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...
Jun 20, 2025 | Football Writing, The Main Blog
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....
Apr 30, 2025 | Football Writing, The Main Blog
One of the greatest players of all time, Diego Maradona once said that “football isn’t a game, nor a sport; it’s a religion” which might at least partially explain why I was sitting on a train to London, alone, last Saturday. Regular readers will already be aware that...
Apr 22, 2025 | Football Writing, The Main Blog
This Saturday (26 April), I am going to a football match. For anyone who read the blog I wrote last November called Losing Interest, this might be a surprise. If I’m honest with myself, it is a surprise to me. But, 357 days after my last game, I’m not just going to...
Jun 19, 2024 | Football Writing, The Main Blog
A short tweet, reproduced on the Non-League Matters Forum, suggests that Clapton FC has closed it’s doors. The casual football fan might be forgiven for shrugging their shoulders. So what if a club in the tenth tier of English football has thrown in the towel? Well,...
May 7, 2024 | Football Writing, The Main Blog
The final match of the season, is upon us; Cables’ 50th in all competitions during the campaign. And what a way to bring up the half-century; a local derby which is a winner-takes-all showdown with promotion at stake. Everywhere you look, there is a story, just...
