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Blind 2010 Blog Archive
A great day for the beautiful game
There is much debate about who coined the phrase the ‘beautiful game’ but everyone who has ever used it –…
Posted by Tony Larkin on 09-08-2010 / Read post »
Football under the spot light
With less than three weeks to go until the opening of the IBSA World Blind Football Championship in Hereford, head…
Posted by Tony Larkin on 27-07-2010 / Read post »
More than just a team…
There was much debate about Fabio Capello’s choice of team in South Africa. He talked about the need for…
Posted by Tony Larkin on 18-07-2010 / Read post »
Building bridges
With less than six weeks to go until the opening of the IBSA World Blind Football Championship in Hereford, head…
Posted by Tony Larkin on 08-07-2010 / Read post »
Hope and Glory
So as England crash out of the World Cup and the country’s hopes are dashed once again, it is now…
Posted by Jon Dutton on 30-06-2010 / Read post »
Countdown to Kick off
‘I thought you were joking when you said they were blind’ a little girl said to me last week. The…
Posted by Tony Larkin on 30-06-2010 / Read post »
Politically correct?
As the general election gathers pace it is impossible to pick up a newspaper or turn on the radio or…
Posted by Jon Dutton on 28-04-2010 / Read post »
To Frankfurt and back
We targeted last weekend as a major milestone in the build up to the championships. We planned, prepared and got…
Posted by Jon Dutton on 22-04-2010 / Read post »
Germany game
The game against Germany held on Saturday 17 April at the Point4, Royal National College in Hereford was a great…
Posted by David Clarke on 22-04-2010 / Read post »
Good to go!
The draw has been made and we are now officially up and running. We have some great looking fixtures and…
Posted by Jon Dutton on 14-04-2010 / Read post »
Yesterday's draw
Well, the draw has been made and the World Cup has truly come alive. All those dark hours of…
Posted by David Clarke on 13-04-2010 / Read post »
All systems go
I spent the Easter weekend with my colleagues at The Royal National College in Hereford for an international Futsal event.…
Posted by Jon Dutton on 09-04-2010 / Read post »
The Culture of Sport
London Mayor Boris Johnson recently announced a ‘corridor of Olympic interest’ in the heart of London for the 2012 Games,…
Posted by Jon Dutton on 30-03-2010 / Read post »
Challenge Hereford
The organisers of the IBSA World Blind Football Championships are challenging the people of Hereford and its surrounding areas to…
Posted by Jon Dutton on 19-03-2010 / Read post »
Becks and heartbreak
As David Beckham recovers from an injury that will keep him out of a record breaking 4th consecutive World Cup…
Posted by Jon Dutton on 17-03-2010 / Read post »
Pathways
Last week the England blind team met up with their ‘senior’ counterparts at Fabio Capello’s last full training session ahead…
Posted by Jon Dutton on 11-03-2010 / Read post »
The business of sport
This week the BBC are running a special feature on their website about the business of sport on the back…
Posted by Jon Dutton on 04-03-2010 / Read post »
Futsal, what's that?
When we met with IBSA, the International Governing Body a couple of weeks ago they asked us to change the…
Posted by Jon Dutton on 25-02-2010 / Read post »
IBSA, Fish and Chips and Referees
When I did my first blog last week and made the bold statement that I would do this every week,…
Posted by Jon Dutton on 17-02-2010 / Read post »
Here and now
Hi, my name is Jon Dutton and I have been appointed by The FA to act as Tournament Director for…
Posted by Jon Dutton on 10-02-2010 / Read post »
Up to now
While playing for Shrewsbury Town FC I did some voluntary work at the Royal National College (then based in Shrewsbury)…
Posted by Tony Larkin on 21-11-2009 / Read post »
