Liberating football travel

Liberating football travel

Watford

Suburban Hertfordshire home of the Hornets

Thank God it’s Derry

Derry City have bounced back from severe adversity on several occasions. Now, with a new stadium under construction, there’s another spanner in the works: Friday-night Premier League football, as Peter Doyle reports. At Derry City’s Brandywell Stadium, ‘Teenage Kicks’ by local heroes the Undertones is blasted out to stir the passions before kick-off. It’s a […]

Greek bail-out for Limerick?

Three years after bringing over two CSKA Moscow players to boost a promotion bid, Limerick chairman Pat O’Sullivan is now looking to austerity-hit Greece to stave off relegation, writes Peter Doyle. ‘In a crisis, be aware of the danger – but recognise the opportunity,’ said the former freeman of Limerick, John F Kennedy. The chairman […]

Bournemouth

Dorset resort eager to regain elite football status

Arnhem

Bridges, Vitesse and windmills bring in visitors

Baku

Oil city confidential – Azeri capital thinks big