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• Football for the Jilted Generation

  

  I’m heading towards Braintree on the A120 when I decide to engage my teenage daughters in polite conversation.  Of course, being plugged into the Apple grid the... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2014 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Playing Away in Dreamland

  

  “Well I’ve been working hard to reach me sales target To earn a few quid for an away trip down to Margate I’m gonna blow my commission tomorrow on all me... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2014 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Honigkuchenpferd and All That Business

  

  Grantham Town v Frickley Atheltic…this wasn’t in the original plan.  If I could have followed that dream then I would have been recovering from Energie Cottbus ... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2014 SOCCER, SPORTS

• South Shields FC

  

  Continuing our look at ex-Football League sides that simply faded into obscurity, we head up to the North East, home of David Milliband, the birthplace of Ridle... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2014 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Tournament That Freedom Forgot

  

  Back in the late 1980’s Europe’s political landscape was changing.  The Eastern Bloc was crumbling. Football was one language whereby different political... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2014 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Lennon’s European Dream – Haven’t We Heard It All Before?

  Celtic’s emphatic 5-1 victory at Partick Thistle on Wednesday night ensured an equally impressive 45th Scottish league title with seven games to spare. Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2014 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Into the Lions Den

  

  Every year Dave Hartrick and I have the same conversation around Christmas time. “Stu – you going to stop travelling next year?” He would ask me and I would... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2014 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Non-League Players and Their Aspirations

  

  If you were to speak to any non-league footballer, you would quickly learn that their ultimate ambition would be to play at a much higher level. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2014 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Dons Down Caley to Win Their First Silverware This Century

  

  Six weeks ago, The Daggers Diary team were fortunate enough to attend the semi final between Inverness and Hearts, while on a weekend trip to Edinburgh. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 SOCCER, SPORTS

• New Kids on the Rock

  

  Three weeks ago the European footballing world officially welcomed its 54th member when Gibraltar were included in the draw for the 2016 European Championship... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Highland Thing

  

  Faced with the prospect of a trip to Exeter for the Daggers League Two match, the Daggers Diary team headed north of the border to see what is happening in the... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Falling in Love with You

  

  Six years ago I was a happy Hammer. Happy because I didn’t know what the joy was in watching football without Big Brother(s) watching over me, telling me when t... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Moore Than Just a Footballer

  

  Last year marked the twentieth anniversary of the death of Bobby Moore. The date was marked with numerous events and presentation across the footballing... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Bigger They Come, the Harder They Fall

  

  In terms of great days, few can beat the combination of beautiful sunshine, a win against the league leaders and winning some money out of the blue.  Oh, and a... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Guaranteed a Kick-in

  

  “The only thing that will redeem mankind is co-operation” – Bertrand RussellBack in December 2009, Arsene Wenger, a man seen by many as a guardian of football... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Team Work Makes the Dream Work

  

  Remember my article from Tuesday night about The Nowhere Men and the dark secret world of the football scouts? Well, here comes the litmus test. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Like a Night out in Aveley….

  

  There comes a point in life when you just need to give up on something.  It doesn’t matter how many times you repair the holes in your lucky pants, you are... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2014 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Nowhere Men

  

  “You can never have enough heads”, so Worzel Gummidge once said and nothing could be closer to the truth than the roles I currently have at Lewes.  Director,... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 SOCCER, SPORTS

• A Lille Bit of Leuven

  Two games, one day, two countries? No problems at all for the Daggers Diary team.In each of the last two years, Dagenham Dan, Neil and I have ventured into... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Five Shades of Cray

  

  After four weeks without a ball being kicked today looks like the day when we finally get to see some silky-smooth Lewes football. Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 SOCCER, SPORTS