10’s who for some reason never were’ As the Spanish stuttered into gear as Euro 2012 progressed and … Continue reading →
There will be talks this week to decide whether Rangers newco will participate in Division 1 of Scottish football or unthinkably in the bottom tier, Division 3. Whichever outcome is eventually decided upon, there is a profound sadness surrounding Rangers’ … Continue reading →
Pele, Maradona, Law, Zidane, Messi. Arguably five of the greatest players to play the game. Definitely five of the biggest contributors to the global footballing phenomenon that is the number 10 shirt. Football has changed and developed enormously over … Continue reading →
The gulf in class and technical prowess between England and the continent’s finest teams at Euro 2012 has led to much focus on the need to invest time and money into youth football development to improve our national team’s chances … Continue reading →
In 2003 a scientist carried out an experiment. The scientist wanted to find out if animals possessed the power of ‘episodic memory’, a what-where-when memory which remembers not only events, but the context in which events occur. Using Western … Continue reading →
“You’ll never win anything with kids”. Hapless Hansen was wrong. Fergie’s babes combined to bake a large humble pie for Hansen to digest by winning the title that very same year. However, Hansen’s comment leads into a much wider point. … Continue reading →
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi – a tale of two sportsmen, both alike in ability, a duel which many thought was done but last night bore new mutiny. Ronaldo’s late winner against the Czech Republic meant a semi-final place for … Continue reading →
Superstitious Minds Superstition is rife amongst professional footballers. It is almost as much a part of the pre-match ritual as the warm up. From Johan Cruyff spitting chewing gum into the opposition’s half prior to kick off to Laurent Blanc … Continue reading →
I just can’t help believing! It is a condition of the English football fan that even when logic, reason and all good sense stands against our national football team there is a flicker of hope and expectation lying somewhere … Continue reading →
