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Muzzy

March 16, 2026 — Andrew Fowlie

Read Muzzy Izzet's autobiography (Muzzy) on the commute to and from work. A strange choice, as I am not a Leicester fan.

I read it for nostalgia. I remember Muzzey Izzet as a player, as his unusual and memorable name (his full name is Mustafa Izzet) was always on regional sports reporting. He was also unsual as a player in that 90s era of English football, being a skilful player with composure under pressure.

I enjoyed some of the memories and stories, and his charity work and hospital visits were genuinely inspiring.

Tags: football, books

Be still my beating Hearts...

March 11, 2026 — Andrew Fowlie

Some people say that to find out which football team you should support, you should take a ruler and a map, and find the closest professional club to your place of birth. If I did that, I think I'd get Hearts or Hibs. I've always found the name Heart of Midlothian alluring and charming, and unusually celebral for a football club, being named after a Walter Scott novel.

Now that I've shown you my credentials, I can say that I am thoroughly enjoying the title race for the Sottish Premier League and hoping that Hearts can win. I don't have them as favourites; I'm worried about Celtic's know-how in getting over the line. I think it might go down to the final round, perhaps even the final kick.

Tags: football