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… 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…
Non league football Back stronger? 25 Mar 2021 First published in the Non-League Paper on 21st March 2021 The announcement from the Football Association that there would be no early return to grounds for fans effectively put an…
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…
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…
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 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…
Isthmian League… All for one 11 Dec 2020 Late last week, Lewes FC along with 223 other clubs who make up Steps 3 and 4 of the Non-League game were asked to vote on a proposal. It is…
Non league football Marlow 1 Nuneaton Borough 4 9 Dec 2020 Tuesday 8th December 2020 - 7:45pm KO - FA Trophy 2nd Qualifying Round Almost a year ago to the day I treated The Current Mrs Fuller to a day at…
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…
COVID… ‘Tis the season to be uncertain 29 Nov 2020 There are a few moments in the season off the pitch that has football fans on the edge of their seats. The release of the season's fixtures each summer means…
