Jake Skudder

21st January 2026

How Crystal Palace Can Hurt Newcastle: Two patterns to exploit

Crystal Palace head to St James’ Park to face Newcastle United this Sunday (January 4th 2026), and for all the noise around injuries, there are still clear ways we can land some punches on the Toon. Newcastle have shown they can control territory...

21st January 2026

3 Key Battles to Watch in Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa

Crystal Palace host Aston Villa at Selhurst Park tonight (Wednesday 7th January 2026), and it is a matchup full of small tactical contests that decide whether Palace can turn the game into a scrap, or Villa can play it on their terms. Palace are...

21st January 2026

Why Oliver Glasner had to leave Crystal Palace

Why Oliver Glasner had to leave Crystal Palace is ultimately about ambition, risk and perception: he has overachieved so much on a (relatively) modest budget at Selhurst Park that any bigger club demanding a full-scale rebuild would expect the same...

GiveMeSport • 20th January 2026

The 10 most expensive deadline day signings in football history

Transfer Deadline Day is one of the most exciting in the footballing calendar, with teams eager to get some bargains completed before the transfer window closes to bolster their squads before the upcoming season. Some clubs will leave it too late in...

20th January 2026

Rangers Transfer News: Latest updates ahead of summer 2025 transfer window

29th July 2024

10 Greatest Crystal Palace Signings in Football History

Crystal Palace has been through the most successful spell in club history over the past decade. From almost going out of business in the early 2010s to now, the Eagles have managed to establish themselves as a solid Premier League outfit with solid...

HARDTIMES • 29th February 2024

Drain Confirms Major Tour With Fantastic Guest Acts

Music News: Drain has announced a pretty incredible tour for later this year, with some absolutely fantastic hardcore titans joining them on the road. The band are set to start on May 11th 2024 and run through to the middle of June, with Terror as the...

HARDTIMES • 28th February 2024

Music News: IDLES Frontman Suggests Songs To Get Your Kids To Sleep

Music News: IDLES frontman Joe Talbot has suggested some tracks to help your kids go to sleep, and there’s no punk on it. Appearing on CBeebies’ Bedtime Stories (a show where celebrities read children’s stories), he made some recommendations on tracks...

HARDTIMES • 15th February 2024

Bands Like NOFX: Who To Listen To If You Love The Punk Legends

If you’re a fan of NOFX, the iconic punk band known for their fast-paced instrumentals, (sometimes) politically charged lyrics, and irreverent humour (you probably wouldn’t be here if you weren’t), then you’re likely always on the lookout for similar...

GiveMeSport • 27th February 2023

What happened to MMA legend Jon Jones?

Jon Jones is regarded by many as one of the greatest MMA fighters in the history of the sport, but with such a controversial personal life and past, what exactly has happened to the UFC competitor? On top of a fascinating career inside the octagon,...

GiveMeSport • 22nd November 2022

Amber Kitchen Exclusive: British ONE FC fighter talks Amazon Prime bout and more

ONE Championship Muay Thai competitor Amber Kitchen is set to head into the cage once again at the ONE on Prime Video 5 event in December. We had the opportunity to speak to the kickboxing star ahead of her contest against Jackie Buntan. We discussed...

GiveMeSport • 14th November 2022

Jonathan Haggerty Exclusive: British fighter talks MMA transition, training and more

Jonathan Haggerty is set to make his return to the ONE FC cage as part of the ONE on Prime Video 4 event for Amazon Prime Video. Before the British Muay Thai kickboxer makes his return to the cage, we had the opportunity to speak to him about his...

NoobFeed • 2nd June 2020

Are Turn Based RPGs Dead in 2020?

With the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake dominating most of the gaming landscape and news flow; it's still interesting to me how the main core mechanic of the original's gameplay, namely the turn-based combat system, was scrapped for the...

NoobFeed • 26th May 2020

How Valorant Is Set To Take Over eSports

Riot Games' new online shooter Valorant is set to take over the eSports world. Even though the game is currently in a closed beta? It is attracting some of the world's top eSports competitors to the platform. The game is also drawing some of the...

BRWC | film reviews, interviews, features • 10th April 2020

Rise Of A Star: Review

‘Rise of a Star’ is the directorial debut from James Bort, this short is based around aspiring ballerina Emma Gauthier (played by Dorothee Gilbert) and her “secret capable of undermining the achievement of her lifelong dream”. Now, I am no ballet...

Punktastic.com • 10th April 2020

Slow Bloom – ‘Hex Hex Hex’ Review

‘Hex Hex Hex’ is the latest EP from North Carolina based act Slow Bloom. Formed of members from State Faults and Strike to Survive in 2014, this five track release leans heavily towards hardcore acts such as Refused and At The Drive In as well as...

SHOUT LOUDER • 28th November 2017

Album Review: Sounds of Swami – Furniture for Modern Living

When a band says that their latest album is ‘recorded live onto 2″ tape in a converted chapel’ they instantly have my attention. Furniture for Modern Living by Sounds of Swami shows a raw and rough approach to recording that is lacking in today’s Pro...

SHOUT LOUDER • 22nd November 2017

Album Review: Thanx 4 All The Shoes – Another Ride

The intense and heartfelt third album from Italy’s Thanx 4 All The Shoes is a solid skate-punk/thrash offering. FFO: Propagandhi, Strung Out, NOFX. Another Ride is the third album from Italian melodic hardcore outfit Thanx 4 All The Shoes, due to be...

SHOUT LOUDER • 4th November 2017

Spoilers: Interview with Dan Goatham

Jake chats to Dan about the new Spoilers album, new 7 Day Conspiracy material and old days in the Kent punk-scene. Dan Goatham is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Kent’s finest melodic punk band: Spoilers. I’ve known Dan ever since my early...

SHOUT LOUDER • 27th October 2017

EP Review: Clayface – Don’t Hold Your Breath

First off, any band with ‘face’ in the name will instantly endear themselves to me: here’s looking at you Leatherface and Face to Face, who get double points. Anyway, right now I’m looking at new Clayface EP – Don’t Hold Your Breath, their first on...