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• New National League Play-off Format Already Adding to End-of-season Drama

  The battle to reach the play-off finals across three National League divisions is underway, with clubs across the country striving to secure promotion to the... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2018 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Artificial Intelligence Or Pitch Perfect?

  

  Whilst some 3G playing surfaces may have been fit for football, the surrounding areas such as terraces, stands, walkways and car parks may not.  In the case of... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2018 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Non-League Focus Back on the National League Premier Title Race

  After the excitement of last Saturday’s FA Trophy games, attention switches back to the National League title race this coming weekend. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2018 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Just Four Games from Wembley – FA Trophy Preview

  The other all National League tie sees Maidstone United host Gateshead in one of the two long-distance tie of the round. The North East side have lost one of... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2018 SOCCER, SPORTS

• National League Promotion Race Set to Go Down to the Wire

  The race to win promotion to League Two is hotting up, with just five points covering the top five teams in the National League table. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2018 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Five Things to Look out for in Non-League Football in 2018

  Apart from events at The Dripping Pan, there’s plenty to look forward to in non-league football during 2018, with clubs across the land battling to progress up... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2018 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Happy Transfer Window Opening Day

  Hooray!  The Transfer Window opens again today, marking the start of the easiest period for some journalists who can simply make stories up (draw player name... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2018 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Forgotten Little Brothers

  Little Brothers – don’t you just love them. But what about football club little brothers? There out there, often forgotten by local fans and the media but that... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2017 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Whatever Happened to the Likely to Be Very Good Lads?

  

  July 2014 and Germany have just demolished Brazil on home turf in the World Cup Semi-Final. The vast majority of their squad have come through their Under21s ye... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2017 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Best Song Ever

  

  Back to January 2014 when Danny Last and I decided to see whether the words really do live up to scrutiny as we decide what the best football song ever is.“And... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2017 SOCCER, SPORTS

• It’s Better to Travel in Hope Than Not to Travel at All

  

  Watching the great Dynamo Tblisi team of the early 1980’s is one of my foremost footballing memories. This piece, written in March 2010 captured the trials and... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2017 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Turkey Tastes Just a Little Bit Better This Christmas

  

  Winners know that the hard work starts when they’ve achieved their greatest goal. Whilst some have greatness thrust upon them, the vast majority of outstanding... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2017 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Tough at the Top, Tougher Down the Bottom

  During the Leicester City vs Manchester United game on Saturday night, commentator Alan Parry mentioned the “stresses and strains” on the Premier League... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2017 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Takeley, I’m Yours

  

  It’s a Tuesday night in early December. It’s freeing – no surprise there – and I’m the only person to align at Stansted Mountfichet station. Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2017 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Men of Steel

  

  It has been awhile since I have filed a match report on these hallowed digital pages.  A combination of not having much more to say about the mighty Rooks that... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2017 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Psychology Theory Explained by Football – 1. Existentialism

  Denmark is currently viewed by many as the capital of cool, regularly topping the “happy nation” charts and being the origin of the term “hygge” or living... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2017 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Jamie Vardy from Non-League to Premier League – Why the Feat is Getting Harder

  It is the rags-to-riches story every footballer dreams of – starting out in the lower echelons of the English game and catching the eye of an unexpected... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2017 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Taking Road Trips to the Extremes

  Last season only the brave band of the die-hard such as PJ, Gary, Deaksy and Cynical Dave headed to the Herne Bay and Ramsgate, Lewes’s two longest away trips... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2017 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Friendly Fire…or How to Navigate Through the Pre-season Dance

  No, no, no. One after the other the emails from professional clubs arrive as responses to our requests for pre-season friendlies. Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2017 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Will Chinese Investment in the Premier League Harm the Lower Leagues?

  The English Premier League is undoubtedly the wealthiest football division in the world game and signs in the current market indicate that the teams that compet... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2017 SOCCER, SPORTS