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One Half A Maverick
Leicester City 1-3 Chelsea (Women's Super League) Like my hair the games are thinning out, May is the last month of the English football season and most league competitions have already finished, but for the odd playoff to decide upcoming promotions. The WSL is in its penultimate week, Manchester City have just ended six years of Chelsea dominance to take the title, but the Blues are second and still aim to end the season strong. They face Leicester ahead of an FA Cup sem
May 47 min read


Southampton Cruise To Win
Nottingham Forest 0-3 Southampton (Women’s Super League 2) What a season it has been in the WSL2, Nottingham Forest in their first campaign at the second tier of women’s football for thirteen long years, going into the last day with a chance of a sixth placed finish, the Reds enjoyed a fair start to the 2025/26 campaign with three wins in their first four games, but a sticky middle scuppered any outside hopes of back-to-back promotions, a good end however has seen them unbeat
May 35 min read


Ceesay Edges Tulips Near
Spalding United 1-0 Halesowen Town (Southern League Central Division Playoff Semi Final) Last night I watched the most remarkable game I've seen in some years on the TV as Paris Saint-Germain beat Bayern Munich 5-4 in the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg at the boyishly loud and crazily atmospheric Parc des Princes. Today, I've spent it mostly arguing on Twitter (X) with Arsenal and Premier League football fans who are saying the French and German champions only pla
Apr 307 min read


Last Day
Boston United 3-1 Hartlepool United (National League) The last day of the National League season and the biggest game in arguably the competition's history as leaders York City visit second place Rochdale with a winner takes all tie to secure promotion back to the Football League. York have 107 points and a draw will do for the Minstermen to return to the 92 after 10 years away. Rochdale on 105 points need nothing less than victory to themselves return to League Two after a t
Apr 267 min read
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