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The football website that gives the beautiful game a sideways glance. 

 In an age when the sport of football increasingly takes itself far too seriously we take pleasure in giving the beautiful game the occasional poke in the eye just for you!
 

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The Colins
Football's Colin Bell Ringers

A symphony of horror!
"I want to bite your arm."

GOOD SHOT!

After nearly twenty seven years the end is finally called on 'Fergie Time'.

Most Hideous Football Kit 
Award

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LIVERPOOL (3rd KIT)

If there's anything more garish and hideous this season we'd love to see it. (Actually, probably not). Liverpool's third choice kit designed by new manufacturer 'Warrior' is the sort of hallucinogenic nightmare not seen on these shores since John Barnes was hitting the Liverpool nightclub scene in the early 1990s. 

CHEWING THE FAT
thegoal-line podcasts 

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All six of thegoal-line podcasts available for download right here. Also now available to download or subscribe from itunes. Click on the rather familiar logo below. 
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The First Black Football Hero


A song written and performed by Ashley Cowan about Walter Tull, the first black outfield player to play in the top flight of English football. 

He played for Clapton, Tottenham and Northampton Town before distinguishing himself as a hero during the First World War.
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Rodney Charlton Trotter.

I really shouldn't know this but...


NO.19 CHARLTON ATHLETIC

Charlton revel in not just one but three nicknames: The Robins,The Valiants and The Addicks. No one is exactly sure as to where the "Addicks" nickname came from but it is thought to have originated from the word "Haddocks" named after a local fishmongers. There is a cartoon in the now defunct Kentish Independent, dating back to 1908, in which Charlton are indeed referred to as "The Haddocks".

The original Valley was constructed in 1919 from an old chalk pit and was once one of the biggest football ground in the country. In 1938 over 75,000 people attended a FA Cup match between the home side and Aston Villa.

In the sitcom 'Only Fools and Horses...' it is discovered that Rodney Trotter's middle name is 'Charlton'. It is presumed that he was named after Charlton Heston but in fact it was after the football club of which his late mother, Joan was a fan.

IT'S IN THERE!...

Fuller's Illustrated Premier Predictions NEW 
Football Forecasts

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Sky Sports tumbleweed Sunday
thegoal-line's King of the Left Field, Stuart Fuller is back with his illustrated Premier league predictions.


Graham Troll
The Long Shadow - A Fergie Tribute NEW 

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Coming at you like a monster from an 80's slasher horror flick
Capricious, contrary, and controversial, Graham Troll (our answer to to Adrain Durham - poor sod) pays his tribute to the retiring but not so retiring Sir Alex Ferguson. 

Smith's Championship Predictions  NEW
Football Forecasts

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Who will win the Championship play off belt?
Championship forecasts are once more delivered by Kevin Smith.

William Shakespeare's Football Quotes and Quotations 
Stuff and Nonsense

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Foorsooth! On me 'ead!



















April 23rd marked the birthday of England's greatest ever playwright, a certain Mr William Shakespeare. What may surprise many of you is that young Will knew a thing or two about the modern game. 

The Return of Doctor Sparkles 
ADVERTS 

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‘A Taste Suprême’
Rejoyce! Your Doctor returns.
This weeks’ offering allows us to look deeply into the professional footballers mind and ask ourselves, just what will they do for money? 

England v Brazil
Four Corners

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As part of the FA's 150 celebrations tonight sees a glamour friendly between the nation who invented football and the world's most successful. Banks' save, Ronadinho's free-kick, Greavsie and that dog, we look back at some famous clashes from years gone by.  

No Place like Home for Super Mario 
Opinion

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Me again?
Super Mario returned to his old stomping ground but this time in the colours of his beloved AC Milan. How did he get on? Not too badly actually...

Media Rhetoric Wrong after QPR Draw
Opinion

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T'riffic point?
Were recents draws against his old club Spurs really just for Harry, as the media would have you believe, or for the Rangers players themselves? 

FA CUP Right Back, Left Back
Opinion

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Hats Off!
A look at the magic and the tragic of the FA Cup Fourth Round. With monumental shocks ahoy, providing some very sticky moments for the big boys. 

Football in the Media  
Stuff and Nonsense 

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Miss!
Favorite adverts based on the beautiful game.Some simply down to being laughably shit. From Sky Sports to Pringles, football sells... even better than sex in some cases.  

Football Sound-A-Likes  
Stuff and Nonsense

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Still better than Ronaldo
Nothing scientific, just a top ten of people and things that sound a bit like footballers and football related stuff. 

Daily Football Quiz   
Stuff and Nonsense

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In association with our good friends at The Quiz Factor we present your Daily Football Quiz! 

Premier League Runners and Riders
Football Forecasts

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Who wants some of this?
It's that time of the year again when we put our necks on the block. By this, of course, we refer to our annual guessfest that is the Runners and Riders. At least it'll provide you all with a bit of a snigger when the pots and wooden spoons are being dished out next May... 

Good Shot! 2011-2012
The Goal Line

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A selection of our favourite photos from the rather eventful 2011-2012 season. 

Share your opinions on the beautiful game by writing to us at theeditor@thegoalline.com 

Keep your eyes on that ball...

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