May 15, 2026 | Football Writing, The Main Blog
On Monday, I wrote about the decisions faced by the Football Association in terms of allocating clubs to the divisions of the non-League Pyramid and the fact that, as in 2024, there seemed to be a higher-than-average number of clubs withdrawing from the National...
May 11, 2026 | Football Writing, The Main Blog
For the last couple of years, I have written from time-to-time about the increasingly parlous state of non-League football and in February 2024 I asked whether English football had a pyramid built on quicksand. Now, in May 2026 as another season concludes it is worth...
May 6, 2026 | The Main Blog
If you’re as old as I am, you will know that ‘Life Is A Rollercoaster’ whether you want to or not, thanks to Ronan Keating’s popularity at the beginning of the Noughties. While the song would not feature on any of my personal playlists, I can get behind the idea,...
Dec 28, 2025 | The Main Blog
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...
Jul 1, 2025 | Football Writing, The Main Blog
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...
