Posts by Rob Conlon
Rob Conlon on Twitter
-
Nostalgia
A celebration of peak Joe Cole: ‘A special player, full of fantasy’
We've got an enormous amount of love for Joe Cole.
-
Nostalgia
Johan Cruyff: An incredibly cool footballer, a terribly uncool musician
Even Johan Cruyff made mistakes.
-
Nostalgia
Arsenal & Leeds used to kick f*ck out of each other and even Wenger loved it
A wonderfully nasty rivalry.
-
Nostalgia
A forensic analysis of the night Real fans stood to applaud Ronaldinho
The night even the Bernabeu applauded Ronaldinho.
-
Nostalgia
Bergkamp’s greatest first touch isn’t that one…or that one – it’s this one
We're just going to watch this on repeat all day.
-
Nostalgia
The greatest goals never scored: Fernando Torres vs Real Madrid, ’09
It takes something special to ruin Cannavaro.
-
In Depth
Darren Bent: I celebrated like maniac v Spurs; it was superb at Sunderland
Darren Bent loves Sunderland IDST.
-
Quick Reads
An ode to Dani Osvaldo, the rock ‘n’ roll star football didn’t deserve
We still absolutely love Dani Osvaldo.
-
Nostalgia
‘You lads will go down in folklore’: The inside story of Man Utd 0-1 Leeds
One of the great FA Cup upsets.
-
Nostalgia
A love letter to Luciano Becchio, Leeds United’s unexpected hero
Costs less than Berbatov - and scores more goals.
-
Nostalgia
Robbie Elliott: Asprilla lost a deposit due to bullet holes in the walls
"He was mental. He just had an open house."
-
Nostalgia
Diego Maradona the manager: When the hand of God ruled Argentina
When Argentina embraced the madness.
-
Nostalgia
An ode to Paul the Octopus, the true star of the 2010 World Cup
Twelve years on from his death.
-
Nostalgia
‘I won 10-0’: When Michael Laudrup ruled El Clasico for Real & Barca
Michael Laudrup is the king of El Clasico.
-
Nostalgia
The greatest goals never scored: David Batty, Leeds vs Arsenal, 1999
Elland Road would have had to be rebuilt.
-
Nostalgia
David Trezeguet’s journey from overlooked outsider to Juve hero
One of the 2000s' deadliest goalscorers.
-
In Depth
The triumph and tragedy of Ronaldinho’s brother’s playing career
Assis was compared to Maradona as a young prospect
-
Nostalgia
The wonderkid ‘better than Cristiano Ronaldo’ who Chelsea couldn’t save
“You think Cristiano is good? Wait to see Fabio."
-
Nostalgia
A forensic analysis into Ronaldo’s hat-trick vs Manchester United in 2003
The night O Fenomeno ruled Old Trafford.
-
In Depth
The Joy Of… the elastico: From Sergio Echigo to Ronaldo & Ronaldinho
The skill has stranger origins than you may know.
-
Nostalgia
A forensic analysis of David Batty bullying Sampdoria just for fun
A tribute to the most rock’n’roll footballer ever.
-
Nostalgia
A forensic analysis of Zizou’s unreal World Cup 2006 QF display vs Brazil
One of *the* great individual displays.
-
In Depth
Fires, threats & friendship: Inside the worst year in Football League history
The incredible story of Doncaster Rovers 1997-98.