Stuartnoel

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1142 )

• Tales from a Non-League Chairman – Part 4 – Hope is the Only Strategy

  

  At the start of the season all Non-League boards will sit down, set a budget and perhaps even be as bold to set some objectives for the season ahead. Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2015 SOCCER, SPORTS

• For Sale – One England Goal Keeper’s Kit – as New

  

  Whilst the biggest cheer in the second half came at Wembley in the 70th minute when Harry Kane scored with his second touch in international football just eight... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2015 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Deal Or No Deal for the Non League Clubs

  

  After the announcement that the Premier League had awarded the TV rights to Sky Sports and BT Sports last month for a jaw-dropping £5.14 billion. Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Economic Theory Explained by Football – Sabermetrics

  

  For those who have seen the film Money Ball or read Michael Lewis’s book of the same name, you will be familiar with the name Bill James. Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2015 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Tales of a Non-league Chairman – Part 3 – Wearing Many Hats

  

  It took less than 5 minutes before my phone rang with a journalist wanting to try and get the “inside track” after we announced that we had parted company with... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2015 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Economic Theory Explained by Football – Complexity and Chaos Theory

  

  Most economic theory is modelled on the laws of motion developed in the 17th century under the ideology that for every action there is an outcome.  The recent T... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Win Puma Trainers!

  

  Today marks the start of a very special treasure hunt where anyone can win pairs of Puma Trinomic XT1 trainers, thanks to those good chaps at JD Sports. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Tales of a Non-League Chairman – Part 2 – The Away Game

  

  This week I’m on the road with The Rooks, making the relatively short journey to the fantastic Gallagher Stadium, home of Maidstone United. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2015 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Life and Times of a Non-League Chairman – Part 1

  

  It’s fair to say that when I was asked to become Chairman of the team I support I was chuffed to bits. Images of cigar-smoking, brandy-swilling, blonde-holding... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2015 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Economic Theory Explained by Football – Return on Investment

  

  The news that the new £5.14 billion Premier League television deal hasn’t exactly gone down well in many quarters.  The winning bids represent huge investments... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2015 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Beauty of Non League Football

  

  Canvey Island 1 Lewes 1 – Saturday 28th February 2015 – Park Lane Freezing cold, standing on an open terrace with nothing between you and Kent bar a small sea... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2015 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Willem, It Was Really Something

  

  “The rain falls hard on a humdrum town this town has dragged you down oh the rain falls hard on a humdrum town this town has dragged you downAnd everybody’s... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2015 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Lord’s Work

  

  With the snow gently falling in South London a few weeks ago and another Rooks game coming under threat I looked around for alternatives. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2015 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Economic Theory Explained by Football – Part 10 – The Theory of Just Pricing

  

  Back in 1261 whilst waiting for the medieval equivalent of Super Sunday to start Thomas Aquinas picked up his quill and started to draft the first ever... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Is Figo the Man for FIFA?

  It is official, Portugal legend Luis Figo is in the running to be the next FIFA president. The 42-year-old will certainly face a battle to unseat the incumbent... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2015 SOCCER, SPORTS

• My First Game – Southend United

  Southend United 1 Manchester United 0 Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea (att: 11,532) League Cup 7th November 2006Alex JohnsonIn regards to being a football fan, I wa... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2015 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Back Home

  

  “From back home I’ll be thinking about them When I am far away From back home, I’ll be really behind them In every game they play I’ll share every goal they... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2015 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Go on My Son

  

  You make your own luck in this world, goes the saying and to an extent I’d agree. I’m a firm believer that luck is no more than a by-product of good planning,... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2015 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Economic Theory Explained by Football – Part 9 – The Theory of Collective...

  

  In 1841 the Scottish journalist and future Alloa Athletic fan Charles Mackay published his most famous work – an essay that today is the piece of work that ever... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2015 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Economic Theory Explained by Football – Part 8 – The Theory of Value

  

  In the eighth of the Football-themed Economic articles, one of the world’s greatest mysteries is unravelled – The Theory of Value. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 SOCCER, SPORTS