Pressure, pressure, pressure: How Football League stature clubs come under pressure when they get relegated to Non-League. Why are clubs who drop down out of the Football League struggling to climb back up? It is…
Football fans across the world have all experienced the beautiful game at (for want of a better word) the lowest level. We have all gone along to a family members youth match on a Sunday morning, or…
‘The beautiful game’. That’s the case for most North-West football clubs within the Premier and Football League. These clubs are fortunate enough to have a good financial backing from their Owners and Chairpersons. This is…
To the casual observer everything seemed to be going well for Dagenham & Redbridge in the early months of the season. The Daggers were one of a number of teams competing for a return to…
Chester were plunged further into the National League relegation mire following a 3-2 defeat to cash-strapped Dagenham & Redbridge at Victoria Road, despite holding a 2-1 lead just five minutes from time. A sense of…
One if the first things I notice when I walk into most football grounds is the smell of freshly cut and watered grass. It’s one of the integral parts of the experience. It evokes innocent,…
Exempt from a league title race, can you name the one situation neutrals can’t get enough of? Hopefully a classic relegation scrap is the answer. Observing those unbelievable scenes when your heart rate skyrockets, as desperate teams fight both tooth and nail in order to…
It’s tough to know how to start this. After the liquidation of Chester City in 2010, its fans came together to form Chester FC. In the opening three seasons, the club had won back-to-back-to-back titles….
I am a lifelong Chester fan and have been a regular attendee to matches for 25 years. Ever since I went to my first game with my Dad, my love for the club…
Having lived in the shadow of the behemoth structure of St James Park for a few months now, it is hard not to be drawn in by the allure of Newcastle United. The stadium towers…