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• Gone and Forgotten – Part 3 – Wigan Borough

  

  The end of season form of Roberto Martinez’s Wigan Athletic ensured their Premier League survival was assured long before the final kicks of the season took... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• A Posse Ad Esse

  

  Every day I get dozens of emails, promising me the world in return for a little bit of sponsorship. However, few prick my interest as the one last week that... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Future of Non League Football – Simple Things Make So Much Sense

  

  Continuing our look at what the future could be for Non League Football, we have been lucky enough to secure the thoughts of Hugo Langston, not only one of the... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Spitfires Make Light Work of Pride of Lions

  Father’s Day. A day for the kids to pamper me. So what better way to spend it than at the cricket, in the sunshine, with a few Spitfires. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Our Euro’s So Far….

  So a week into the European Championship, and time to review my progress. Due to the timings of the games I have seen few of the 5pm kick off second halves but ... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Most Passionate Football Nation in Europe

  

  Two weeks ago I met a chap from Iceland at Copenhagen airport. His first words to me were “I’m the most passionate football fan in the world”. He had seen my... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Football’s Coming Home – Well Nearly Anyway

  

  Four weeks ago the Football Associations of Scotland, Ireland and Wales surprised the football world by expressing an interest in hosting Euro2020 in a three-wa... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Bank Holiday Blues as Surrey Are Thwarted by the Rain

  I couldn’t hold out any longer…two weeks without any sport and I was a broken man. So I made my excuses from Her Majesty’s BBQ in the garden and headed to the... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Future of Non League Football – Stop Inequality at the End of the Season

  

  A couple of weeks I wrote about CBA-itis on the last day of the Ryman League. With 55 goals scored in just 11 games you got the feeling that some teams weren’t... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Worst Supported Leagues in Europe

  

  Two years ago I wrote an article about the worst supported league in Europe an honour won by Estonia’s Meistriliiga with its average attendance of just 160. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Future of Non League Football – Flexibility in Kick off Times to Boost...

  

  Today’s idea, which follows the same principal as all of our others in being filed in the section “Not rocket science” comes from the ever amusing Putajumperon... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Skolar’s Steal Gateshead’s Thunder

  

  If you ever wanted proof that the weather dominates our lives here in England then let me take you back two weeks to when London Skolars last home game against... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Don’t Fix What’s Not Broken

  

  In ten weeks time our pain will be over. Thanks to an invite from Supporters Direct, we will be taking part in the inaugural Supporters Direct Shield when we... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• What Impact Can Wayne Rooney Have on Euro 2012

  

  Thomas Rooney reviews what impact Wayne Rooney can still have on the European Championships after his two game ban.Roy Hodgson has named his England squad for... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Miracle of Farum

  

  At the end of the A S-Tog line on the Copenhagen Metro you will find a sleepy town called Farum. The 18,000 locals here are proud of their identity as Farumese... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Gone and Forgotten – Part 2 – Thames FC

  

  “Build it and they will come” How often have we heard that line in films. The concept that you can create demand for something by artificially creating supply. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Broncos Bring the Oval Ball to the Garden of England

  

  London Broncos are at a watershed in their professional Super League lives. Last November it was announced that their "partnership" with Harlequins RFU was... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Richest Game in Football*

  

  Blah, blah, blah…”The richest game in football”….blah, blah, blah.We’ve all heard it. We’ve all had the “theory” pushed down our throats but it doesn’t stop... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Future of Non League Football – Plastic Fantastic

  

  It seems that every winter we are caught out with inclement weather. We have the wrong type of snow, wind, rain and sunshine in this country and that has an... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Future of Non League Football – Ask and Ye Shall Receive

  

  Continuing our series on what can be done to improve Non League football, the genius that is Beat The First Man raises the subject that clubs themselves are... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS