We’ve all had the experience You’re sitting in your living room as a teenager, watching a film or a TV show with your parents. Things seem fine. It’s entertaining, but there’s nothing wildly inappropriate in there at all. And then, suddenly, it happens. It can come in many forms. It can be a crude joke, […]

6 years ago

When a crisis breaks out, blame is quickly apportioned – either rightly or wrongly The spread of COVID-19 throughout the United Kingdom has seen blame spread in a number of directions. While the government has been rightly criticised for its sluggish response to the pandemic, one of the most peculiar avenues has been to blame […]

6 years ago

“What?! He’s dead?” For fans, World Wrestling Entertainment (or World Wrestling Federation for us older viewers) was a staple of our youth. Getting up in the morning to watch it, or staying up ludicrously late on the off-chance you convinced your parents into paying for a PPV event. Watching the likes of The Rock, Stone […]

6 years ago

“This is a hate crime” If you’re not aware of it, Mike Bassett: England Manager is the tale of a man called, well, Mike Bassett. Played by Royle Family actor Ricky Tomlinson, Bassett is a salt of the earth football manager. A good football man. Upon winning the cup with Norwich City, Bassett finds himself thrust into the […]

6 years ago

‘Beckhhhhhhaaaammmm’ Kieran and Lucas O’Hanlon are brothers and they have a mutual love of all things football. That’s not surprising considering that their dad, Sean, enjoyed a 14-year career with clubs like Swindon Town, MK Dons and Carlisle. With school off for the foreseeable future, the two brothers have been spending plenty of time in […]

6 years ago

With no football on, we have found other ways to occupy ourselves It is currently day 1,321,542 without football and we are starting to forget what an actual football looks like. Of course, it is not that long, and in truth pales in comparison to the real issues happening around us, but if there was […]

6 years ago

Admit it, we’ve all done it When you’re spending an extended period of time indoors, as each and every one of us is doing right now, you do things you wouldn’t normally do. Your day-to-day changes slightly. With no sporting events taking place bar the reruns being aired on television, this means that many of […]

6 years ago

You’ve probably got more in your cupboard than you think Being at home for prolonged periods of time, it can be tempting to fall into the habit of taking the easy route with food. Frozen food, instant meals, these can seem like the easier option when compared to making a dish from scratch, but in […]

6 years ago

Marmite on crumpets, anyone? British food doesn’t have the greatest reputation on the global culinary stage. Despite the fact that a number of British chefs like Gordon Ramsey, Jamie Oliver and Heston Blumenthal are now household names in many countries, the idea that British food is boiled, flavourless pulp still persists. French food, on the […]

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“The police tried to shut us down” With a lockdown in place, mass gatherings are now prohibited in the United Kingdom which, we presume, you were already aware of. Because of this normal things like going for dinner, to a pub, or to a stand up show are not currently allowed. To try and get […]

6 years ago

Is 5G technology responsible for the outbreak of COVID-19? We all have a friend who smokes too much weed and thinks that squirrels are actually robots designed purely to monitor what the general public is saying to each other, and who is to say whether that is in fact true. Conspiracy theories are nothing new […]

6 years ago

If in doubt, make your own People appear to still be panic buying items in the shop, where possible, meaning that some shops’ pasta shelves are completely bare. What we would previously have had sitting in our cupboard for ages without wanting some, has now turned into a commodity more valuable than gold. So what […]

6 years ago

Sometimes a pizza is the only thing that will do Due to the lockdown we’re currently living through, the simple and barely considered joy of going out for something to eat with friends is off the table, if you will. Restaurants are for the most part closed – bar certain ones still doing takeaway – […]

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“Not a single person at this airport has asked me anything” The United Kingdom has been on lockdown for more than a week, with gatherings of people also prohibited under the government’s plans to slow the spread of COVID-19. These measures were relatively late, coming after it became clear that the original plan for the […]

6 years ago

“Golaço!!” What we wouldn’t give for a bit of Football Italia right now. Even a dour 0-0 draw between Reggiana and Foggia. Back in 1992, inspired by the success of Italia 90 and Paul Gascoigne’s big-money move from Tottenham to Lazio, Channel 4 launched Football Italia onto the TV screens and straight to our hearts. […]

6 years ago

Let us take you on a trip back in time On our first Lunchtime Lecture, historian and author Greg Jenner joins us for a lesson in the history of celebrity. Jenner has worked on the Horrible Histories books and TV show, as well as appearing on numerous television shows and BBC radio programs. In these […]

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Would you hand the keys of your football team to a novice? Kyle Picknell is very good at Football Manager. He has committed thousands of hours of his life into the game, and as a result has got really good at it. Joe Gilmore has not. He has never played Football Manager in his life and as […]

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“I’ve never been so proud to do the job I’m doing, but I’ve also never been so scared” Right now, the United Kingdom is in the grip of the greatest threat to life its seen since World War II. The outbreak of COVID-19 has killed more than a thousand people, and is projected to take […]

6 years ago

Terms and Conditions: Live JOE Friday Pub Quiz, BrewDog Giveaway Prize details: 5x cases of 12x BrewDog beer – Live JOE Friday Pub Quiz, BrewDog Giveaway – on Friday 27th March 2020 at 8pm (GMT) Terms and Conditions To enter the competition on Facebook entrants, need to share the Live JOE Friday Pub Quiz posted […]

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Maybe now we will value the NHS the way we always should have If the outbreak of COVID-19 has done one slightly positive thing in the United Kingdom, it has been the fact that people appear to appreciate the National Health Service the way they always should have. Our NHS workers on the frontline against […]

6 years ago

So you think you’re a die-hard Disney fan? Prove it… It’s been a long time coming, but Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic are finally all together in one place, waiting for you to sit back, relax and enjoy. All the Avengers movies in one place, all the classic Disney animated films, and […]

6 years ago

The pubs are now closed Britain has entered a stage of lockdown after prime minister Boris Johnson announced to the public in a televised address that he had granted police powers to issue fines to people outside of their homes unnecessarily and to disperse crowds. Part of the reason that this drastic measure needed to […]

6 years ago

The COVID-19 outbreak has already produced a number of heroes Since the outbreak of COVID-19, we have seen the best and worst of humanity emerge in response. The worse has come in the form of politicians scoring political points rather than fix the issue at hand and, in America at least, some even profiting off […]

6 years ago

Can a global pandemic be funny? The term ‘too soon’ is one we are acquainted with. If you’re not, it generally refers to a joke made ‘too soon’ after the event it’s making fun of. It can be jokes that are a little too close to the bone, or ones that people consider to be […]

6 years ago

Are the British measures against COVID-19 too little, too late? Britain’s initial response from government to the outbreak of the coronavirus was something that could be simply summed up with a shrug of one’s shoulders. The prime minister Boris Johnson reacted to the news of the outbreak in the United Kingdom by suggesting earnestly that […]

6 years ago

Health must take precedence British sprint star Adam Gemili would, in a normal Olympic year, be gearing up his training right about now with autumn and the Games in sight. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the impact it is having on our societies worldwide with lockdowns, restricted movements and in some cases closed […]

6 years ago

The pub is not an option, so we’re bringing it to you The COVID-19 outbreak means that we are no longer able to go to the pub, not for a while at least. But worry not, we are hosting a live JOE Friday Pub Quiz tonight at 8pm. Just head over to our Facebook page, […]

6 years ago

London has never been so quiet London, like most capital cities, is famed for its hustle and bustle. There is never a quiet moment in Britain’s capital. Usually, the 9 million population of London only desert the streets on Christmas day. But the global outbreak of the coronavirus has seen all of the hottest tourist […]

6 years ago

In the absence of actual football, this will more than suffice Jurgen Klopp is a popular man at the moment. His Liverpool team are top of the (currently suspended) Premier League and look set, at some point in the future, to lift the title for the first time in 30 years. Without any discernible football […]

6 years ago

Prize details: 3x pairs of 2x tickets Wales vs Scotland – Guinness Six Nations 2020, Principality Stadium, Cardiff, United Kingdom on Saturday 14 March 2020 at 14:15 Terms and Conditions To enter the competition on Twitter entrants, need to comment on the competition post and name the player of the match posted by @JOE_co_uk, on […]

6 years ago

If just one percent of the UK population contracts coronavirus, the NHS will need nine times more beds The NHS and its troubles have dominated British television screens and newspapers in recent years. An ageing population and problems brought about by repeated cuts to the health service’s budget has led to rising ‘trolley waits’ and […]

6 years ago

The ‘Gypsy King’ is on top of the world When Tyson Fury defeated Deontay Wilder by technical knockout during their rematch in Las Vegas on February 22, 2020 – the 31-year-old not only took the WBC world championship from the Bronze Bomber, but also completed a cathartic and scarcely believable turnaround in his professional and […]

6 years ago

Prize details: 2x pairs of 2x tickets Scotland vs France – Guinness Six Nations 2020, BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh, United Kingdom on Sunday 08 March 2020 at 13:00 Terms and Conditions To enter the competition on Twitter entrants, need to comment on the competition post and name the player of the match posted by @JOE_co_uk, […]

6 years ago

How time flies Only a week on from launching our brand spanking new weekly football quiz, here we are again with the second edition. Those that had a bash last week will see the format has remained unchanged, meaning you’ll have to dig deep into your knowledge of stadiums from around the world, famous (and […]

6 years ago

Prize details: 2x pairs of 2x tickets England vs Ireland – Guinness Six Nations 2020, Twickenham Stadium, London, United Kingdom on Sunday 23 February 2020 at 15:00. Terms and Conditions To enter the competition on Twitter entrants, need to comment on the competition post and name the player of the match posted by @JOE_co_uk, on […]

6 years ago

Like quizzes? Like football? Yeah? Good. You’re in precisely the right place. To run alongside JOE’s legendary weekly Pub Quiz, we bring you this – the first edition of the FootballJOE Quiz. 25 marks are on offer as you navigate your way through five rounds, offering you a chance to show off your impressive (and perhaps slightly pointless) […]

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“They sexually assaulted me in my bedroom, and took photos of the whole experience” Rhiannon was just 13 when she sent a topless selfie to a stranger online. Within 24 hours, she was sexually assaulted by the same person, before being threatened against reporting what had happened to her. In the aftermath of the horrific […]

6 years ago

Will van Dijk ever get a better chance? Virgil van Dijk is undeniably the best centre-back in world football at this current moment in time. The Liverpool and Dutch central defender has been a revelation since joining the Reds from Southampton, helping to elevate them to a level all fans have dreamed of, but few […]

6 years ago

It was a week marked by regretful scenes in football, both at home and abroad On the latest episode of Liquid Football host Kelly Cates is joined by former Chelsea and Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips and ex-Chelsea and West Ham striker Carlton Cole. After a weekend marked by a number of incidents of alleged […]

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High praise indeed For football supporters of a certain age, Alessandro Del Piero represents everything that was good about the game during the 1990s. The former Juventus forward was tough on the pitch, incredibly skilful and, not unlike many of his compatriots of the time, was cool as a cucumber. The 45-year-old won quite a […]

6 years ago

Welcome to the most ambitious crossover since The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania! It’s Valentine’s Day and you know what that means? That’s right, finding someone to sit opposite while filling your mouth hole with food and trying to figure out something to talk about. There are many awkward aspects to the dating world. From awkward […]

6 years ago

From Fletcher Moss to Manchester United Marcus Rashford has this season become arguably Manchester United’s most important player. While incredibly promising from the moment he burst onto the scene, recent seasons had seen question marks emerge over the striker’s ruthlessness in front of goal. The 2019/20 season however has seen those questions silenced, as Rashford […]

6 years ago

Do you like sandwiches? That is of course a rhetorical question. Everyone loves sandwiches, that is an indisputable fact of life. Sandwiches go with everything; a conduit for flavour of any kind. A vessel for deliciousness. We could argue all day about what the best filling for a sandwich is but what is really the […]

6 years ago

We all have an idea of what bingo is like For those of us who have ever gone to a bingo night during our lives, we imagine a dark room full of elderly people methodically and slowly circling their numbers and – if we’re a little bit older – we remember the smell and sight […]

6 years ago

The war epic has been tipped for an Oscar Sam Mendes’ new war epic 1917 has stunned audiences since hitting cinema screens, with its one-take style and fraught tone lending to the praise that the film has received for its depiction of war. The film depicts two soldiers who are handed seemingly impossible orders to cross […]

6 years ago

How much food could you eat in ten minutes? Ten minutes isn’t a massive amount of time. It’s not too much time to wait for a bus, most podcasts or TV shows are roughly three times longer than it and it’s less time than most types of food take to cook in an oven. In […]

6 years ago

Railway in the north is not in great shape In late January it was announced that Northern Rail, the company which had control over the north of England’s rail network, would be brought under government control. In other words, it will be nationalised. Once the envy of the rest of the world, Britain’s regional railway […]

6 years ago

At present, the number of cases of the disease in China is above 20,000 Since the beginning of the year health officials across the world have been on high alert over a form of virus first encountered in the Chinese city of Wuhan, in the Hebei province. The novel coronavirus is believed to have come […]

6 years ago

Terms and Conditions: JOE Media Survey Prize details: 1x £50 Amazon gift voucher Terms and Conditions To enter the competition users must complete the JOE Media survey on the Survey Monkey platform and enter their email address. The competition opens at 9am on 05.02.2020 and closes at 12pm on 26.02.2020 (GMT). 1x Winner will be […]

6 years ago

Terms and Conditions: Guinness Six Nations Prize details: 3x pairs of 2x tickets Scotland vs England – Guinness Six Nations 2020, BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, United Kingdom on Saturday 08 February 2020 16:45 Terms and Conditions To enter the competition on Twitter entrants need to retweet the competition tweet, posted by @JOE_co_uk, on Instagram entrants […]

6 years ago