Apr 7, 2024 | Football Writing, The Main Blog
In February, I wrote about the rash of clubs which had withdrawn from non-League football over the course of this season. In that piece, I observed that “I’ve never known so many clubs to be struggling so publicly as is the case right now”. Just before Easter, two...
Mar 25, 2024 | The Main Blog
I wrote the piece below at about 4:30am one morning in October 2023, with no plans to do anything with it. I was ‘venting’ and trying to regulate my emotions whilst staying awake. But then my wife and I met with our son’s Social Worker and SENCO; I...
Mar 3, 2024 | The Main Blog
I’m currently in the second year of a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing with the Open University. In addition to helping writers working in several genres to hone their craft, the course has a section called ‘Writer in the World, which is designed to encourage...
Feb 16, 2024 | Football Writing, The Main Blog
A fortnight ago, I wrote about the unusually high number of non-League clubs which have already withdrawn from the Trident Leagues. Rather cheekily, I tagged Kieran Maguire when tweeting about the piece and the UK’s leading football finance expert told his 110,000...
Feb 7, 2024 | Football Writing, The Main Blog
The dispute between City of Liverpool FC and their landlords, Bootle FC, which I discussed last week, escalated significantly on Monday and Tuesday. On Monday evening, Bootle issued a short statement confirming that “Following a material breach of the ground-share...
Feb 1, 2024 | Football Writing, The Main Blog
As someone with a lifelong passion for non-League football, I’m increasingly worried about how financially viable the sport is below the elite level. Semi-professional football clubs have always led a hand-to-mouth existence and barely a season goes by without at...
