Who wants to win the cup anyway?

Feb. 23 | Saturday’s horrific home defeat to Cheltenham was a mortal blow for Dagenham & Redbridge as well as their fans.  However, like falling off a bike it is best to get straight back on it, and so our very own Brian Parish focused on the distraction...

Twenty one days of pain and frustration

Feb. 19 | Twenty one days ago the sun was shining. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky as Lewes kicked off against Canvey Island. Twenty four hours later I landed in Los Angeles to temperatures that would have had The Sun trumpeting as “Phew, what a scorcher”...

Romeo has nothing on me

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...

No Dr Feelgood factor for Lewes

Jan. 28 | “”You have to have the rain before you can have the rainbow” In just 24 hours I would be walking along Santa Monica Pier in SoCal as us surfers know it, the sunshine on my face and the sand between my toes.  You can’t beat a bit...

Last minute .com again

Jan. 26 | After the cup exploits last week against AFC Sudbury, it was back to earth with a very big bang, complete with a “Kiss Me Quick Hat” on Saturday as five second half goals sunk the Rooks at Margate.  The journey back from a day out at the...

On the gravy train again – From New Eltham to New Pudsey

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)...

The magic of the Alan Boon Cup

Jan. 19 | Deep down any football fan of a lower level team (and by lower level I mean anyone apart from Man City, Man Utd or Chelsea) wants to see their team play in a cup final – yes Arsenal and Liverpool fans I am also talking about you.  We all say “who...

Duffed up

Jan. 15 | It is rare that I go to a game and do not whip out my camera or my phone to record the action but yesterday as the referee blew the final whistle at The Dripping Pan I realised that I hadn’t taken one picture.  Not that there wasn’t any action...

500 Reasons to love football

Jan. 8 | If you have been living in North Korea recently then you will have missed the launch of 500 Reasons to Love Football back in December.  The original brainchild of the genius of David Hartrick to celebrate those moments in the game that make you laugh...

Running up that hill

Jan. 3 | With the Lewes v Horsham game all done by 2pm, and my agreed ETA back at TBIR Towers 5.30pm I had a few options as to where I could lay my hat for the afternoon.  My initial plan was the Kent derby between Landlords Sittingbourne and tenants Maidstone...