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Rugby Union Powers That Aren't
By Gary Oswald. Argentina and France's national teams battle for the ball on the cover of a 1954 sports mag. Picture in public domain and courtesy wikimedia commons. Rugby Union, like a lot of sports, was first codified in the UK and as such the four home nations (England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland) have traditionally been the heartland of the game. From there it spread to France where it became popular, helped by Vichy France banning the rival Rugby League code in 1941 and
Nov 713 min read
ITV versus Vince McMahon
By Gary Oswald. WOS Wrestling logo, though cropped from an STV ad rather than an ITV one! Few fandoms have embraced the ‘what if’...
Aug 228 min read
Early Football What Ifs?
By Gary Oswald. The Civil Service F.C. team in 1893. A founding member of the Football Association, formed (as it said) out of...
Jul 813 min read
The Alternate Anatomy of a Gridiron Line
By Colin Salt Ouch! The Dallas Cowboys tackle poor Arian Foster in a 2010 match against the Houston Texans, picture courtesy Wikimedia...
Feb 254 min read
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