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• Too Wet to Close the Bloody Roof

  

  Wednesday 20th February 2009. That’s a date I will never forget. Toothache can strike at any time, but when it starts suddenly whilst on a high-speed train... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Hyde and Speak

  

  The last few weeks have seen an upturn in the Daggers fortunes, with eight points garnered from the last four league games. Although it hasn’t propelled us as... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Nice Beaver…oh Get Stuffed

  

  The Beveree (the home of a Beaver apparently - although I am not sure what happened to the "a") is one of the classic Non League grounds. Surrounded by trees i... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Go East My Son…

  

  As I headed East to sample some Non League action at Rush Green, a mile to the south the Daggers Diary team were preparing for a goal fest at Victoria Road. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• A Gray Day I Could Ilford to Miss

  

  Some time very soon we will be up in arms about the death of another football club in London. It is a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon at 3. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Our Marathon Man Takes on Loch Ness

  

  With all of the Rangers stuff going on over the summer, when the fixtures did appear with “Team 12” included, I didn’t know what to think; whether the list woul... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Lewes Show Their Sunday Best

  

  After last week’s defeat to Hendon in the FA Cup we had to watch through our fingers as the draw for the next round inevitably paired the Dragons with Eastbourn... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• We’ll Never Get Closer to Wembley Than This…

  

  The road to Wembley is not paved with gold. In fact for 99% of teams (well, actually 98.8% now that the FA Cup Semi-Finals are played there), the nearest they... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• “When the Chips Are Down…

  

  …I’ll be around With my death-defying love for you”Three months ago I made my first trip west from New York to the barren lands of Harrison, New Jersey where th... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• What Legacy Will Arsene Wenger Leave Us?

  

  The impact of Arsene Wegner on English Football will never be really felt until he has long departed these shores. He arrived as a virtual unknown at Highbury i... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Rich Return for Welsh Youngsters at Richmond Park

  

  The official buzzword from the Football Association of Wales for the World Cup qualifying campaign is 'believe', but in recent months the only printable... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Daggers Fail to Put the Knife into Stanley

  

  Of course, if you reach fifth in the division (even at this early stage), then you must be doing something right. Accrington survive a bit more pressure before... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Gone and Forgotten – Aberdare Athletic FC

  

  Aberdare was a boom town post World War One. The local landscape was dotted with mines, both in terms of coal and iron ore and employment was high. The... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Seven and the Rampant Tiger

  

  I wasn’t the only person who threw myself head first into the Olympics and Paralympics, searching out daily availability for tickets and willing to see... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Wanderers

  

  After the excitement of the FA Cup at Redhill yesterday, I needed a day to recover. Well, actually I needed a day to mow the lawns, tidy up the TBIR Museum, do... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• No One is Innocent

  

  “Ronnie Biggs was doing time, ’til he did a bunk”This classic line is from the Sex Pistol’s 1978 song No One Is Innocent featuring backing vocals from Biggs... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Ultra Mild?

  

  Kieran Knowles discusses the possibility of an Ultras movement in the Non Leagues.On the 22nd of April this year the match between Genoa and Siena was famously... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• I Am the Secret Footballer

  

  I’ve been a regular reader of the Guardian’s column written by the Secret Footballer. At first I assumed it was a made up regular article, written by a member o... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• More Than a Feelin’

  

  I looked out this morning and the sun was gone Turned on some music to start my day I lost myself in a familiar song I closed my eyes and I slipped away As all... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Beef in Brief

  

  I always try to find a mildly amusing title for my blog posts that is in some way related to the place I am going. For reasons that will become apparent when yo... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS