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To Hull & Back
Hull City 0-2 Newcastle United (Friendly) I was in Taunton on Friday, scoring at Somerset v Kent in the Metro Bank One Day Cup. Michael...
Jul 28, 20245 min read


Working Out
Stevenage 1-3 Coventry City (Friendly) The Lamex Stadium on Broadhall Way in Stevenage has been on my radar for some time now. My...
Jul 24, 20244 min read


Linfield Left Short
Linfield 3-2 Stjarnan (UEFA Europa Conference Qualifying) Belfast is a small town, the population almost of my home city of Nottingham,...
Jul 20, 20245 min read


Scoreless At Seaview
Norway U19 0-0 Ukraine U19 (UEFA European U19 Championships Group Stage) Day two of my Northern Ireland excursion has me off to Linfield...
Jul 20, 20244 min read


The Champions
Larne 0-4 RFS (UEFA Champions League Qualifiers) I've pencilled in a couple of days in Northern Ireland and my trip starts with domestic...
Jul 20, 20245 min read


GR8 To Be Back
Gainsborough Trinity 3-5 Scunthorpe United (Friendly) Less than 18 miles of the A159 separates north Lincolnshire neighbours...
Jul 20, 20245 min read


Family Event
Holzheimer SG 0-3 Fortuna Dusseldorf (Friendly) The morning after the night before as England secure a semi-final against the Netherlands...
Jul 12, 20244 min read


Saka Can
England 1-1 Switzerland (UEFA European Championships Quarter Final) *5-3 pens aet It took a 96th minute overhead kick by Jude Bellingham...
Jul 12, 20244 min read


All Manc Aren't We?
Manchester United 2-1 Manchester City (FA Cup Final) The FA Cup final, now 143 years old, it's a once very special event in the English...
Jul 3, 20244 min read


Toone Army
Leicester City 0-1 Manchester United (Women’s Super League) I’ve not done as many women’s games in recent months but I never mind too much, in frequenting Leicester, not a million miles away from home, down the A46 and on a Sunday, it can be a pain free and quick journey which allows me to park outside, although rumour is they’ll be slightly more in attendance today? The big guns are in town, whether it’s Manchester United men, women, kids, they’ll always bring a backing, and
Apr 30, 20245 min read


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 30, 20246 min read


Bag Drop
Manchester United 3-3 Coventry City (FA Cup Semi Final) *4-2 pens aet This is the game of the weekend for me, the one ‘I have a feeling...
Apr 23, 20246 min read


Fine Dining
Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea (FA Cup Semi Final) All the news this week has been about the scrapping of replays and (more importantly) the...
Apr 23, 20245 min read


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 17, 20247 min read


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 16, 20245 min read


Noisy Children
Peterborough Sports 1-0 Farsley Celtic (National League North) Tonight’s football includes Real Madrid verses Manchester City and Arsenal...
Apr 10, 20246 min read


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 7, 20245 min read


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...
Apr 2, 20247 min read


Jude's Saviour
England 2-2 Belgium (Friendly) The first ever international between these two was played in 1921 in Brussels, when Charlie Buchan and...
Mar 27, 20247 min read


It's Just Like Watching...
England 0-1 Brazil (Friendly) It was May 2000 and one of England's last ever appearances at the old 'Twin Towers' when I excitedly took...
Mar 25, 20246 min read
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