About

ThreeMatchBan is a website devoted to the beautiful game that has been educated by Panini sticker albums throughout the 80s and 90s and only recently became aware that Belgique-Belgie is in fact two variations of saying Belgium.

Leaving big match reports to those more ably equipped and staffed and transfer gossip to those with Pinocchio’s nose, ThreeMatchBan revels in both the fun and the finer details of football.

Including regular quizzes, features from close to home and far afield, reflection, contemplation, occasional outbursts and of course football stickers, this is a haven from the repeated drudgery of daily football reporting.

The principal writer

That’s me (with the questionable haircut tucking into a cheesy bap) and I’m the twisted wrench responsible for the stream of quizzes designed to entertain and infuriate.

An Aston villa fan, I’m a cynic, skeptic and unquestioning enthusiast of the only game worth putting everything aside for, something which I happily do, having binged on football for over two decades and become metaphorically fat as a consequence.

A keen and enthusiastic writer, I’ve written for the Islington Gazette, Tottenham Journal, Ham & High, Kilburn Times, InBedWithMaradona, Villa fanzine Heroes & Villains, the Stockport County match day programme County Life and Goal.com.

Contributors

David N

Living in Manchester, but spending most of his time in another time zone, David’s an authority on South American football. He’s a regular contributor to Argentina Football World and to boot he also writes excellent capsule film reviews.

Davey Blackett

Gifted with delicate hands and a rocket propelled shot, Davey is a man of contradiction. He can make Carlos Valderrama look like an imitation of his caricature, but insists his attempts to draw Juan Veron end up looking like Village People-esque pirates. I can’t wait to see that one.