The great escape

While England were battering Wales in the rugby, I went to see Exeter struggle past Cambridge City in the FA Trophy.
Cambridge are going well in the Conference South, but given their rugged, up and at ‘em style – plus the fright against Histon in the last round – I thought City would brush them aside without [...]

Education, education, football

Not many people would volunteer to head to Dean Court at the crack of dawn, but those who know me, will tell you I’m not an ordinary guy.
It did help that the Education Liasion Office asked me to accompany Nick Wright, the University’s Head of Admissions, to an admissions’ day at Bournemouth’s smart new football ground on the outskirts of [...]