Martin Penney

Aarons to Barca on the verge of collapse? Much like the plan to get more in the Carra September 23, 2020 - What a difference a couple of days makes. As rumours float around concerning Max Aarons' *collapsed* £20million plus move to Barcelona and how the lad's head might drop, I'm kind of thinking along different lines. We carried out a pilot match with 1,000 supporters against Preston as recently as Saturday,… ...
The mighty thousand… off-colour Zimbo… and the re-launch of the Bee Gees? September 21, 2020 - A good game for the neutral? An overall fair result? Or merely an indicator of how our performances are likely to ebb and flow until this wretched transfer window is laid to rest? All three in my book. Gary G summed up the game itself perfectly yesterday so I'll just… ...
PNE PREVIEW: Founder members… the Preston Plumber… and Alex returns September 18, 2020 - We're facing a club with some genuine history on Saturday but I'm pretty sure we'll have the upper hand and come away with all three points. One win doesn't make a season but I'm convinced we'll be too good for them. Preston North End. The original Lilywhites although some Spurs… ...
When Penneys and Idahs collide – from the south-west of Ireland to the Fine City September 14, 2020 - Cometh the 81st minute, cometh the young Irishman. That selfless cutback from *old-stager* Teemu Pukki to Adam Idah, which was put to bed with aplomb slowed the over-beating hearts of the Canary Nation. It was just sheer bloody relief for surely almost all of us as in... what 12-game losing… ...
Gibson arrives… Lewis departs… and an uninspiring afternoon in Luton September 7, 2020 - That was quite a weekend for Norwich City. The excitement of landing Ben Gibson from Burnley, the gathering storm around what must surely be the imminent departure of Jamal Lewis to Newcastle and an uninspiring exit from the Carabao Cup at the hands of Nathan Jones and his physical Luton… ...
Memories of playing the Hatters… and not the good kind! September 3, 2020 - The only time I have ever played on a professional football club's pitch was back in the early 1990s at Kenilworth Road Luton when, together with Preston and QPR, they had an AstroTurf surface that they were prepared to hire out to just about all and sundry during the off-season.… ...
How will Farke’s Pick ‘n’ Mix fare at Luton? What have we learned from pre-season? August 31, 2020 - When I was around eight or nine one of my favourite attractions was Woolies in the High Street. In my case, that was Ilford High Road but I guess for many MFW readers the equivalent would have been on Rampant Horse Street [which Mrs P remembers but I do not]… ...
When a rumour becomes an ‘incoming’ – Gibson still ongoing but Hugill is aboard August 24, 2020 - Rumours. Don't you just love 'em? In the past week, they've revolved around two leading men, as in Ben Gibson and Jordan Hugill and I must be honest enough to say that one I'd embrace at the Carra and one, erm, I wouldn't. Gibson has had a torrid time with… ...
Hats Off To Errea And NCFC Marketing For Their Classy Nod To 2011/12 August 17, 2020 - I've probably got as much previous as the rest of us for sometimes sitting on that wooden garden dividing boundary, but not this time. I simply luurve the new home kit and I will be buying our new shirt quite early this very Monday morning from Fan Hub in the… ...
All the Young Dudes… August 13, 2020 - Most of us think the life of a professional footballer consists of being rewarded with huge wages for doing something you enjoy for a living, holidaying on yachts, consorting with models, and generally exploiting la dolce vita to the full. While much of that is true - yes Beckham, Rooney,… ...

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