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Jan 3, 20239 min read
Diamonds Shine At Last
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 2-1 St Ives Town (Southern League Central Division) A short history lesson for you… Rushden & Diamonds were formed...
Dec 22, 20228 min read
Forest Fun At Rovers
Blackburn Rovers 1-4 Nottingham Forest (EFL Cup Round Four) It was supposed to be Notts County v Barnet on Tuesday night but for...
Dec 14, 20229 min read
Missing Messi
Boston United 0-1 Banbury United (National League North) I was at an Irish Wedding this weekend at the fabulous Cabra Castle with its...
Dec 7, 20227 min read
Qatar or Coalville?
Coalville Town 0-2 Nuneaton Borough (Southern League Central Division) I nervously raced home from the game on Sunday to watch England...
Dec 5, 20227 min read
Plastic Candy Sticks
Coventry United 0-5 Sunderland (Women’s Championship) It’s just gone 7am Sunday morning and the wife’s waking me up to go on a dog walk....
Dec 5, 20227 min read
Hatchbacks & Second Hand Cars
Leicester City 0-8 Chelsea (Women’s Super League) I’m at Derby Costco near Pride Park Stadium doing some bulk buy Christmas shopping on...
Nov 28, 20227 min read
The Mystery No9
Loughborough Lightning 1-3 Stoke City (Women's FA Cup Round Two) It was my birthday on Thursday. I went to Whitby with the wife and the...
Nov 23, 20228 min read
Roy of the Rovers
Banbury United 1-0 Bradford Park Avenue (National League North) So not without controversy the World Cup is underway in Qatar. I didn’t...
Nov 19, 20226 min read
A Pair Of Rockets
Ilkeston Town 2-0 Barwell (Southern League Central Division) I got to play on the hallowed turf of Wembley on Tuesday. A 4-3 loss means...
Nov 14, 20228 min read
Lightning Strikes In FA Cup
Loughborough Lightning 3-0 Sheffield (Women's FA Cup Round One) I’m running late but England are just about to win the T20 World Cup and...
Nov 10, 20227 min read
Forest Boot Spurs Out Of Carabao Cup
Nottingham Forest 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur (EFL League Cup Round Three) It’s not business but pleasure tonight, a club I’ve supported man...
Nov 9, 20228 min read
Back In Boston
Boston United 2-1 Kidderminster Harriers (National League North) I’m back in Boston. Just seven days from my first ever visit to the...
Nov 2, 20228 min read
Eastern Pilgrimage
Boston United 1-0 Alfreton Town (National League North) I was at the NFL on Sunday. Watching the UK’s ‘recommended’ franchise at Wembley...
Oct 29, 20228 min read
A Lovely Club
Barwell 2-1 Stratford Town (Southern League Central Division) It was a week before Christmas 2013, we’d just got beat 5-0 at home to...
Oct 26, 20227 min read
Modern Day Non-League
York City 1-1 Chesterfield (National League) My last visit to York was eleven months ago, back in November for my forty something...
Oct 19, 20227 min read
The Pride Of Staffordshire
Hednesford Town 0-1 Tamworth (Southern League Central Division) For the second successive Tuesday night, I’m casting eye over Hednesford...
Oct 16, 20228 min read
Qué Sera Sera
Notts County 2-3 Coalville Town (FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round) I spent most of Friday at the Robin Hood Beer Festival at Trent Bridge...
Oct 12, 20229 min read
Cold Tuesday Night In Basford
Basford United 1-0 Hednesford Town (Southern League Central Division) On Monday night, Basford United’s under 18’s team reached the FA...
Oct 9, 20228 min read
The Best Pitch In Non-League?
Loughborough Dynamo 1-2 Worksop Town (FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round) I’m back at an old stomping ground of mine today. During the...
Oct 5, 20227 min read
The Cambridgeshire Barcelona
Ilkeston Town 2-3 St Ives Town (Southern League Central Division) It's our lad’s 18th birthday and we're up in the dark, watching him...
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