COVID… Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail 10 May 2021 Hindsight is a wonderful thing. But so is football, and before we start playing competitively again, there is plenty to first think about and then put in place prior to…
COVID… Newhaven 3 AFC Uckfield Town 0 26 Apr 202126 Apr 2021 Saturday 24th April 2021 - The Supplementary Cup - Fort Road, Newhaven The early end to the season for Steps 3 to 6 left a gap in thousands of Non-League…
COVID… Community Service 9 Apr 2021 For most Non-League clubs, whilst it is only April, thoughts will have already turned to next season and the hope/anticipation of the return of fans to grounds up and down…
COVID… Eastleigh 0 Chesterfield 1 3 Apr 2021 Friday 2nd April 2021 - 3pm KO - The Silverlake Stadium - National League After weeks of debate, discussion, discord and disagreement within the National League structure in the last…
COVID… Has Covid-19 rekindled the magic of the FA Cup? 18 Mar 2021 This weekend, the FA Cup moves onto the Sixth Round stage, with four of the current Premier League top six paired together. In fact, it is only West Ham United…
COVID… The Unknown Knowns 1 Mar 2021 "It's as if the league doesn't want anyone to play football" This was just one of the comments I saw on Social Media over the weekend in response to the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
COVID… Hungerford Town 0 Dulwich Hamlet 3 6 Dec 2020 Saturday 5th December 2020 - 3pm KO in the National League South at Bulpit Lane, Hungerford Whilst Steps 3 and 4 were denied a return to football with fans after…
COVID… Chesham Utd 2 Royston Town 0 6 Dec 2020 Saturday 5th December 12pm KO - Mid-Season Friendly at The Meadow, Chesham There wasn't much out of the ordinary from a normal match day as you walk up the lane…
COVID… Fuel in the tank 3 Dec 2020 "We have fuel in the tank to get clubs and sports through this" was the message that the Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden announced on Thursday afternoon in welcoming the news…
COVID Building a skyscraper on shifting sand 30 Nov 2020 Twenty four hours is a long time in football but in the COVID-19 world we live in, it can be a lifetime, with changes being made on an almost hourly…
