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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


The Everton Seven
Nottingham Forest 1-7 Everton (Women’s FA Cup Round Five) It’s Superbowl Sunday and I’m warming up for an all nighter as Forest women...
Feb 12, 20246 min read


Forest Through
Nottingham Forest 3-1 Boldmere St Michael’s (Women’s FA Cup Round Three) I’m back in Long Eaton again as Nottingham Forest face their...
Dec 10, 20234 min read


Long Eaton's Day
Long Eaton United 1-0 Berkhamsted (Southern League Central Division) Joey Barton's been causing a stir on X (Twitter) about women pundits...
Dec 9, 20236 min read


Reds Progress
Nottingham Forest 3-2 Sporting Khalsa (Women’s FA Cup Round Two) Formed in 1991 by the local Sikh Community in Willenhall. Sporting Khalsa are a modern-day success story of ‘Sunday league’ to ‘non-league’ with their men’s team in 2015/16 reaching the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup before losing to FC United of Manchester who went on to play Chesterfield in the first-round proper later that year. It’s the furthest the men have been, who’s first team now play in the Nort
Nov 27, 20235 min read


Sunday Seven
Nottingham Forest 7-0 Sheffield (Women’s FA Cup Round One) It's moist, misty and miserable today. The wife's at a Christmas Market at Woodborough Hall so I'm taking Bruce to his Beagle meet in Cropwell before a walk around Cotgrave Country Park. I'm off to Forest v Sheffield in the FA Cup. These days the Reds Women playing in Derbyshire over the border at Long Eaton United FC. It's not a long drive as the wife gets back for 12:45, I'm out the door after a kiss on the cheek an
Nov 13, 20236 min read


The Difference Is Tee
Long Eaton United 0-1 Bromsgrove Sporting (Southern League Central Division) Interesting fact… For the last seven years my name has been...
Sep 13, 20237 min read
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