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…
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…
FA Cup… Bulls create FA Cup history in the sun Shine 21 Aug 2016 The was the top FA Cup tie in the Preliminary Round. That was undisputed as AFC Mansfield were first in alphabetical order. It was also another first for AFC Mansfield…
FA Cup… The Christian way 31 Aug 201531 Aug 2015 Living in a hot-bed of Premier League and Championship fans (oh, and Millwall), Non-League football sometimes doesn't get a look in. It's all Chelsea, Charlton Athletic, Arsenal and West Ham…
FA Cup… In God’s Country 17 Aug 2015 The new TV deal signed last season by the Premier League sides meant that this weekend's football coverage started in unusual circumstances with a live Friday night game. With games…
FA Cup… US and them 21 Jun 201521 Jun 2015 We are very keen on eulogising about the magic of the FA Cup in this country and quite rightly so. It is the oldest football competition in the world, full…
FA Cup… At the Cole face 8 Nov 2014 Every Non-League team dreams of a run in the FA Cup. The chance to take on a Football (or even Premier) League side, the presence of national media around the…
Non league football A big weekend ahead for the underdogs 1 Nov 20143 Nov 2014 The FA Cup is the oldest cup competition in the world and although it may have lost some of its shine among the top clubs in the Premier League in…
FA Cup… With am or without you 28 Sep 201427 Sep 2014 Every Non-League club starts the season with a dream of progression in the FA Cup. For the players it is the thought of walking out at a Premier League (or…
England… Best Song Ever 28 Jan 201416 Feb 2014 "And we danced all night to the best song ever. We knew every line. Now I can't remember How it goes but I know that I won't forget her 'Cause…
Dartford… Ebbsfleet suffer at the hands of a wayward Cook 1 Nov 2013 Few people will have been happier with the result on Saturday from the FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Tie between Ebbsfleet United and Dartford than I was (For Ebbsfleet, read Gravesend).As…
FA Cup… Remember the Spartans 16 Oct 201316 Oct 2013 The name Blyth Spartans may not mean much to the younger football fan, but the Northern Premier League side are one of the most successful Non-League clubs in the history…
FA Cup… I don’t care about the truth, I want some happiness 28 Sep 20136 Oct 2013 Take one look at the teams who enter the early rounds of the FA Cup and you cannot fail to be overwhelmed by a sense of a purer age of…
FA Cup… Jacks of all trade 15 Sep 201321 Sep 2013 Today is the start of our FA Cup campaign. From the moment the draw was made back in July, we have been looking forward to starting our long journey to…
FA Cup… Seeing double in the land of the Silver King 1 Sep 20138 Sep 2013 The beauty of the FA Cup is that it can throw up some great days out. With the first three rounds all being drawn at the start of the competition,…
