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• Coming Soon…may I Introduce You to The Football Tourist

  

  Friday 6th September 2013 will be a day that will long be remembered.  In years to come you can tell your grandchildren about the day and what part you played i... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Ade-ous Essex

  

  Hands up who got any sleep last night? New season eve is the up there with the night before EFW Oktoberfest to me in terms of excitement. Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Ocho Santos…

  

  When the Football League fixtures were announced in mid-June, the Daggers were given a nice opening day jaunt to the Lancashire coast, to play Fleetwood Town. Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Folkestone Unconquered

  

  Another Pre-season Saturday, another scorching hot summer’s day. It would be rude not to take in a game on such a fine day.  And that is why I find myself... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• On Cloud Ninety

  

  After a week of moving from city to city across Europe for work it was good to return home. And by home I of course mean The Dripping Pan. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Principles of Cause and Effect

  

  “Ladies love me, girls adore me. I mean even the ones who never saw me Like the way that I rhyme at a show. The reason why, man, I don’t know. So let’s go,... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• From Here to Paternity

  

  “Welcome to Lewes”, sparkles the sign in the early evening sunshine as you enter the Dripping Pan these days. An iconic image of fans-favourite Nathan Crabb,... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Popping My Cherry…again

  

  How much is too much to watch a football game? I know people who have paid hundreds of pounds to watch Cup Finals and World Cup matches, but would you pay four... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Welcome to Non League Notes (part 2)

  

  At the end of last season, the legend that is James Boyes, programme/website editor and official photographer for Lewes FC, decided to hang up his pen for good. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• How to Change Non-league Football for the Better?

  

  Easy, so says one of the hottest properties of the Northern Premier League, Andy Hudson.Communication is everything off the pitch in modern football. Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Football Will Eat Itself

  

  In his second article for TBIR on the myth of insolvency, Robert O’Connor examines how football is slowly creating its own black hole to be sucked into. Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• What’s in a Name?

  

  Football clubs aren’t often the most imaginative organisations when it comes to nicknames. Some clubs see it as an opportunity to leave an indelible mark on... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Future of Non League Football 2012/13 – A Summary

  

  So there we have it.  Another season finished, another one that at the Non League level has seen its fair share of contraversey, mismanagement and simply... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• What Does This Season Have in Store for the Premiership?

  

  The Premiership in England has long been considered one of the best, and richest, leagues and attracts world-class players from around the world. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Blueprint for the Future of Non League Football – Financial Fair Play Part 2

  

  For the past two years I have sat on the board of Lewes Community Football Club, for those who didn’t know. The board comprises of five elected members of the... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Welcome to Squeeze Gut Alley

  

  Whitstable, home of England’s biggest village green (despite the fact it is a town), Alan Davies and TV’s worst comedian, Harry Hill.  Twinned with Mölndal in... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Keeping out the Banter

  

  One of the great things about Non League football is the proximity to the action.  In the Ryman League it is not uncommon to see crowds of 30 or 40 people and a... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Oxford City Fans Hoping for Return to the Big Time

  

  Many non-league football fans dream of a situation like this: a Wall Street millionaire plucking their club from obscurity and securing their financial future... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Football Academies – Are They Doing Enough?

  

  Academies in England have produced some great talent over the years. Players of international calibre, often valued at tens of millions of pounds, have emerged... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Football Legends A to Z

  

  Fancy some new art on your wall, then have a look at this beauty from Simon Staines over at 67Inc.Collecting football cards was huge when we were kids, now you... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS