May 22, 2018 | The Main Blog
I am proud to have obtained an Honours Degree with the Open University. My last module was called Advanced Creative Writing and at the end of the course, students from around the UK contributed to an anthology of writing completed during the module. This anthology...
Aug 17, 2017 | Football Writing
This piece was written for the programme of the FA Cup tie between Prescot Cables and City of Liverpool and a slightly amended version appeared in the programme of Ashford Town (Middlesex) v Wembley. Tonight is special for both clubs, their players, coaches,...
Jul 9, 2017 | Football Writing
The piece below was entered into the When Saturday Comes Writers’ Competition, which required entrants to write between 800 and 1,500 words on any aspect of the 2016-17 football season. While it did not win, it does capture some of the joy of getting involved...
May 29, 2017 | The Main Blog
There’s an old saying: ‘a builder’s house is never finished’. I know how that feels; I built my first website in 1996, yet only now am I putting together a few pages about myself. There is a restlessness within me. My mum used to issue dire warnings about what would...
May 28, 2017 | Football Writing
This article originally appeared in The Non-League Magazine. There are few games more exciting than a local derby on Boxing Day. For Russell Canderton, captain of Ashford Town (Middlesex), this season’s festive fixture at home to Egham Town was particularly special,...