Non-League

Down by the Jetty

Jul. 25 | Some 30 miles from the centre of London in an easterly direction you will find Vange Creek which separates mainland Essex to the alluvial island known... Read more »
The school of hard knocks

The school of hard knocks

Jul. 27 | First week of the summer holidays and the weather is crap. Of course it is. Just as we prepare to that the TBIR roadshow down to Wales we get dull grey skies and rain. So we... Read more »

European Football

Down by the Jetty

Down by the Jetty

Jul. 25 | Some 30 miles from the centre of London in an easterly direction you will find Vange Creek which separates mainland Essex to the alluvial island known as Canvey Island. Formed... Read more »

Boldklub and Hedges

Jul. 19 | Danish football is back….what I hear you say, you didn’t know it had gone? Well it had been asleep for two months whilst that little tournament... Read more »

Premier League

Millionaire row

May. 27 | According to Uncle Google, a millionaire is defined as someone who has a “net worth of a million or more units of currency”. In the good old... Read more »
An open letter

An open letter

Jul. 14 | Dear Mr Gold and Mr Sullivan, I refer to your letter to me on the 19th May when you laid out your ten point plan for the future of the club I have supported since I was 5 years... Read more »

Sheer Madness

The Lego version of Sunday’s debacle

The Lego version of Sunday’s debacle

Jun. 30 | Read more »

Football fans are so easy to wind up

Jun. 16 | Picture the scene.  You have saved for months, even years, to follow your country in South Africa.  You’ve got confirmation of your tickets, both... Read more »

World Cup

Beer, Bratwurst and Bloody Penalties – part 2

Jun. 27 | So five games down and still going strong. I waived CMF off at Karlsruhe/Baden Baden and continued my journey north, to the sinful city of Hamburg. Hamburg... Read more »
So who is accountable?

So who is accountable?

Jun. 28 | England are out – finished, end of story. We did not go out on penalties, nor were we “very unlucky”. We were well beaten by a team that were man for man better... Read more »

Cricket

It’s just not cricket

It’s just not cricket

Jul. 10 | Can you imagine Manchester United playing Chelsea in a home game at The Emirates, or West Ham playing Everton at Anfield? It simply would not happen unless there was a blooming... Read more »

Double Disappointment

Jun. 20 | England woke up on Saturday 19th June to a dark cloud hanging over most areas. The events the previous evening in Cape Town had taken the wind out of... Read more »
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