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Rover & Out
Barnsley 0-0 Bristol Rovers  (FA Cup Round Two) *3-4 pens aet Interesting fact: Bristol Rovers manager Matt Taylor actually started out...
Dec 1, 20247 min read


Chalking Off Juve
Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus  (UEFA Champions League Group Stages) When you do a job like mine you can’t help setting yourself statistical...
Nov 28, 20247 min read


Birthday Wishes
Chesham United 2-1 Hampton & Richmond Borough (National League South) It was my birthday on Sunday, so we spent the weekend in Norfolk...
Nov 27, 20247 min read


Not The Curse
Oxford City 1-2 Alfreton Town  (National League North) I’ve woken up to snow. And a good few inches at that, but by lunchtime the thaw...
Nov 20, 20247 min read


Super Greens
Forest Green Rovers 2-0 York City (National League) It's the biggest game of the National League season so far. York go into the match...
Nov 17, 20249 min read


Entertainers
Basford United 2-1 Stockton Town (Northern Premier League) So David Coote has called Jurgen Klopp a German c**t. He probably shares a...
Nov 13, 20246 min read


New Era
Boston United 1-1 Dagenham & Redbridge (National League) I said on my last viewing at Boston that I would be "very surprised" by my...
Nov 10, 20246 min read


Two Cakes & A Chinese
Manchester United 2-0 PAOK (UEFA Europa League Group Stages) It feels like a very traditional autumnal English day today, not only is it...
Nov 8, 20246 min read


Never Give Up
Middlesbrough U21 3-2 Borussia Monchengladbach U21 (Premier League International Cup Group Stages) The beautiful thing about being a...
Nov 7, 20245 min read


Liverpool Provides The Fireworks
Liverpool 4-0 Bayer Leverkusen (UEFA Champions League Group Stages) It's bonfire night. Not the dogs favourite time of year. It's also...
Nov 6, 20247 min read


From Millmoor To New York
Rotherham United 1-3 Cheltenham Town  (FA Cup Round One) I drove all the way to Liverpool on Wednesday for their Academy match with Hertha Berlin, almost 4 hours it took me due to traffic on the M6, I arrived with only ten minutes to kick off, to be told they didn’t have any accreditation for me, so back in the car I went, fortunately it took just under two hours to get home and I was back in time for the second half of Spurs v Man City. Lessons learned I’ve got a ticket for
Nov 2, 20246 min read


Six At Scunny
Scunthorpe United 6-0 Farsley Celtic (National League North) News has broken out today that Farsley Celtic will play their next five...
Oct 30, 20246 min read


Looks Like Beyonce
Reading U21 1-4 Monaco U21 (Premier League International Cup Group Stages) Erik ten Hag has been sacked from Manchester United. No...
Oct 29, 20245 min read


Live To Fight Another Day
Rangers 4-0 FCSB (UEFA Europa League Group Stages) One of the saddest stories in Romanian football is the naming rights argument over...
Oct 25, 20246 min read


Fylde Joy In Boston
Boston United 1-2 AFC Fylde (National League) A relegation six pointer as early as October? Both Fylde and Boston have had their...
Oct 24, 20244 min read


Football Stripped Back
Matlock Town 1-1 Warrington Rylands (Northern Premier League) Remember football before VAR? No Premier League or Champions League? No...
Oct 23, 20247 min read


Scrambled Eggs
Boston United 0-1 FC Halifax Town  (National League) I thought I would be here more often this year? I did the first game of the season...
Oct 20, 20245 min read


The Price Is Right
Northern Ireland 5-0 Bulgaria (UEFA Nations League Group Stages) I'm at East Midlands Airport where I bump into Brummie Rob. He's a...
Oct 16, 20245 min read


The Next Gen
England U20 3-0 Czechia U20 (European Elite League) Ten years ago today, I was standing in as Manager for Rainworth Miners Welfare as we...
Oct 15, 20245 min read


The Basford Swifty
Basford United 3-2 Bamber Bridge  (Northern Premier League) I was at the Nottingham Robin Hood beer & cider festival at Trent Bridge on...
Oct 13, 20245 min read
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