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On the fifth day of Christmas…..The best game of 2011
Dec. 30 | “On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, beautiful football that we all want to see” With over a hundred games to chose from in 2011 we have seem some brilliant games…and some utter dross. We have a saying at GTC Towers...
Derby Day part 4 – While Shepherd Neame watched their flock by night
Dec. 28 | Kent is one of the poorest counties in England when it comes to derbies at the moment. Last season the high point was the first Ebbsfleet United v Dartford derby for over a decade, whilst Ashford Town’s demise meant that the game versus Maidstone...
On the fourth day of Christmas….The best away day
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...
A Double dose of Essex United
Dec. 28 | What a day this promised to be. Three (well two and a half) fiercely contested local derbies, either side of the River Thames, which thanks to some fortuitous scheduling, that I could go to, as well as still putting in some “Fuller Festive Family...
A Christian Cracker
Dec. 18 | ‘Tis the season to be jolly. That is unless you are an out of work football manager. Just two weeks ago Tooting & Mitcham United parted company with ex-Sheffield United player Mark Beard as their manager. The life of a non league manager...
We fade to Cray
Dec. 3 | If you look hard enough you will find a non-league team closer than you think. Unless you live with one literally next door you can probably find one that you can walk to, or dare I say it, cycle. Of course there are always definitions as to what exactly...
Six on the Ley Lines
Nov. 30 | East Grinstead is a strange old place. Sitting on the border of Kent and Sussex it has been home to many famous people, drawn to the town by the peace and quiet, the sweeping South Downs and the country pubs with roaring fires. Winston Churchill retired...
The Leatherhead Lip
Nov. 27 | A few weeks ago, Lewes visited FA Cup giant killers Harlow Town and came away with a shock of their own after the Ryman League One North side came from two goals down to win three-two in the FA Trophy. Today we were on the road again to another club whose...
Rooks pay the penalty again…
Nov. 24 | Can you think of anywhere better to spend a Tuesday night than in Thurrock? We are not talking about Lakeside, Thurrock here, with its huge cathedral worshipping the credit card gods, nor the Thameside Thurrock with its container ships bringing exotic...
