Non league football On the seventh day of TBIR Christmas – The Best Game of 2014 1 Jan 201529 Dec 2014 Happy New Year one and all...I hope last night wasn't too hard on you all mentally and have your winter woollies on ready for a day at football.. We've seen…
Lewes FC… Falling in love with you 9 Mar 201416 Mar 2014 Six years ago I was a happy Hammer. Happy because I didn't know what the joy was in watching football without Big Brother(s) watching over me, telling me when to…
Lewes FC… Like a night out in Aveley…. 28 Feb 20142 Mar 2014 There comes a point in life when you just need to give up on something. It doesn't matter how many times you repair the holes in your lucky pants, you…
Barclaycard Premier League… A Gray day I could Ilford to miss 7 Oct 201210 Oct 2012 Some time very soon we will be up in arms about the death of another football club in London. It is a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon at 3.05pm and I…
Non league football… Essex United 28 Jul 201128 Jul 2011 I kid you not there is now a team called Essex United. They are the side put together by ex-Grays Athletic and Lewes footballer Mark Wright. Wright is of course…
Blue Square North… Has anyone seen Grays? 18 May 201019 May 2010 Last weekend was a busy one for the FA. Not only did we have the whole Lord Treason affair but in one of the backrooms at Wembley Stadium sat a…
Blue Square Premier League… Stand up if you love Dicks 10 Feb 201021 Feb 2010 As you will know if you are a regular follower of the blog, we have a soft spot at TBIR Towers for Grays Athletic. This is due to a number…
Blue Square Premier League… No silence of The Lamb 15 Aug 2009 Two weeks is the longest I had gone without football for nearly three years. With summer leagues in the Nordics combined with major UEFA tournaments in Holland, Austria, Switzerland and…
Blue Square Premier League… Welcome to the Pleasuredome… 13 Jul 200913 Jul 2009 So the long wait was over. After a long end of season break of, erm 13 days, Lolly and I were ready for action. As luck would have it Grays…
Blue Square Premier League… When Two Blogs Collide 22 Nov 200811 Dec 2008 Visits to the lower leagues are becoming more and more appealing as the greed of the Premier League and Championship clubs (and some 1st and even 2nd division clubs) flies…
Blue Square Premier League… Lewes 2 Grays Athletic 0 – 22nd November 2008 22 Nov 200811 Dec 2008 Lewes 2 Grays Athletic 0 [clearspring_widget title="Animoto.com" wid="46928cc51133af17" pid="492982c2be71ca14" width="432" height="260" domain="widgets.clearspring.com"]
England The Magic of the FA Cup in deepest Essex 26 Oct 200826 Oct 2008 Every year, like quite a few football fans I vow to start a "road to Wembley" and follow a team all the way from the opening qualifying rounds up until…
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