Play-offs remind us that English football is still played in a green and pleasant land
The highest attendance for a decade came with three trouble free days. The Silent Majority of football fans spoke out for their clubs and the sport they love.
The highest attendance for a decade came with three trouble free days. The Silent Majority of football fans spoke out for their clubs and the sport they love.
“Both sets of fans were superbly behaved and mixed with no incidents. They were that well behaved the local police were picking up litter and taking photos for fans. I’ve never ever seen that before at Wembley.
I saw one incident where Wycombe fans were refused entry post-game to a Sunderland pub, and the Sunderland fans were asking the bouncers to allow them in.”
Ben Stokes lets his side down at Lords but they recover to start Day 2 in a good position
It was pulsating; it was nerve wracking; it was nailbiting. It was everything a cup final could dream of. Kicks were missed. Discipline broke down. Referees heard opinions. They sent the culprits back ten yards. Passes were dropped. And at the end Worcester Warriors won their first ever top level national trophy.
On an emotional day at the London Stadium, Manchester City inched a step closer to the title. They needed a Vladimir Coufal own goal to draw level but their hosts needed a Lukasz Fabianski penalty save to stay there.
Middlesex face their largest ever home defeat measured by runs on a day where Notts showed they are a cut above the rest of Division 2
Nottinghamshire 415 & 6-0 Middlesex 195 Alan Coleman, Head of Men’s Performance Cricket’ at Lords came out to face the…
Embed from Getty Images Notts 329-5 (93 overs) Middlesex won the toss and elected to bowl, and it looked a…
Wycombe Wanderers’ Louisianan CFO Pete Couhig gave voodoo the credit for their two legged win over Milton Keynes before turning his more serious attention to the what makes the Chairboys’ dressing room unique
Wycombe Wanderers survived an onslaught at Stadium MK to secure a date on May 21 in the League One playoff final.
On a night many will never forget, Wycombe survive MK onslaught to reach Wembley He may have reached 40 but…
A Gareth Ainsworth tactical plan superbly executed changed the trajectory of this tie in Wycombe’s favour but Liam Manning will have learned a great deal from this experience. Will he learn it in time?
Icons did what icons do. Jean Michel Seri scored. Tom Cairney, their spiritual captain, scored too. All it needed was Johnny Haynes to make a cameo. Denis Odoi did.
It ain’t over til it’s over as Yogi Berra once famously said. West Ham’s hopes of a Champions League place by dint of a top four finish may have come to an end with a home defeat by local rivals Arsenal.
One of the season’s most spectacular late finishes denies Wasps away win at a never-say-die London Irish
Middlesex ended Day 2 with a lead of 188 and only seven Leicestershire wickets to take for victory. Standing at 142-2 overnight, they made an impressive 370 and then took three vital wickets before bad light ended the day prematurely.
Middlesex put themselves in a solid opening position on the first day of their match with Leicestershire after skittling the visitors out for 149.
The futility of Fulham’s attack coupled with the illustrious reputation and past of their opposiiton gave this match a very Premier League feel, especially with the prospect they might meet there next season.
Wycombe battle to a 1-0 win over a very good Wednesday team to set up a nailbiting finish, possibly with four teams going into the weekend level on points and all within two goals on goal difference
Fulham clinch promotion and the scenes of joy were something football can be proud of, but no fan is under any illusions about the year ahead.
Generosity to Wimbledon trumps Ainsworth’s disappointment at points dropped after Dons’ brave effort falls just short
Nick Pope was the hero as Burnley held on despite a fierce late West Ham bombardment but most thoughts were elsewhere.
A crazy minute at eend of the game summed up Watford’s season after Josh King hit the post, Imran Louza balooned a sitter and Pontius Jansson scored at the other end
Wycombe Wanderers 2 : 0 Plymouth Argyle Two first half goals by an on-form Garath McCleary settled this encounter between…