As we head into the quietest time of the year (domestically speaking although Euro 2016 is just around the corner) to get a football fix, I thought I would take a moment to highlight some articles and blogs that have caught the eye recently.
Over 10,000 watched one of the final matches at Upton Park last week as West Ham United Under-21’s played Hull City in the FA Premier League Cup final, supporters taking advantage of reasonable ticket prices to visit the Boleyn Ground one more time.
The Ball Is Round blog was there to capture the moment and captures some of the feelings that I felt when Coventry City left Highfield Road for the Ricoh Arena.
Edinburgh City and East Stirlingshire play the second-leg of their Scottish League Pyramid Play-Off next weekend with the two sides having drawn 1-1 at the home of Lowland League champions City yesterday (Saturday).
The chance for a club such as City to win a place (on footballing merit) in the Scottish League is one that has only opened up recently and Stuart Monteith at In Bed With Maradona has written about the opening up of the game north of the border over the past few season.
David Bauckham’s photographs of the Non-League game are always a joy to look at and his images of the recent Amateur Football Association Senior Cup final between West Wickham and Old Garchonians tell a great story of his day at this historic fixture and how it has survived and changed into the modern day.
The London Football Guide, meanwhile, is the place to go if you are looking for a match to watch in the Capital, at all levels of the game and with affordable tickets (such as when one of the big clubs are playing an Under-21 match at their home stadium) always highlighted.
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