The festive season always creates a natural time to reflect on what has happened...
It's very much felt like the end of an era stepping away from a...
An unfortunate incident in a non-league football match reported on by me blew up...
Phoenix clubs are an unfortunate necessity of modern day football, but rarely do they...
Monday 27th July. Hometime. The last day of any sort of holiday is always depressing, regardless of whether you want to come home (as in this case) or not. Mainly...
Sunday 26th July. Well today pretty much confirmed that Toulouse is not a tourist destination. Surely there are better places for a future Super League franchise?! A late start saw...
Saturday 25th July. Matchday. Many Widnes fans over for the weekend were probably looking to have a good time and a nice break away from their hectic lifestyles. But to...
At 3.30am on Friday July 24th I set off on the longest trip I’ve ever made for an away game, some 39 hours before Widnes kick off their league match...
What is it that makes English sport stars synonymous with injury? Go back to 1998. Young English striker Michael Owen announced himself on the world stage with that goal against...
I see England somehow salvaged a draw in the first Ashes test against Australia. I say see, I didn’t, thanks to the fact that Sky Sports has the rights to...
I’ve finally broke my duck. I finally have a sporting memory worthy of being my best. Sunday 12th July 2009, Widnes Vikings 34 Barrow Raiders 18. Before the game, I...
If someone says to you work placements are pointless, tell them they’re wrong. Essentially, three days work experience has shaped my life. I was an ambitious 17-year-old A-level student when...
I’ll admit, this Michael Owen to Manchester United story has got me excited. I fell out of love with football some years ago now. I still follow it very closely,...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you will have heard of the social networking sensation that is Twitter. While it may seem pointless, there...

James Gordon is a sports media professional, commentator and football club director. MD of JDG Media, providing media management services to sports organisations, and founder/former editor of Love Rugby League. Read more...