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Apr 16, 20245 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 10, 20246 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 7, 20245 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 2, 20247 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...
Mar 20, 20247 min read
Bees Sting Spitfires
Barnet 2-1 Eastleigh (National League) If Barnet win all their remaining games this season, and Chesterfield lose all theirs, the Bees...
Mar 18, 20245 min read
Mooney Mooney Mooney
Boston United 3-0 Farsley Celtic (National League North) Last weekend, Kelsey Mooney & Jimmy Knowles became the first players since 1967...
Mar 6, 20246 min read
Counter Attack
Gateshead 2-3 Solihull Moors (National League) Think Anthony Gormley and the Angel of the North, Gateshead Metro Centre, Byker Grove,...
Feb 28, 20246 min read
Cricket Writer
Bishop’s Stortford 0-1 Spennymoor Town (National League) I always wanted to be a cricket writer, but they tell me you need ‘big words’...
Feb 25, 20247 min read
Josh’s Day
Peterborough Sports 4-0 Rushall Olympic (National League North) What makes a good non-league football ground? Easily accessible? A place...
Feb 21, 20245 min read
Super Kevin Phillips
Hartlepool United 3-2 Altrincham (National League) It’s been eleven days since my last match. On Tuesday last week I reached Lutterworth...
Feb 7, 20247 min read
Hand Warmers
Peterborough Sports 1-1 Chester (National League North) It’s my dad’s birthday today. I’ve driven over to Papplewick to see him and at...
Feb 4, 20246 min read
The Perfect Away?
Solihull Moors 0-1 Altrincham (National League) Josh Kelly has signed for AFC Wimbledon. Where will Solihull get their goals from now?...
Jan 31, 20248 min read
It's Tamworth's To Lose
Scunthorpe United 0-1 Tamworth (National League North) Danny Whitehall has had a vodka liqueur named after him. Apparently, the Potions...
Jan 29, 20246 min read
Catch Us If You Can
Tamworth 2-0 Spennymoor Town (National League North) Spennymoor United were formed in 1905 and spent most of their seasons in the...
Jan 24, 20247 min read
The Great Escape
Hartlepool United 0-1 Kidderminster Harriers (National League) Storm Jocelyn is heading east. We've already had Isha after a firm week of...
Jan 15, 20245 min read
Her Game Too
Boston United 1-1 Curzon Ashton (National League North) Formed in 1963 the Nash, from Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester, are in...
Jan 10, 20246 min read
Airport Run
Bishop's Stortford 2-3 South Shields (National League North) Plane spotting at football grounds is becoming a thing. On Saturday I got a...
Jan 7, 20245 min read
Moor Moor Moors
Solihull Moors 3-0 Woking (National League) Mention Woking and the Midlands in my house and in particular, this very weekend, the opening...
Jan 3, 20245 min read
Bishop's Taken
Peterborough Sports 4-2 Bishop’s Stortford (National League North) What a way to end the year. Match number 82 of 2023 and it took me...
Dec 29, 20234 min read
Jimmy At The Double
Boston United 3-1 Alfreton Town (National League North) I’m full of festive cheer. The weather is bright, it’s remarkably mild and...
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