“Jimmy Murphy has never been given the accolade he deserved for enabling Manchester United’s revival. He was destined to live in Busby’s shadow but there is no denying the debt Sir Matt and the club owed him even though today he is sometimes forgotten by revisionist historians.” Michael Parkinson “Whatever I have achieved in football, … Continue reading
As western European leagues begin to settle into their mostly familiar patterns, leagues elsewhere around the world have already been decided or are entering ‘squeaky-bum time.’ Here’s how it has all affected the Lost Boyos around the globe. Champions League Celtic returned to the Champions League group stages for the first time since the 2007-08 … Continue reading
Carl Robinson LOST BOYO IN USA/CANADA – Toronto FC 2007-2010, New York Red Bulls 2010-2011, Vancouver Whitecaps (as Assistant Manager) 2012-current OTHER CLUBS – Wolves 1995-2002, Shrewsbury (on loan) 1996, Portsmouth 2002-2004, Sheffield Wednesday (on loan) 2003, Walsall (on loan) 2003, Rotherham (on loan) 2003, Sheffield United (on loan) 2004, Sunderland (on loan) 2004, Sunderland … Continue reading
The Lost Boyos return to Sweden to delve once again into some history of Welsh football influence overseas and look at the one of the greatest feats achieved by a Welsh football manager on foreign soil. Herbert Gwyn ‘Bert’ Turner LOST BOYO IN SWEDEN (Malmö FF, 1950-1954; Kalmar FF, 1955-56) CLUBS: (as a player) Charlton … Continue reading
Champions League July was a bad month in Europe for Wales. First TNS exited, and then Rhys Weston of Iceland’s KR and Matthew Tipton of Linfield went out in the next round. This week, however, Lost Boyo-participation in the Champions League group stage was assured when Celtic defeated HJK Helsinki 4-0 on aggregate to book … Continue reading
It’s close to nine months since Lost Boyos was first launched, and in those nine months, one name has come up again and again: John Toshack. First up, we saw how his influence at former club Real Sociedad helped bring about the appointement of fellow Welshman Chris Coleman at the Basque club. Next, we were looking at his record-breaking Real … Continue reading
LOST BOYO (well ‘Girlo’) IN HOLLAND (AZ, 2008-2010) OTHER CLUBS: Cardiff City Ladies, Newport Strikers, Bristol Academy The unoffical launch of the Olympic Games was in Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium, 2 days before Danny Boyle’s Tempest-themed opening ceremony. The opening event of London 2012, in Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium, would be women’s football featuring Team GB against … Continue reading
Football returns in Europe – not that it ever truly goes away – and continues around the world. Here’s how the Lost Boyos faired in July. UEFA Champions League Matthew Tipton‘s successful 2011-12 season in Northern Ireland slipped under the Lost Boyos‘ radar; the Welshman scored 20 league goals to finish as the Premiership’s joint-second … Continue reading
Spain’s era-defining victory over Italy in the Euro 2012 final may have brought the season to a close for many a football fan and player, but the global game is permanent, and the world’s leagues and cups continue on through the summer. Here’s how June worked out for the world’s Lost Boyos. Finland Richard Dorman … Continue reading
Rhys Weston LOST BOYO IN NORWAY (Viking FK, 2006) SCOTLAND (Dundee, 2010-2012) AND ICELAND (KR, 2012-) OTHER CLUBS: Arsenal (1999-2000) Cardiff City (2000-2006) Port Vale (2007) Walsall (2007-2010) WALES CAREER: Wales u21 (4 caps) Wales (7 caps) (2000-2005) Davor Sukor, Thierry Henry, Juninho, Paul Ince and Paul Gascoigne – all legends of the game and … Continue reading
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