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The Impossible Task that is Play Time with My Littlest Girl
Playing with my littlest girl is nothing short of a hazard. It’s pretty much chalk and cheese to how her sister played at under a year...
Calum Dewsbury
Nov 28, 20203 min read
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Football Has Gone Soft
I’m going to sound like an old man here, but I can remember a time when footballers were allowed to tackle. When a player could go into a...
Calum Dewsbury
Nov 25, 20203 min read
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The Pleasure & Pain that Comes From Play Time with My Little Girl
Playtime with my little girl is a joy. The level of ecstasy I feel upon seeing her laugh and smile as she runs around without a care is...
Calum Dewsbury
Nov 21, 20204 min read
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Why? Why? Why?
I knew we were going to get to this point at some time. I’d began to prepare for it and I’d tried to set my mind to the right frequency;...
Calum Dewsbury
Nov 14, 20203 min read
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Football and the Media
God bless the media. We, as fans, have never had a greater insight into all things football. They can tell you what’s going on in the...
Calum Dewsbury
Nov 12, 20203 min read
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The Turbulence and Trauma of Life with the Terrible Twosome!
I’ve always dreaded the thought of having twins. It seemed to me that sleep alone would be a logistical nightmare. I could imagine them...
Calum Dewsbury
Nov 7, 20204 min read
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One Becomes Two in Lockdown
Lockdown was a trying time for most people. Friends and families were kept apart as grandparents lost precious time with their...
Calum Dewsbury
Oct 31, 20204 min read
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Stats are for Prats
I’d like to start by apologising to anyone that’s offended by the wittiest of phrases that I’ve used to title this piece. I’d used it for...
Calum Dewsbury
Oct 15, 20203 min read
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Kids TV - Relief, Pain and Mind Drain
Kids TV is the bane of my life. It’s a fantastic entity in that it can distract the bigger child on one of her more trying days; although...
Calum Dewsbury
Oct 11, 20203 min read
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My Littlest Girl - A Different Kettle of Fish
From the moment that my second girl was pulled from my wife’s uterus, kicking and screaming in a way that reminded me of the drugged up...
Calum Dewsbury
Sep 16, 20203 min read
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My Little Girl - The Tea Time Terror
I never imagined how something as simple as tea time at home could be so difficult as attempting to do so with a 2-year-old. We generally...
Calum Dewsbury
Sep 4, 20203 min read
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Diving: The Biggest Disease in the English Game
Diving is the cancer of football. A disease that needs to be extinguished, root and stem. It's spread itself across our game in a way...
Calum Dewsbury
Sep 4, 20203 min read
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The Trials and Tribulations of a Sunday with Her Older Cousin
The relationship that my little girl has with her older cousin is like no other in her life. He’s a gentle giant of a child, someone who...
Calum Dewsbury
Aug 9, 20203 min read
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The Terrible Twos
I love my little girl, that much should be obvious. It is true and she is the best thing that has ever happened to me, making me smile...
Calum Dewsbury
Jul 26, 20202 min read
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The De-Valuation of the FA Cup
The FA Cup is said to be the most historic football competition in the world. Indeed, so far as I’ve read, there is none that can date as...
Calum Dewsbury
Jul 22, 20204 min read
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The Lottery That is Eating Out with My Little Girl
Dining out as a family, with my girl in tow, has always been somewhat of a gamble. You have your good days and your bad days, and we’ll...
Calum Dewsbury
Jul 11, 20203 min read
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The Five-Stage Bedtime Routine
There is little more frustrating about being father to my little girl than bedtime. The routine is one of, if not the, most infuriating...
Calum Dewsbury
Jul 4, 20204 min read
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The England 2018 World Cup Myth
It was the summer of 2018 and England was in party mode. The national team were on the way to a semi-final in a major tournament for the...
Calum Dewsbury
Jul 1, 20202 min read
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The Rush for my Girl to Walk, then the Need for Her to Halt!
I was dying to see my little girl walk from the moment she started to crawl. Even before, when she began to roll over and we'd...
Calum Dewsbury
Jun 26, 20203 min read
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Five Changes Needed for VAR
Technology is something that I’ve been eager for football to implement for as long as I can remember. With each dreadful refereeing...
Calum Dewsbury
Jun 25, 20206 min read
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