Nov 21, 2021 | Football Writing
It’s been a quiet few weeks, hasn’t it? Normally, it’s the last one out who turns out the lights, but a bewildering sequence of events which started with a floodlight failure brings us into this afternoon’s game against Colne having parted ways with the First Team...
Nov 21, 2021 | Football Writing
So, it’s FA Cup day once again here at the IP Truck Parts Stadium and for Cables’ third tie of this season’s competition, we take on higher-level opposition. For the first time in the 2021-22 tournament, Cables have been cast as David, having been the (relative)...
Nov 21, 2021 | Football Writing
If you’re active on social media, you’ve almost certainly seen a controversial job advert placed by AFC Fylde. The National League North club are looking for a new General Manager to work alongside the Director of Football. The Coasters are seeking someone with a...
Sep 11, 2021 | Football Writing
Wasn’t last Saturday great? The match with Campion had a bit of everything – some excellent goals, a peculiar sending-off, the fear of a ‘giant-killing’, biblical weather and a dramatic late winner. Plus, it felt like a good day off the park too; the refurbished bar...
Sep 11, 2021 | Football Writing
I know it’s early in the season to describe any fixture as a “big game”, but that’s precisely what this afternoon’s match is. There is no tournament quite like The FA Cup. No football competition is older; the FA Cup was established 150 years ago last month. None...
Jul 26, 2020 | Football Writing
This article originally appeared in the Prescot Cables v Skelmersdale United Programme, 22nd April 2019. I’m republishing it now (July 2020) as the English Schools’ FA has effectively barred seven schools from nominating players to a local District...
