COVID… Praying for Time 25 Jan 2021 At some point in the next two weeks, Non-League clubs at Steps 3 and below will almost certainly be told that there will not be any competitive league football before…
FA Championship… Lewes 0 Sheffield United 2 24 Jan 2021 Sun 24th January 2021 - 1pm KO in the FA Women's Championship at The Dripping Pan In the past week the issue of the promised funds for Steps 1 and…
National League… Bromley 1 FC Halifax Town 2 22 Jan 202123 Jan 2021 Saturday 23rd January 2021, 3pm KO - National League at Hayes Lane, Bromley It has been a turbulent week for the National League with clubs, quite rightly, rejecting the proposal…
COVID… Creative Destruction 22 Jan 2021 I'm sure deep down we all get a small amount of pleasure from destructing something. Whether that's the preciseness of a display in a shop, the virgin snow-covered field or…
FA Cup… Price is only an issue in the absence of value 19 Jan 2021 There is an inherent jealousy in football. Fans will go to great lengths to disparage the supporters of rival, more successful teams. Many managers will use all the tactics in…
National League… Welling Utd 0 St Albans City 2 13 Jan 202113 Jan 2021 Tuesday 12th Jan 2020 7:45pm- National League South at Park View Road, Welling It has been a frustrating time for many football fans, being locked out of the game they…
COVID An appropriate sanction? 5 Jan 2021 It has been a bad week for the reputation of the professional game. No matter what spin the broadcasters and the media put on the Premier League, a number of…
COVID When is it enough? 31 Dec 2020 The news that Manchester City had gained permission from the Premier League to cancel their trip to Goodison Park to face Everton on Monday 28th December just four hours before…
Barclaycard Premier League… Many happy returns? 29 Dec 2020 The news in early December that football fans would finally be allowed back into all stadiums up and down the country was long overdue and most welcome on the face…
Premier League… Return on Investment part 2 27 Dec 2020 One major benefactor from the restrictions placed on the Premier League clubs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the clubs major sponsors. With virtually every game, both…
Finance… Return on Investment 23 Dec 2020 "Sack the board, sack the board!" We've all heard it in football stadiums, radio shows and social media forums up and down the country. Yet it is one of the…
Rugby Union… The epicentre of English sport 22 Dec 202022 Dec 2020 On the 26th October 1863 in the Freemasons Tavern on Great Queen Street in Holborn, London, the first meeting of the Football Association took place. The main item for discussion…
FA Vase… Hadley 0 Colney Heath 0 20 Dec 2020 Saturday 19th December 2020 - 3pm KO at Brickfields, Hadley in the FA Vase I've always been fascinated by economic theories and models. So much so that I have published…
FA Trophy… Welwyn Garden City 2 Burgess Hill Town 1 17 Dec 2020 Tuesday 15th December 2020 - 7:45pm KO at Herns Way, Welwyn Garden City in the FA Trophy The most pressing issue before I left for the FA Trophy tie at…
Lewes FC Lewes 0 Crystal Palace 2 14 Dec 2020 Sunday 13th December 2020 - 2pm KO at The Dripping Pan in the FA Women's Championship It is a frustrating situation that we find ourselves in down at The Dripping…
