Goddammit hamstring
not as young as I once was
injury stops play
by Scooj
Tag: Football
2531. Lower Approach Road (8)
This is the second of two #onyourside pieces down at TempleMeads station in Bristol and is by the brilliant Jody. The campaign is called ‘Goals worth talking about’ and this mural features Bristol City’s David Noble who scored a memorable goal at Selhurst Park.
It is great to have two such outstanding murals painted by two of Bristol’s best artists representing the two footballing halves of the city side by side. There is great rivalry between the two teams, but sometimes there are more important things to consider. This piece is not typically identifiable as a piece by Jody, as we are more used to seeing portraits of beautiful women. This is a concession perhaps to the beautiful game. Worth getting down to the station to see these two murals.
2530. Lower Approach Road (7)
This is one of two new murals near the entrance of Temple Meads station that were commissioned to mark World Mental Health Day and the associated football campaign #onyourside. Beautifully painted by Kin Dose (Nick Harvey) this piece depicts a Bristol Rovers player (one of two football league teams in Bristol) and is a rather unusual commission which Kin Dose has executed brilliantly.
Obviously there was some working together with (spoiler alert) Jody, who painted the other mural, because they both have a similar look and feel about them. What this demonstrates is the artist’s extraordinary talent for working to a brief and turning out something exceptional. We are lucky to have Kin Dose decorating our streets which he has done with such vigour over the past year or two.
Zizz
Ten minute shut-eye
best preparation for the
north London derby.
by Scooj
Kick-off
Another season
highs and lows, disappointment,
ecstasy; football
by Scooj
Pooped
.
It’s a young man’s game
playing five-a-side football
just can’t give it up.
.
by Scooj
Baku haiku
Preparing myself
for a disappointing night;
learned pessimism.
by Scooj
- As a lifelong Arsenal fan, I am used to the upset of disappointing European nights. The best form of protecting myself from any hurt is to enter into the spirit of things with very low expectations. Arsenal take on Chelsea in the Europa Leage final in the rather bizarre setting of Baku in Azerbaijan tonight, and in my mind we have already lost and I am trying to come up with a coping mechanism.
Football pools
Mum used to do them
knowing nothing of football
a seventies thing.
by Scooj
COYG
F.A. Cup jitters
time to silence babyface
come on you Gunners.
by Scooj
- on anticipating a tense match tonight between my beloved Arsenal and Manchester United (boo). Always a juicy fixture.
Under new management
Unai Emery
and his red and white army
a new football chant.
by Scooj
Natural adventures 