David MarplesBlack Holes, Time Dilation, and Safety.If we have learned anything from astrophysics (or movies set in space, or movies involving plutonium and DeLorean cars), it is that…May 21, 2023May 21, 2023
David MarplesWe Came up Here to LiveHaving already conquered the Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat, Manaslu, and Gasherbrum I, legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner set out in 1978…Apr 27, 2023Apr 27, 2023
David MarplesWays to deal with the woeCombine our results over the last seven games with our away form this season and it’s enough to test the patience of the most serene and…Apr 17, 2023Apr 17, 2023
David MarplesFoolAccurately explaining the origins of April Fool’s Day is, well, a fool’s errand. Just like nobody can agree on when Forest fans started…Apr 3, 2023Apr 3, 2023
David MarplesNiche Moments of JoyApart from the obvious — last-minute winners, your keeper saving a penalty, defenders playing heroically in goal — football provides…Mar 18, 2023Mar 18, 2023
David MarplesThe RoadWe trudged slowly over wet West Ham ground back to the heaving tube station, with progress being dictated by bored men holding stop and go…Mar 4, 2023Mar 4, 2023
David MarplesSons of Forest Players XIFootball occasionally makes fools of us all, but it also has the rather depressing ability to make us feel old.Feb 14, 2023Feb 14, 2023
David MarplesThis is Planet FootballPlanet Football can be an all-consuming, never-ending, relentlessly frantic place to hang out.Feb 5, 2023Feb 5, 2023
David MarplesBrave New WorldWe’ve been here before. It may not seem like it to some of you, but honestly, we have. This brave new world of competing in cup semi-finals…Jan 26, 2023Jan 26, 2023
David MarplesThe Importance of FirstsFirsts are important. Let there be no doubt about that. We all remember our firsts: our first kiss, our first drink, our first boss, our…Jan 12, 2023Jan 12, 2023