JED'S ROUTE ONE
a student's experience of music and football – exclusive interviews, reports and articles
In 2023, I was privileged enough to be able to go to ten different gigs in London, seeing many of my favourite artists on the planet for the very first time. To keep a record of what has been such a magical year, I have written a short piece about each gig, as well as my personal highlights. Included in this list are Isaiah Rashad, Snoop Dogg, Smino, JID, Stormzy, Jorja Smith, Sampha, Denzel Curry, Little Simz and, finally, Jordan Ward.
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Written by Jed Vine I was given the incredible opportunity to interview former Arsenal goalkeeper Tony Burns. He made his professional debut for Arsenal in 1964, before going on to play for clubs including Brighton, Charlton and Crystal Palace. He even played in South Africa, a part of the first ever white football […]
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Little Simz – NO THANK YOU Tour at Alexandra Palace, London On the first of two nights in front of a packed-out Alexandra Palace, Little Simz strutted about in a black suit and tie with an ease that reflects her polished and sleek style of rapping. It was a true testament to the performer’s popularity […]
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Sampha – ‘Satellite Business’ at Saint John at Hackney Church, London With a week to go before his highly anticipated sophomore album, ‘Lahai’, drops on 20th October, Sampha began a tour that will see him visit venues in North America and Europe with the first of three sold-out ‘Satellite Business’ shows in London. His debut […]
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On Saturday 25th of June 2022, I will be running 14km to mark the 14 goals scored by the Ukrainian national team on their journey to the World Cup playoff final. The link to donate to the wonderful charity British-Ukrainian aid is here. After the 1-0 loss to Wales in the final, many of the […]
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SEASON REVIEW – 2021/22 Article and photos by Jed Vine The 2021/22 season was my best season as a match-going fan so far. After 35 matches, 93 goals and 4 different stadiums, it has now concluded. Fans across the world have swiftly started to switch their focus onto the seasons to come. However, last season […]
Continue reading‘Introduction to Coaching Football’ – My experience January 2022 was the month of exams. I had two and a half weeks of mock exams in preparation for my final IB examinations in May, for which I spent many hours in my bedroom revising, revising, and revising some more. Somehow, alongside these exams, I managed to […]
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with ex-England right-back George Cohen MBE Written by Jed Vine I was given the chance to interview Fulham legend and World Cup winner George Cohen MBE. George played 459 games at right-back for Fulham, and played 37 games for England, including being vice-captain in the 1966 World Cup Final. England triumphed 4-2 over […]
Continue readingLIVERPOOL 4-3 LEEDS Embed from Getty Images Written by Jed Vine MATCH EVENTS 4′ GOAL – Mohamed Salah (Penalty) 12′ GOAL – Jack Harrison (Assist – Kalvin Phillips) 20′ GOAL – Virgil van Dijk (Assist – Andy Robertson) 30′ GOAL – Patrick Bamford 33′ GOAL – Mohamed Salah 66′ GOAL – Mateusz Klich (Assist – […]
Continue readingFULHAM 0-3 ARSENAL Written by Jed Vine Embed from Getty Images MATCH EVENTS 8′ GOAL – Alexandre Lacazette 49′ GOAL – Gabriel Magalhães (Assist – Willian) 57′ GOAL – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Assist – Willian) OVERVIEW Arsenal got their 2020/21 campaign off to the perfect start as they ripped newly-promoted Fulham apart at Craven Cottage. Just […]
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Michael, that save has been shown on The Big Match. It was certainly a bit special.
Hi. Just seen this excellent interview. Burns is one of my favourite keepers at Palace and we have had some…
Lovely interviews with George Cohen and Tony Burns. Good questions delving into their careers. The Tony Burns interview gives a…
Nice interview with Tony Burns.I played a few games with him at Durban United here in South Africa.I had wandered…
I met Tony when working at Hove. We shared the same accommodation & had a few beers together. Great person…