Old Sarum
Salisbury 1-2 Chesham United (National League South) I’ve been scoring for Yorkshire at the cricket over the last couple of weeks so...
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- Aug 21
- 6 min
Game of Two Halves
Braintree Town 2-1 Aldershot Town (National League) I got invited to a barbeque on Saturday so had to scrap plans to cover Boston...
- Aug 14
- 5 min
Brown Sauce
Basford United 0-1 Leek Town (Northern Premier League) I used to live in Basford. The home of Shipstones Ale, Imperial Leather and HP...
- Aug 13
- 5 min
Poundstretcher
Barwell 0-1 Banbury United (Southern League Central Division) Newtown Unthank is the home of Poundstretcher. It's the sort of useless...
- Aug 12
- 6 min
Old Friends
Boston United 0-3 Rochdale (National League) The opening weekend of the football season has me heading East to see some old friends at...
- Jul 20
- 5 min
GR8 To Be Back
Gainsborough Trinity 3-5 Scunthorpe United (Friendly) Less than 18 miles of the A159 separates north Lincolnshire neighbours...
- Apr 30
- 6 min
Wooden Spoon
Long Eaton United 2-1 Leiston (Southern League Central Division) I’ve had to google where Leiston is. Apparently in East Suffolk, a town...
- Apr 17
- 7 min
Go (South) West
Weston Super Mare 1-1 Eastbourne Borough (National League South) I’m back home from Gateshead well gone midnight as I drive past a Kebab...
- Apr 16
- 5 min
No Surprise
Gateshead 2-1 Chesterfield (National League North) Almost a year a go today was the last time I saw Chesterfield play, they thumped an...
- Apr 10
- 6 min
Noisy Children
Peterborough Sports 1-0 Farsley Celtic (National League North) Tonight’s football includes Real Madrid verses Manchester City and Arsenal...
- Apr 7
- 5 min
Ginsters Pasty
Alfreton Town 0-0 Curzon Ashton (National League North) It’s the start of the new cricket season this weekend but I’m not needed until...
- Apr 2
- 7 min
April Fools
Peterborough Sports 1-0 Gloucester City (National League North) As I scrolled through my phone in bed, a photo appeared on my ‘X’ of Ian...
- Mar 20
- 7 min
Bees Sting Spitfires
Barnet 2-1 Eastleigh (National League) If Barnet win all their remaining games this season, and Chesterfield lose all theirs, the Bees...
- Mar 18
- 5 min
Mooney Mooney Mooney
Boston United 3-0 Farsley Celtic (National League North) Last weekend, Kelsey Mooney & Jimmy Knowles became the first players since 1967...
- Mar 6
- 6 min
Counter Attack
Gateshead 2-3 Solihull Moors (National League) Think Anthony Gormley and the Angel of the North, Gateshead Metro Centre, Byker Grove,...
- Feb 28
- 6 min
Cricket Writer
Bishop’s Stortford 0-1 Spennymoor Town (National League) I always wanted to be a cricket writer, but they tell me you need ‘big words’...
- Feb 25
- 7 min
Josh’s Day
Peterborough Sports 4-0 Rushall Olympic (National League North) What makes a good non-league football ground? Easily accessible? A place...
- Feb 21
- 5 min
Super Kevin Phillips
Hartlepool United 3-2 Altrincham (National League) It’s been eleven days since my last match. On Tuesday last week I reached Lutterworth...
- Feb 11
- 6 min
House of Pain
Ilkeston Town 2-3 Lancaster City (Northern Premier League) As quick as the whistle has been blown at the Pirelli I’m with go faster...
- Feb 7
- 7 min
Hand Warmers
Peterborough Sports 1-1 Chester (National League North) It’s my dad’s birthday today. I’ve driven over to Papplewick to see him and at...
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