Sutton Shellacked by Buoyant Barra
Paul Hornby has been feeling something building. No, we haven't been serving Ryvita and Krisprolls baguettes in the hospitality — I've been feeling it too. We've had five games of footballing lethologica, searching for the word win — was today it? If it is, it won't be easy.
Before we dissect the dictionary definition of a game of non-league football, some sad news. Bluey has been kicked to death in a Hindpool back alley. He has been replaced by his more fragrant and better-l
3 hours ago
Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards
The journey itself, however, was pleasant enough. A stupidly cheap first-class upgrade later, I arrived in the eternal confusional vortex of Birmingham New Street, then onward.
Kiddy. A very similar size of town, carpets rather than the nation’s nuclear deterrent providing the bedrock. Perennial non-leaguers, but with a foray into the Football League. Very, very odd and unintelligible accent.
Still, we weren’t short of inexplicably odd behaviour, especially when one of our nu
6 days ago
Glovers and Groundhogs
Thanks to holidays and a personal boycott of the evil empire that is Harrogate Town, the home fixture against Yeovil was my first chance to cast an eye over Murray’s revamped Bluebirds in competitive action. I’d been to the Blackpool pre-season game and got suitably carried away with the win before the resumption of league action knockBased on the above, to say I was looking forward to the trip would be a stretch of the truth. It is not notoriously a happy hunting ground, and
Aug 29
A Love Letter to Sam Foley
Friend of the fanzine, Seb White pens a love letter to Sam Foley, midfield maestro, cult hero, and a player who always gives it everything.
The WhatsApp notification pings and my good mate Jonny says, “Just planning the next Give ‘Em Beans…how about a love letter to Sam Foley?”
13 years ago, a 27-year-old Sam was an integral part of the Yeovil Town team that incredibly got to the League One Play-Off Final. As former editor of the club’s fanzine ‘On To Victory’ I’ll never e
Aug 25
