Evostick League
May. 5 | Last March, after really diving in head first into the non league game, I took stock of the game I had come to watch week in week out and put pen to paper (well, finger to laptop) and wrote a nine-point blue print for the future of Non League football....
Feb. 12 | Like most married men, Valentines Day’s arrival every year in a pain in the arse. Surely we do enough to show our love to our wives/girlfriends (and husbands/boyfriends – let’s not forget many women are fans of TBIR too) without having...
Jan. 22 | “Northern Steve loves gravy”…He held the T-Shirt aloft that I bought him for his birthday and chuckled a Northern laugh. My Brother-in-Law is not predictable – he is married after all to CMFS (Current Mrs Fuller’s Sister)...
Dec. 28 | “On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, an away trip that fills you with glee.”
Who doesn’t love a football away day. Bunch of mates, a few beers, being beaten senseless by the police, stones thrown at you by local...
Oct. 16 | It’s been a big week in the Fuller household. On Wednesday CMF celebrated her birthday and as one of her presents I agreed to take her (and the Littlest Fullers) out for the day. Conveniently, due to their inept performance in the FA Cup back...
Oct. 9 | Hands up who knows why Whyteleafe FC hit the national headlines in 2010? Most leafiest ground?, Most “shhhh’s” from the neighbours when you leave the ground or how about the most NIMBY’s as fans? None of these. In fact many...
Sep. 17 | “Nobody I’d rather be”….There is a rumour spreading around these parts that local resident and one hit wonder Chesney Hawkes would be asked to perform at half time in the FA Cup game between The Curfews and The Rooks. Alas, with...
Jul. 17 | This season it will be a headline writers dream with Steve King back in the hot seat at Lewes. After his triumphant return to the club after a three year absence in the summer, he began to rebuild the squad. The Lewes fans had been used to the revolving...
May. 30 | To close off our ten day jaunt down memory lane of the Non-League passed I needed a heavyweight, someone who could knock people out with a dramatic punch. Instead Beat The First Man sent me something. With no other options left, here is his take on...
May. 27 | Whilst we have racked up over 50 Non League games this year, we had the opportunity to “de-flower” a virgin in terms of grass roots football. Christa Norman lives up north, speaks like a northerner yet struggles with knowing her Chorley Bun...