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Lewes FC…

Choosing Save As

25 Feb 2021
It amused me to see some of the "uproar" on Social Media after the announcement on Wednesday 24th February 2021 that the Non-League season for Step 3 to 6 teams…
National League…

Bromley 2 Maidenhead United 2

21 Feb 202121 Feb 2021
Saturday 20th February 2021 - National League at Hayes Lane, Bromley There's never day without some incident or issue in the world of football and in a week where we've…
Lewes FC…

Islands in the stream – the digital dilemma

19 Feb 2021
One of the positives of the COVID-19 pandemic for football has been the removal of the ridiculous, archaic Saturday blackout period that has prohibited broadcasters showing live games between 2:45pm…
National League…

Welling United 4 Ebbsfleet United 3

15 Feb 202121 Feb 2021
Tuesday 16th February 2021 - National League South at Park View Road, Welling It seems with every passing day at the moment there's another club at Step 2 who give…
Lewes FC…

Lewes 2 London City Lionesses 3

14 Feb 202115 Feb 2021
Sunday 14th February 2021 - FA Women's Championship at The Dripping Pan What comes around, goes around. A week ago The Rooks were sent to Coventry on a freezing cold…
National League…

Sutton United 2 Boreham Wood 0

13 Feb 2021
Saturday 13th February 2021 - 3pm KO - National League at Gander Green Lane, Sutton It is a myth that having a 3G makes you immune to postponements due to…
Premier League

Don’t bet on it

12 Feb 202112 Feb 2021
The link between gambling advertising and football has never been as visible as it is today. Watch any game on TV and you cannot fail to see the gambling ads…
COVID…

It is the hope that kills you

8 Feb 2021
On the 31st October, Lewes played their last competitive game, being defeated at Lowestoft Town in the driving rain in the FA Trophy. On the long coach journey back from…
US Football

The Greatest Show on Earth

1 Feb 2021
Forgive me for a momentary diversion away from the beautiful game but I am sure if you bear with me you will see the relevance of this post to the…
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…

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