There are fewer finer sights in football than Werder Bremen in full flow. One day, they'll have a decent start to the season and the rest of Europe will see what they can really do in the Champions League as they outscore their opposition until they hit some tedious brick wall of doom like Chelsea or Inter or Real. Click to continue reading...

We've all been there. Sometimes the team you follow goes through a bad patch, which turns into a really awful patch, which eventually becomes the mother of all hell-like patches. Dave Roberts has been there too, and as a way of recovering from such a traumatic experience, he chose to write a book about it. Click to continue reading...

Friends, Romans, non-Romans... in fact anyone that cares to listen... Some People Are On The Pitch has been nominated for 'Best British Blog' (that is to say 'best blog about British football') in the Soccerlens Awards 2008.

Being the narcissistic types, we crave a bit of recognition for all our hard work writing for you throughout the year. Click to continue reading...

(All times UK)

Monday 1st December

20:00 Reading v Coventry, Championship, Sky Sports 1 & HD1
A win for Steve Coppel's team would close the gap on second place Birmingham to four points. There is a danger that the top two could run away with the league and leave the rest of us shmucks fighting for the play offs. Click to continue reading...

Friday 28th November

19:45 Barrow v Brentford, FA Cup 2nd Round, Setanta Sports 1
In theory this should be an absolute ruddy massacre of the highest order, but we all know about the magic of The Cup, don't we? Barrow are currently just two places above the relegation zone in the Conference National and needed a replay to beat Eastbourne Borough in the last round, but with probably the whole town turning out to cheer the home team on, would you seriously bet on a Brentford win? Click to continue reading...

Two for the price of one
31 Footballers Past And Present Whose Names Are Made Up Of Two First Names

1. Charlie Adam (Rangers midfielder)
2. Gareth Barry
3. Steve Bruce
4. Tommy Craig (former Newcastle and Aston Villa midfielder)
5. Dixie Dean
6. Mark Dennis
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Damn, it's been too long. Our old favourite 'Seven Shades of...' is back once again and for those of you who weren't around prior to October 2007 when we did this last time around, let us explain.

The premise here is to link two disparate souls from football's illustrious past or present over seven spurious steps. Click to continue reading...

I suppose the writing had been on the wall for Armin Vey for some time. The Stuttgart boss' last day Bundesliga title triumph two years ago was followed by an indifferent league season and an atrocious Champions League campaign. This season has simply not been good enough given the players at his disposal. Click to continue reading...

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Monday 24th November

19:45 Barnsley v Burnley, Championship, Sky Sports 1/HD1
What better way to counter-schedule against a gruff northern Premier League fixture on Setanta that with a gruff northern fixture in the Championship. Burnley are having a great season under Owen Coyle while Big Si's boys are still recovering from last season. Click to continue reading...

Friday 21 November

19.30 Karlsruher v Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga, Setanta Sports 1
It's all going horribly wrong for Karlsruhe, with just one point in their last seven games. That solitary point however was from their last home game against current table toppers Leverkeusen fighting back from 3-0 down, so there's hope yet for them. Click to continue reading...

Passing the baton
15 Great Managers Of British Clubs And The Equally Great (Or Not So Great) Men That Replaced Them When They Left

1. Ron Atkinson replaced by Ronnie Allen at West Bromwich Albion, 1981
2. Dave Bassett replaced by Bobby Gould at Wimbledon, 1987
3. Matt Busby replaced by Wilf McGuinness at Manchester United, 1969
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With 2008 ambling its way wearily to an end, November was the last chance for many countries to pick up some badly needed points in their qualifying campaign for the 2010 World Cup. In the CONCACAF region, it was more important than that. Some countries had to win or see an end to their dreams of qualifying for the finals. Click to continue reading...

It's almost impossible not to feel a frisson of nostalgia when 'Gladbach and Bayern play each other. In the 1970's these two giants of the game fought like titans for Bundesliga supremacy. Think of those days and you think of Franz Beckenbauer and Gunter Netzer. These days its Bayern with the upper hand. Click to continue reading...

Nostalgic football fans in the UK - can we have your attention please!

Some People Are On The Pitch are proud to announce that a new series of The Big Match Revisited is returning to ITV4 on January 1st 2009. Covering the final 20 weeks of the 1978/79 season, the first programme has an absolute gem of a game in the shape of West Bromwich Albion's 5-3 victory over Manchester United. Click to continue reading...

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Monday 17 November

19.45 Northampton Town v Leeds United, FA Cup 1st Round Replay, Setanta Sports 1
Northampton took an early lead in the first game, only to be reduced to ten men in the middle of the first half, then conceded a penalty before the break. Swindon's conquerors Histon await in the next round, for almost certainly another TV appearance. Click to continue reading...