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Sep 18, 20245 min read
Rooney The Difference
Ilkeston Town 0-1 Hereford  (FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay) I've been at the cricket all day, covering Derbyshire v Middlesex in...
Sep 16, 20246 min read
2013
Gainsborough Trinity 2-1 Grantham Town  (FA Cup Second Qualifying Round) It’s amazing to think that after being sacked following a 5-0...
Sep 14, 20246 min read
Cherries Pip Rams
Derby County U21 2-3 Bournemouth U21 (Premier League Cup Group Stages) A game which has snuck into my diary this weekend is a youth team...
Sep 11, 20245 min read
Greece Lightning
Republic of Ireland 0-2 Greece  (UEFA Nations League Group Stages) I’m back to conclude my Nations League journey with a third game in...
Sep 9, 20248 min read
Cup of Tea
Republic of Ireland 0-2 England (UEFA Nations League Group Stages) I’ve had about three hours sleep. I got back from Cardiff at 1am and...
Sep 9, 20246 min read
Raining Cards
Wales 0-0 Turkey (UEFA Nations League Group Stages) Craig Bellamy’s first game in charge for Wales tonight and I’m up in the TV gantry...
Sep 4, 20247 min read
Old Sarum
Salisbury 1-2 Chesham United  (National League South) I’ve been scoring for Yorkshire at the cricket over the last couple of weeks so...
Aug 21, 20246 min read
Game of Two Halves
Braintree Town 2-1 Aldershot  Town (National League) I got invited to a barbeque on Saturday so had to scrap plans to cover Boston...
Aug 14, 20245 min read
Brown Sauce
Basford United 0-1 Leek Town  (Northern Premier League) I used to live in Basford. The home of Shipstones Ale, Imperial Leather and HP...
Aug 13, 20245 min read
Poundstretcher
Barwell 0-1 Banbury United  (Southern League Central Division) Newtown Unthank is the home of Poundstretcher. It's the sort of useless...
Aug 12, 20246 min read
Old Friends
Boston United 0-3 Rochdale  (National League) The opening weekend of the football season has me heading East to see some old friends at...
Aug 8, 20247 min read
I Predict A Riot
Southampton 1-1 Lazio (Friendly) The UK is rioting, as the nation prepares for immigration protest and counter protest this cloudy...
Aug 3, 20245 min read
Pipasha
Cambridge United 1-0 West Bromwich Albion (Friendly) The heatwave continues as we deepen into pre-season, just a week away from the...
Aug 1, 20245 min read
Football Town
Barnsley 4-3 Derby County (Friendly) The last time I was in Barnsley, One Show Presenter Jermaine Jenas was scoring for Nottingham Forest...
Aug 1, 20245 min read
And Back Again
Hull City 2-2 Fiorentina (Friendly) It’s forty degrees outside. Bloody hot, but we shouldn’t complain as summer has finally started it...
Jul 28, 20245 min read
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 24, 20244 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 20, 20245 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, 20244 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, 20245 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...
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