Storytelling – Part 2
The telling of story’s has been a defining characteristic of humanity through the ages. Stories engage the imagination, mind and spirit. They can be used purely to entertain or to…
Evolving Liverpool
In Germany they are deeply proud of the Akademie. It is in this school of football that the coaches we see working at the very top of German football gained…
One Thousand Goals
It all started with Pele. His legendary tally of 1,281 goals sits as a sacred marker. The great benchmark. Except we all know it is mostly bunk. Pele included goals…
England’s Summer Of 2017 – Updated
"Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future." This quote from Niels Bohr is one of my favourites of all time and will never tire of using it (nor apologise…
Super Depor Part 5 – Unfinished Business
A recap. My mission was to return Deportivo la Coruna to their Super Depor status. After four seasons I stepped away to attempt the 1000 goal challenge (which was completed…
Story Telling – Part One
Sport is simple. We win, we lose or we have deadlock (in some cases deadlock is resolved by use of another mechanism). On this scale a coach has a simple…