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The Pride Of Staffordshire
Hednesford Town 0-1 Tamworth (Southern League Central Division) For the second successive Tuesday night, I’m casting eye over Hednesford...
Oct 19, 20227 min read


Qué Sera Sera
Notts County 2-3 Coalville Town (FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round) I spent most of Friday at the Robin Hood Beer Festival at Trent Bridge...
Oct 16, 20228 min read


Cold Tuesday Night In Basford
Basford United 1-0 Hednesford Town (Southern League Central Division) On Monday night, Basford United’s under 18’s team reached the FA...
Oct 12, 20229 min read


The Best Pitch In Non-League?
Loughborough Dynamo 1-2 Worksop Town (FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round) I’m back at an old stomping ground of mine today. During the...
Oct 9, 20228 min read


The Cambridgeshire Barcelona
Ilkeston Town 2-3 St Ives Town (Southern League Central Division) It's our lad’s 18th birthday and we're up in the dark, watching him...
Oct 5, 20227 min read


The Hottest Striker In England
Notts County 3-1 Altrincham (National League) The wife’s arranged a dog walk with the neighbours at 9am on Saturday morning. I can’t...
Oct 3, 20226 min read


Working Class Football
Alfreton Town 2-2 Peterborough Sports (National League North) I’m shattered after getting home from Wembley at 1am, the McDonalds at...
Sep 28, 20225 min read


A Game Of Two Halves
England 3-3 Germany (UEFA Nations League Group Stages) My wife’s lads got an important FA Youth Cup game tonight and I would love to be there, but I’m fully booked for what might seem a meaningless international friendly for many, but to me, England v Germany is never meaningless. It’s the UEFA Nations League and I really like the concept. No more San Marino, instead the best plays the best, the worst (i.e., England) get relegated and the top of the tree promoted, into the s
Sep 27, 20227 min read


From England To Wales For Ireland & Gibraltar
Republic of Ireland U19 6-0 Gibraltar U19 (UEFA European U19 Championships Qualifiers) It’s 10:47am Wednesday 21st September 2022 and I’ve just had an email to be at a game in North Wales which kicks off at 4pm. I’m sitting feet up with a cup of tea next to Bruce the dog in my toasty East Midlands home 134 miles away… Do I tell the bosses to do one and sod off? Do I eck… I bloody love football. ‘I’m off out’ I shout to the wife, we both work from home (when I’m not trawling
Sep 22, 20226 min read
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