Two down, Ten to go

Sep. 11 | So after the excitement of Lincoln Moorlands Railways FC in the extra preliminary round which was a rip roaring match we headed off to Grantham Town where a jet lagged induced snooze during their game with Dunkirk is best not mentioned. The “third...

It never rains but it pours, and pours and pours

Sep. 11 | Eighteen months ago I completed one of my worst ever european football awaydays as I returned from Seville via Madrid where England had been beaten by a Spanish team who were well on their way to becoming the best international team in the world. It wasn’t...

Unsung Heroes of Football Part 3: The Press Officer

Sep. 10 | Every day we pick up a newspaper or scan the internet for reports of games that have just taken place. Do you ever stop to wonder who the dedicated few are that file these reports? At the top of the tree these journalists get paid fortunes, have huge...

Bring on the Champions (and cup winners!)

Sep. 10 | Three games into the Premier League season and we are still without a point. Thanks goodness it’s only Chelsea, Stoke and Tottenham next, or I’d be worried. There’s been a debate on the message boards on a novel way to get behind the team. It’s...

How I became the West Ham announcer

Sep. 10 | I moved to East London from Cambridge when I was six. I think my parents may have done the driving, but I think I did most of the packing and dealing with estate agents. Growing up in Clayhall it was a no-brainer that I should be a Hammer. There was a...

Basel Forty

Sep. 8 | “Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment” For a number of reasons I found myself standing in the bar at the War Memorial Sports Ground in SM5 at 7.35pm instead of in row 3 behind the goal at the St Jakobs Park in Basel last night....

10 more reasons why Non League football is great

Sep. 4 | Lewes 1 Hampton & Richmond Borough 2 – The Dripping Pan – Saturday 4th September 2010 – Non League Day Still need more convincing that Non League football is the place to be at on a Saturday afternoon? Well here are ten more reasons...

10 Reasons why I am a Non League Fan

Sep. 4 | “Fewer attended matches last season than at any other point in this club’s history. Hardly anyone offers to volunteer for match day duties; almost no-one attended the Quiz night nor the Race Night previously arranged for fans. Hardly anyone...

What do you do on a Saturday afternoon?

Sep. 2 | There is a saying within the GTC Media offices (those fine folks who help with our little website, and Danny Last’s European Football Weekends site) that a good day out is often ruined by 90 minutes of football. To us a game is not about what goes...

A bonus weekend

Sep. 1 | Sometimes going to football can be a bit like going back to school. You’re told where to sit by the number on your pre-bought match ticket, the atmosphere can be a bit like a boring lesson (if the game isn’t great), and then you encounter head-master...