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Intelligent insights, observations and wry humour on obscure sporting events you have no interest in ( or knowledge they even happened ! ).
Fatbear has lovingly updated his "How To Watch Foreign Football Highlights ( and Live Matches ) From The UK for Free" to include some recent changes for this season !
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How To Watch Foreign Football Highlights ( and Live Matches ) From The UK For Free
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February 17, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Fatbear has lovingly updated his "How To Watch Foreign Football Highlights ( and Live Matches ) From The UK for Free" to include some recent changes for this season !
fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2020/06/how-...
fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2020/06/how-...
Siouxsie And The Banshees' "Once Upon A Time/The Singles" contains 10 of their early songs.
Listening to this collection again, I was surprised by how good these songs still sound !
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Listening to this collection again, I was surprised by how good these songs still sound !
fatbearslockdownlps.blogspot.com/2026/02/siou...
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Once Upon A Time/The Singles
Siouxsie And The Banshees were media darlings in the early stages of their career, with almost weekly updates on their activities in the New...
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February 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Siouxsie And The Banshees' "Once Upon A Time/The Singles" contains 10 of their early songs.
Listening to this collection again, I was surprised by how good these songs still sound !
fatbearslockdownlps.blogspot.com/2026/02/siou...
Listening to this collection again, I was surprised by how good these songs still sound !
fatbearslockdownlps.blogspot.com/2026/02/siou...
Spirit of Radio was the first ( and only ) UK Top 20 single by Rush. Here is Fatbear's review
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Rush - Spirit Of Radio
This is not an album, but a 12 inch single ! I think I opted for the 12 inch as this was the full length album version at nearly 5 minute...
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February 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Spirit of Radio was the first ( and only ) UK Top 20 single by Rush. Here is Fatbear's review
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An fantastic game between Thame United and Flackwell Heath yesterday with Thame coming back from 0-3 to lead 4-3 at half-time.
The second half was entertaining despite no further goals, and Thame held on to win
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The second half was entertaining despite no further goals, and Thame held on to win
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February 15, 2026 at 12:23 PM
An fantastic game between Thame United and Flackwell Heath yesterday with Thame coming back from 0-3 to lead 4-3 at half-time.
The second half was entertaining despite no further goals, and Thame held on to win
fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2026/02/tham...
The second half was entertaining despite no further goals, and Thame held on to win
fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2026/02/tham...
A very impressive performance yesterday by Hartpury to beat Chinnor in awful weather
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February 8, 2026 at 10:38 AM
A very impressive performance yesterday by Hartpury to beat Chinnor in awful weather
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fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2026/02/chin...
A report on Saturday's hard fought 1-1 draw between Thame United and Barton Rovers
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February 3, 2026 at 10:24 AM
A report on Saturday's hard fought 1-1 draw between Thame United and Barton Rovers
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A tense game today between Oxford City and AFC Fylde. City grabbed a much needed 1-0 win over the team in 2nd place to move out of the bottom 4
Here is a report :
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Here is a report :
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January 24, 2026 at 11:13 PM
A tense game today between Oxford City and AFC Fylde. City grabbed a much needed 1-0 win over the team in 2nd place to move out of the bottom 4
Here is a report :
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Here is a report :
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A cracking game this evening at Kingsey Road as Chinnor came close to recording an upset win against 100% league leaders Ealing Trailfinders
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January 24, 2026 at 1:17 AM
A cracking game this evening at Kingsey Road as Chinnor came close to recording an upset win against 100% league leaders Ealing Trailfinders
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fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2026/01/chin...
Chinnor's impressive form in the 2nd tier of English rugby continued today, with a deserved victory over second placed Bedford Blues.
Here is a report :
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Here is a report :
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January 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Chinnor's impressive form in the 2nd tier of English rugby continued today, with a deserved victory over second placed Bedford Blues.
Here is a report :
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Here is a report :
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The 2025/26 Albanian football season resumed this week Round 19 of the 2025/26 Kategoria Superiore. Here is a review of the game between Partizani and Vora
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January 15, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The 2025/26 Albanian football season resumed this week Round 19 of the 2025/26 Kategoria Superiore. Here is a review of the game between Partizani and Vora
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fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2026/01/fk-p...
A dramatic end to today's NLN match between Oxford City and Buxton today, with 2 goals in added on time.
Here is a report
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Here is a report
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January 10, 2026 at 10:26 PM
A dramatic end to today's NLN match between Oxford City and Buxton today, with 2 goals in added on time.
Here is a report
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Here is a report
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Todd Rundgren's Hermit Of Mink Hollow was regarded as a return to form when released in 1978.
Listening again now, it didn't sound as great, but there are still some very good songs, and there isn't a bad track on the album.
Here is a review
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Listening again now, it didn't sound as great, but there are still some very good songs, and there isn't a bad track on the album.
Here is a review
fatbearslockdownlps.blogspot.com/2026/01/todd...
January 3, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Todd Rundgren's Hermit Of Mink Hollow was regarded as a return to form when released in 1978.
Listening again now, it didn't sound as great, but there are still some very good songs, and there isn't a bad track on the album.
Here is a review
fatbearslockdownlps.blogspot.com/2026/01/todd...
Listening again now, it didn't sound as great, but there are still some very good songs, and there isn't a bad track on the album.
Here is a review
fatbearslockdownlps.blogspot.com/2026/01/todd...
Fatbear got up early to watch the Colwyn Bay vs Flint Town United match on S4C. Flint had Flint in goal, a player returning from AFCON, and 2 C Ferguson's on the bench. Bay had 2 A Williams.
Here is a report :
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Here is a report :
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January 1, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Fatbear got up early to watch the Colwyn Bay vs Flint Town United match on S4C. Flint had Flint in goal, a player returning from AFCON, and 2 C Ferguson's on the bench. Bay had 2 A Williams.
Here is a report :
fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2026/01/colw...
Here is a report :
fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2026/01/colw...
An entertaining game from AFCON25 today as Mozambique beat Gabon 3-2 for the first ever win at AFCON in their 6th appearance in the Finals
Here is a report :
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Here is a report :
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December 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
An entertaining game from AFCON25 today as Mozambique beat Gabon 3-2 for the first ever win at AFCON in their 6th appearance in the Finals
Here is a report :
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Here is a report :
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A curate's egg of a match today between Thame United and Leverstock Green, which was mostly mundane and mediocre, with four goals of the highest quality
Here is a report
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Here is a report
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December 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
A curate's egg of a match today between Thame United and Leverstock Green, which was mostly mundane and mediocre, with four goals of the highest quality
Here is a report
fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2025/12/tham...
Here is a report
fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2025/12/tham...
Power In The Darkness was a great debut album from the Tom Robinson Band but the follow-up TRB2 showed they were running out of ideas and good material, and were almost becoming a Chas N' Dave tribute act.
Here is a review :
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Here is a review :
fatbearslockdownlps.blogspot.com/2025/12/tom-...
December 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Power In The Darkness was a great debut album from the Tom Robinson Band but the follow-up TRB2 showed they were running out of ideas and good material, and were almost becoming a Chas N' Dave tribute act.
Here is a review :
fatbearslockdownlps.blogspot.com/2025/12/tom-...
Here is a review :
fatbearslockdownlps.blogspot.com/2025/12/tom-...
Boxing Day is the chance to renew old rivalries so today it was Oxford City vs err....Welsh Side Merthyr Town !
Here is a report on the game :
fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2025/12/oxfo...
Here is a report on the game :
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December 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Boxing Day is the chance to renew old rivalries so today it was Oxford City vs err....Welsh Side Merthyr Town !
Here is a report on the game :
fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2025/12/oxfo...
Here is a report on the game :
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Released in 1978, Power In The Darkness by Tom Robinson Band remains a great listen whilst being a powerful commentary on the times in which it was written.
Whilst some of the themes are a little dated now, many of them are still relevant today.
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Whilst some of the themes are a little dated now, many of them are still relevant today.
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Tom Robinson Band - Power In The Darkness
Even before signing with a record label, the Tom Robinson Band was receiving plenty of favourable reviews in the music press and building ...
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December 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Released in 1978, Power In The Darkness by Tom Robinson Band remains a great listen whilst being a powerful commentary on the times in which it was written.
Whilst some of the themes are a little dated now, many of them are still relevant today.
fatbearslockdownlps.blogspot.com/2025/12/tom-...
Whilst some of the themes are a little dated now, many of them are still relevant today.
fatbearslockdownlps.blogspot.com/2025/12/tom-...
All the games at AFCON25 are being shown free-to-air in the UK somewhere on the Channel 4 network
Here is a report on this afternoon's match between Mali and Zambia
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Here is a report on this afternoon's match between Mali and Zambia
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Mali 1-1 Zambia ( att : 5,000 est ) – 2025 Africa Cup Of Nations
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December 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
All the games at AFCON25 are being shown free-to-air in the UK somewhere on the Channel 4 network
Here is a report on this afternoon's match between Mali and Zambia
fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2025/12/mali...
Here is a report on this afternoon's match between Mali and Zambia
fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2025/12/mali...
R.E.M's 7th album Out Of Time consolidated their status as one of the most important bands on the planet when it was released in 1991.
Listened to it again now, it was much better than I remembered !
Here is a review :
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Listened to it again now, it was much better than I remembered !
Here is a review :
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December 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
R.E.M's 7th album Out Of Time consolidated their status as one of the most important bands on the planet when it was released in 1991.
Listened to it again now, it was much better than I remembered !
Here is a review :
fatbearslockdownlps.blogspot.com/2025/12/rem-...
Listened to it again now, it was much better than I remembered !
Here is a review :
fatbearslockdownlps.blogspot.com/2025/12/rem-...
A bumper crowd of 2,231 witnessed a comfortable 47-10 victory for Chinnor over Cornish Pirates today.
Here is a report :
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Here is a report :
fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2025/12/chin...
December 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
A bumper crowd of 2,231 witnessed a comfortable 47-10 victory for Chinnor over Cornish Pirates today.
Here is a report :
fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2025/12/chin...
Here is a report :
fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2025/12/chin...
R.E.M's Green is an eceletic collection of two great political songs, some dumb but fun, almost bubblegum songs, three pastoral folk songs and some outliers.
Side 1 is very good, but side 2 tails off. Here is a review :
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Side 1 is very good, but side 2 tails off. Here is a review :
fatbearslockdownlps.blogspot.com/2025/12/rem-...
December 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
R.E.M's Green is an eceletic collection of two great political songs, some dumb but fun, almost bubblegum songs, three pastoral folk songs and some outliers.
Side 1 is very good, but side 2 tails off. Here is a review :
fatbearslockdownlps.blogspot.com/2025/12/rem-...
Side 1 is very good, but side 2 tails off. Here is a review :
fatbearslockdownlps.blogspot.com/2025/12/rem-...
Today Fatbear watched River Plate on FIFA+. No, not the Argentinian giants, but their namesakes in Aruba !
Here is a report on River Plate vs La Fama
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Here is a report on River Plate vs La Fama
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December 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Today Fatbear watched River Plate on FIFA+. No, not the Argentinian giants, but their namesakes in Aruba !
Here is a report on River Plate vs La Fama
fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2025/12/sv-r...
Here is a report on River Plate vs La Fama
fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2025/12/sv-r...
An surprisingly entertaining game between Crawley and Oldham today, as League 2's tightest defence and 3rd worst attack feature in a 2-2 draw
Here is a report
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Here is a report
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December 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
An surprisingly entertaining game between Crawley and Oldham today, as League 2's tightest defence and 3rd worst attack feature in a 2-2 draw
Here is a report
fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2025/12/craw...
Here is a report
fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2025/12/craw...
R.E.M.'s Eponymous is a good introduction to the band's early years. After all, any album with Fall On Me can't be bad !
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fatbearslockdownlps.blogspot.com/2025/12/rem-...
December 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
R.E.M.'s Eponymous is a good introduction to the band's early years. After all, any album with Fall On Me can't be bad !
fatbearslockdownlps.blogspot.com/2025/12/rem-...
fatbearslockdownlps.blogspot.com/2025/12/rem-...
