Feb 6, 2021 | The Main Blog
COVID-19 has put a stop to the non-League football I’m so passionate about whilst rendering the Premier League almost unwatchable, creating a real problem for someone as obsessive about the game as I am. Thank goodness, then, for Extra Time: 50 Further Delights of...
Jan 30, 2021 | The Main Blog
For this second instalment of the series of book reviews I’m calling Reading the Game, I’m looking at My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes by Gary Imlach. Now, this isn’t a new release; it was the William Hill Sports Book of the Year...
Jan 24, 2021 | The Main Blog
Anyone who knows me (or has spent more than 30 seconds browsing this site) would describe as a football fan. They might go further; “obsessive” is a term that has been used more than once! But with the nation in lockdown for the third time, no-one can go to grounds...
Aug 22, 2020 | The Main Blog
The saying goes that “a week is a long time in politics” and there’s more than a grain of truth to that. Last Friday, I published a letter I’d written to my MP in this space (see A sticking plaster on a severed thumb). I shared it on Twitter:...
Aug 14, 2020 | The Main Blog
As will be evident to anyone browsing this site, I am passionate about non-League football. On Tuesday night, I wrote to my MP, Sir George Howarth, to ask him to lobby the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to #LetFansIn to non-League matches. My original...
Jul 23, 2020 | The Main Blog
During Lockdown, I’ve been working on a number of projects. One has been researching our Family Tree, while another has been designing a paperback book, then helping to turn it into a reality. A Football Club in Prescot covers the first 50 years in the life of...
