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Interesting article here about the close links between Umbro and Adidas back in the day and how Umbro dominated the kit market at one time. I also found out how Umbro got their name. Must...get...out...more...
It's a wonderful and relatively cheap city mate. Fantastic architecture and culture all across the city. In my top 3 cities in Europe, along with Krakow and Copenhagen. You should really try the thermal baths, a great experience. https://www.szechenyibath.hu/ The Buda side of the city is beautiful and very picturesque and touristic. The Pest side is more modern and happening. This article might help you. https://www.contiki.com/six-two/article/buda-vs-pest-which-side-of-the-river-are
Nike are possibly the laziest kit maker out there. An American company with no real connection or understanding to what your 'soccer' team's kit design means to you. They come up with a 'one size fits all' default kit design template, that everybody wearing their kits is forced to wear. Only the kit colours change and this of course saves them a lot of money in kit production costs. Watch this collar style be used in all of their kit manufacturing over the next few years.
It would be nice to see England kits being supplied by an English company like Umbro or even Admiral, as in previous years. Money talks though of course and neither of those companies could compete with the Nike offer.
Liam Bennett at Cambridge United. 21 y/o right-sided defender who likes to get forward and support the attack. Lots of energy and a very positive player. Saw a couple of Cambridge games when I was back home visiting from Sweden and he stood out for me. Averages between 6 to 7.5 in player ratings which is fantasyland for any of our gone missings.. https://www.sofascore.com/player/liam-bennett/1132091
I've lived in Stockholm since 2000, apart from a couple of years living in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. It's a good quality of life here and a decent standard of living, which in turn means things are are a bit pricier than the UK.
There are plenty of places where you can eat or drink for a decent price. Try eating a big lunch. A lot of restaurants do 'Dagens Lunch', which is basically a dish of the day. These are usually a lot cheaper than their evening menu and often include salad, bread, a soft drink and coffee.
The tax rate is around 30%, but you get it back in other ways, especially if you have a kid at daycare. It costs about 75 quid a month here. I hear of friends paying a few hundred quid a week for the same thing.
Regarding things to do. A few of the lads have mentioned some already. Stockholm is a very walkable city. Most of the things you should see are very central.
Gamla stan : The old town is a must. Full of fantastic old buildings, the Nobel museum and the royal palace. A large amount of bars and restaurants, many of which have cellars dating back hundreds of years.
Djurgården: The Vasa Museum is dedicated to a ship that sank on its maiden voyage, that they resurrected from its watery grave (think of the Mary Rose). Basically the water got choppy and the cannons all shifted to one side and tipped the boat over. Good museum though. If you like museums, check out the Nordic Museum right behind it. My favourite building in Stockholm and some great stuff in there.
On the same island is the Abba Museum, though I would save your money and visit Skansen. A park dedicated to Sweden's culture and history..lots of craft stalls, restaurants and an open air zoo that contains many of Sweden's live animals. Elk, bears, wolverines, seals etc.. Still on Djurgården you have Gröna Lund which is a theme park, catering for all ages with its rides and offerings. It also has lots of live concerts during the summer. https://www.gronalund.com/en
The Archipelago: It's made up of over 20,000 islands and is my favourite place in Sweden. You can take boats out there all day, it really is incredibly beautiful. Maybe stop off at Vaxholm, a harbour town about an hour or so out from Stockholm. All the boats have a cafe and bar on them too, so you won't need to take a packed lunch. https://waxholmsbolaget.se/visitor-information
Mosebacketerrassen: A fantastic place to have a beer in summer and get a view over the whole of Stockholm. It's main function is as a music and entertainment venue. Seen groups like Badly Drawn Boy, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Sleaford Mods, Lloyd Cole, Zero 7 and The Killers (in front of 150 people) here. https://sodrateatern.com/mosebacketerrassen/
Södermalm is full of restaurants and bars and is kinda trendy. Back in the day you couldn't give apartments away there, but in the mid 90s it started getting gentrified and that all changed. Lots of cheaper bars there too. It's got something for all tastes. Medborgarplatsen is a square where you can sit in the sun and just people watch at one of its several bars.
Other bars worth a mention.. Wirströms Pub (where I occasionally do a shift). Great selection of beers, show live football and have music on in their 500 year old cellar. Sturehof, Riche and Berns if you are feeling flush. Söders Hjärta, Trädgården, Torpedverkstaden, Akkurat are a few other places I like.
On another note. I have met more QPR fans living in Stockholm than I ever did living in England. Admittedly being a Cambridge lad that isn't too surprising. In the 70s and 80s they would watch the old 1st Division games live on their equivalent to BBC1. Clubs like QPR, Wolves, Stoke, Millwall, Derby, WBA and the like have a decent size following amongst the 40-plussers here.
Anyway..I hope that has given you a few ideas. Feel free to ask me about anything, happy to help.
Not sure it has been mentioned, but as well as Connolly not scoring in 10 months it was also his birthday on Saturday (in more ways than one)..because of course it was. A quick glance at Huddersfield's team tells me that Jordan Rhodes has his birthday this Sunday. I am sure we are dying to offer him an early present. For those wanting help paying the heating bills, he is 3.75/1 to score at any time, or 7.50/1 to be the first scorer. You're welcome..
Absolutely loved Flashing Blade. The Saturday morning kids show On the Waterfront used to do a dubbed version of it. Check it out underneath, comedy gold.
I watched the game in Sweden through Viaplay. The (English) commentator mentioned that Colback hadn't scored in 2 and a 1/2 years after his shot went in... Not quite in the John Jensen league, but If I'd been armed with this knowledge prior to the game, I might have put the money I've saved for a rainy day on that happening!!
He is technically offside I think, because the Sunderland player is behind the keeper. As there isn't a player between Charlie and the keeper he is off. One of these weird rules that I remember. I've not been arsed to google or check it, so don't shoot the messenger!
Apologies if this has been talked about before, but I've not seen it mentioned here or written about anywhere else. Had a little look in the club shop and could see that what kits were left were discounted heavily. Usually a sign of a new kit incoming.
In a way not bringing out a new one in times of hardship for many would be a nice touch, but on the other hand the club also needs to get some cash rolling in.
Don't worry good folk, Boris is here to save the day! Always keen to show he is a man of the people and support any popular trending cause (unless that involves giving financial aid to those who need it most), Boris de Pfeffel Johnson has promised to sort this out. Well that's that taken care of then..
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