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Terrors on the Northern Line
Jan. 2 | Don’t panic. The headline is not meant to scare anyone. It just sums up an evening of football in SM4. The Terrors in this instance refer to Tooting and Mitcham United, the Northern Line, well, that black tube line that runs down from Borough...
Rooks avoid crash landing at Pilot Field
Jan. 2 | You would have thought reading all the fuss around the tube strike and the Chelsea/Arsenal games that this was something new. For those of us who like our football a bit more “rural”, the issue of lack of public transport on Boxing Day has...
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...
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...
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...
The funniest joke in the world
Nov. 19 | Wingate & Finchley, Finchley & Wingate. This was a new one for Lewes. There are some very knowledgeable people around the club these days, including my fellow board member Terry Parris. Terry holds the distinction of being a player at the...
