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Law & Order
Buckley Town 1-2 Mold Alexandra (Cymru North) We lost a good football man at the weekend. Gary Hayward was a non league manager who I worked with, who had spells at Hednesford and Buxton amongst others, a larger than life character who's ethos was built on team spirit, he had an old fashioned no nonsense temperament but he liked his sides to play, later in life illness got the better of him and he even managed his final few games from a wheelchair after amputation in both hi
Apr 2, 20257 min read


Old Boys High Flying
Kidderminster Harriers 3-0 Peterborough Sports (National League North) After missing out on non league day last weekend (due to...
Mar 31, 20256 min read


England Boys Level Up
England U19 1-0 Portugal U19 (UEFA European U19 Championships Qualifiers) It's the last time I'll be heading to Wales for a while, but...
Mar 26, 20256 min read


Win Or Lose - Yma O Hyd
Wales U19 0-1 Portugal U19 (UEFA European U19 Championships Qualifiers) I left Mick Hartford and the Turkish agent getting into the back...
Mar 24, 20256 min read


Big Mick Learns Turkish
England U19 0-0 Turkey U19 (UEFA European U19 Championships Qualifiers) I decided not to go for a pint last night on my way back from...
Mar 24, 20256 min read


Friday Night Away
Caernarfon Town 5-0 Bala Town (Cymru Premier) I'm feeling guilty for leaving the wife and dog overnight so before I head off to Wales for another three games this weekend, I'm fetching some bin bags a baguette some ham and coleslaw from Co-Op, before waving goodbye to the loves of my life and heading west to Cymru all over again. Not as serene as Wednesday as there's a haze in the air today, which slightly greys over the magnificent panorama I get as I drive across this beau
Mar 24, 20256 min read


Everybody Speaks Welsh
Wales U19 0-2 England U19 (UEFA European U19 Championships Qualifiers) I'm wished well by the scout from Stoke on my travels from...
Mar 20, 20255 min read


Road Trip - Cymru 25
Portugal U19 2-2 Turkey U19 (UEFA European U19 Championships Qualifiers) It's the first match of a marathon week in Wales, a game on...
Mar 20, 20256 min read


Blues Going Good
Birmingham City 2-1 Southampton (Women's Championship) I spent Saturday evening running stats on the New Zealand verses Sri Lanka cricket match as I prepare for the summer ahead and some smaller sized balls to enjoy. This morning I'm up and taking our dog for an hours play before the wife nips to the shops and I head out for a first Sunday game in a while, my first women's league match of the season. I stopped doing Sunday's due to spending more time with the family but afte
Mar 17, 20255 min read


Hire Car
Alfreton Town 1-1 Oxford City (National League North) I've hired a car. The Mrs is using mine whilst she waits for a brand new one to be...
Mar 16, 20256 min read


Spanish Super Sub
Aston Villa 3-0 Club Brugge (UEFA Champions League Round of 16) You can't help but love the game. On a Tuesday night you could be...
Mar 13, 20257 min read


From South To North
Buxton 1-0 Spennymoor Town (National League North) Another day another dollar as I head from Chelmsford in Essex to deepest Derbyshire...
Mar 12, 20255 min read


Late Devastation
Chelmsford City 2-1 St Albans City (National League South) I've been in Krakow over the weekend for the wife's birthday, hardly...
Mar 11, 20257 min read


Thanks For The Blanks
Boston United 0-0 Oldham Athletic (National League) It's the wife's birthday on Saturday so we're off to Krakow, which means no game for...
Mar 5, 20256 min read


Amis Aims To Prove Point
Alfreton Town 2-2 Warrington Town (National League North) Warrington Wolves Rugby League team are playing against Wigan Warriors in Las...
Mar 2, 20257 min read


Moments
Scunthorpe United 2-0 Darlington (National League North) The first ever meeting between Darlington and Scunthorpe United was played at...
Feb 26, 20256 min read


Shade of Excellence
Boston United 1-2 Eastleigh (National League) Boston United have only once before played against Eastleigh. Earlier this season when optimism was high, the newly promoted Pilgrims led on the road against the ten men Spitfires through a first half Sam Osborne goal, only to concede a 95th minute penalty converted by Chris Maguire which resulted in a 1-1 draw. The Hampshire based outfit are making the 360 mile round trip today along with 40 fans as they bid to push themselves t
Feb 23, 20256 min read


King of Herts
Hemel Hempstead Town 2-1 St Albans City (National League South) A couple of clubs on my radar for a while now are playing each other...
Feb 18, 20257 min read


Cake
Alfreton Town 0-2 Kidderminster Harriers (National League North) I’ve got a family birthday party tonight and need to be back by 6pm so...
Feb 16, 20256 min read


BBC Wars
Peterborough Sports 2-1 Oxford City (National League North) I’m back at Pims Park for only the second time this season and second time...
Feb 12, 20258 min read
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