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I’m More Than Just a Blogger

I have an extensive portfolio of writing produced in both professional and voluntary roles. Check out some of my work below.

Recent Blog Posts

My 2025 in Books

My 2025 in Books

At the risk of creating a positing ‘tradition’ this blog must follow, I’d like to share a list of the books I have read in 2025 and briefly discuss patterns and possible trends. This piece is therefore a companion to similar blogs wrapping up 2024 and summarising...

Widnes FC is claimed by the quicksand

Widnes FC is claimed by the quicksand

I have written a few times about the frequency with which non-League football clubs are folding; I asked whether the National Leagues System was A Pyramid Built on Quicksand as early as February 2024. The club closest to my heart, Ashford Town (Middlesex) would...

Flag Stopped Play

Flag Stopped Play

A year ago, I wrote about the demise of Clapton FC and the emergence of an alternative club, Clapton Community FC. Clapton Community have been in the headlines recently, following the controversial abandonment of a Cup Final in which their women’s team was playing....