Off The Cuff

Off The Cuff

After a bit of an absence from BackPageFootball, Ed Diggins returns with his popular Off The Cuff column to look at some of the game’s current talking points including the FAI and Manchester United’s financial situation.

Viva Aviva!

Viva Aviva!

Dublin’s new Aviva Stadium opened its doors for the very first time recently, and BPF’s Ed Diggins was there to sample the atmosphere.

Exclusive: Lukasz Mierzejewski speaks to BPF

Exclusive: Lukasz Mierzejewski speaks to BPF

As one of the absentees from this summer’s World Cup, Poland are firmly focused on the 2012 European Championships that they will co-host with Ukraine. Ed Diggins travelled to Ciechanow to get the thoughts of international midfielder Lukasz Mierzejewski. When Giovanni Trappatoni announced his Ireland squad for the upcoming friendlies in preparation for the Euro […]

Matchday Diary - Planes, trains and errm, evacuations

Matchday Diary – Planes, trains and errm, evacuations

Manchester United picked up an important three points at the weekend against fourth place hopefuls Tottenham, and Ed Diggins was there….eventually. This was never going to be an easy trip. Something called Eyjafjallajökull (pardon my French) meant that last Monday to Wednesday was spent trying to sort out a backup plan via road. Thankfully come […]