Denmark… The most passionate football nation in Europe 23 Dec 201920 Nov 2020 This article was first written back in 2011 but is one of the top five viewed posts I've ever published - if you view it in terms of population of…
Non league football Zeitgesting the last ten years 23 Dec 2019 Hi. It's been awhile. You know what happens. Life just gets in the way of all of the really fun stuff sometimes. A growing family, a job that eats up…
Non league football The FA Trophy starts to get serious 13 Nov 2019 The Buildbase FA Trophy will enter its third round qualifying stage later this month, with the draw made at Wembley on Monday morning. There will be a total of 40…
European Football The strange case of the Saarland National Football Team 29 Oct 201929 Oct 2019 The who many of you will probably say. Indeed up until a few months ago I would have been in that group that would have struggled to place the region…
Non league football Sutton United’s hopes for the FA cup end in Essex 28 Oct 201929 Oct 2019 The FA cup is well on its way with fans all around over England watching their favourite teams go against one another. As exciting as this already sounds, many fans…
England… Notts County facing uphill battle to regain EFL place 5 Aug 2019 Anyone thinking that Notts County would breeze straight back into the Football League received a major wake-up call on Saturday afternoon. County’s long history counted for little as a physical…
Non league football A harsh penalty 23 Mar 20197 Oct 2020 The situation occurs up and down the country every Saturday (and midweek). A centre-forward weaves his way into the penalty area near the touchline. His/her way is blocked by the…
Non league football Non-League highlights at Steps 1 and 2 14 Dec 2018 It’s been another exciting 12 months in National League circles, with plenty of notable events happening during the year. With Christmas fast approaching this is a good time to pick…
European Football… All that glitters certainly isn’t gold 7 Nov 2018 It is a clear free-kick on the edge of the Inter Milan box. 25 yards out, dead centre and ten world-class players queueing up to create some magic. 86,000 fans…
European Football… Be careful what you wish for would-be Premier League clubs 27 Oct 2018 Over the weekend I had a lively debate with a Wolverhampton Wanderers-supporting friend who was venting his anger that eight out of their first ten games in 2019 would be…
Non league football The myth of the curse of Manager of the Month 21 Oct 2018 Ask any manager at any club around the world and they will tell you they don’t care for plaudits of being the manager of the month until the season has…
Non league football A step in the digital world of the football programme 11 Aug 201811 Aug 2018 Over the past few months, the future of the humble football programme has been front and centre after a decision was taken by the EFL clubs that it was no…
Bundesliga… Premier League football German-style 9 Aug 2018 It's 5pm on a beautiful Wednesday evening in early August and the FC Kaiserslautern team bus is slowly maneuvering itself down a lane not really wide enough of a Smart…
Non league football What is Non-League? 23 Jul 2018 A decade ago this would have been a relatively easy question to answer but today the lines are now so blurred perhaps it is time we dropped the phrase all…
