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Gone but not forgotten – Ashington FC

22 Jan 202020 Nov 2020
It's been awhile since we've focused on the clubs that used to be members of the Football League but going into the new decade with one club short already in…
Non league football

Crabble Rock

1 Jan 202020 Nov 2020
Day ten of our look back at the last decade and here's the first blog post I wrote in 2010 - exactly ten years ago to the day.  How times…
Non league football

Taking road trips to the extremes

1 Jan 202020 Nov 2020
Day nine of the review of the decade and today we are looking at the lengths some fans have to go to to see their side, updated for the 2019/20…
Non league football

Economic Theory explained by football – Disruptive influencers

31 Dec 201920 Nov 2020
Day eight of our look back without anger at the last ten years of blog posts.  One of the most enjoyable projects I worked on was the Economic Theory explained…
Non league football

The magic of the Football League War Cup

30 Dec 201920 Nov 2020
Day seven of our look back at articles from the last decade and today it is a post on the Football League War Cup. On the 1st September 1939, Adolf…
Non league football

If…

29 Dec 201920 Nov 2020
Day six and I'm touching on my poetic side for today's retrospective with my Lewes FC version of Rudyard Kipling's If.... "If you can keep your cool when all about…
Non league football

The Blueprint for the future of Non-League football – The FA Cup

28 Dec 201920 Nov 2020
Day five and a superb piece from back in 2013 about how the FA Cup could be revamped to give the Non League sides more of a slice of the…
US Football

Let them hate so long as they fear

27 Dec 201920 Nov 2020
Day four and a revisit to the biggest rivalries in North America - Timbers versus Sounders on a scorching hot day in Portland.  More pictures can be found from the…
US Football…

West Ham United – Champions of North America

26 Dec 201920 Nov 2020
Another day of our looking back without anger..This story is one for all West Ham fans to remember and pull from their sleeves when other fans start asking what we…
Non league football

Only four teams on Merseyside

25 Dec 201920 Nov 2020
As part of the series I wrote on Football League clubs that are gone and almost forgotten, I stumbled on the amazing story of New Brighton FC and their ground,…
European Football

Flickin’ Hell

24 Dec 201920 Nov 2020
First published back in 2010, this post on some of the stranger accessories available through the years for Subbuteo generated a lot of interest. Nearly ten years on and there…
Non league football

What will you be watching on Boxing Day?

24 Dec 201920 Nov 2020
On the two days after Christmas, Amazon Prime will once again take over the screening of the Premier League games, offering back to back games for ten solid hours on…
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…

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