PinnedIn control, in third place and in form. Sutton beat Rochdale.Like last week's comprehensive win over Scunthorpe were the visiting team competed well with Sutton in the first ten to twenty minutes, so it was something similar today against Rochdale. Like a car speeding off into the sunset Sutton once ahead took control of the game, with a nicely struck…Sutton United3 min readSutton United3 min read
PinnedPeople make GovCamp. Online, hybrid or in a building.Being at work is far from a desert of ideas, inspiration and innovation but as one year ends and another begins GovCamp appears like an oasis. It is fertile with ideas. For past GovCamps I have attended on Saturday and back in the day they used to be held in…Ukgc204 min readUkgc204 min read
Apr 1, 2022The wind will carry us but not in the second half. Sutton United draw level with Tranmere Rovers.When you are behind the goal under a stand the wind can feel like a bit of a breeze. You obviously cannot appreciate the effect of the wind on a game of football unless you are out on the pitch. For Sutton United the wind was a factor with it…2 min read2 min read
Mar 13, 2022Highs and lows with nothing at the end of a Sutton Rainbow.At the start my journey to Walsall at the start of Stonecot Hill a rainbow. At the end of the match against Walsall no crock of goal for Sutton United. Beaten one nil, a penalty for Walsall in the thirty second minute that was despatched right down the middle beyond…Sutton United4 min readSutton United4 min read
Feb 27, 2022In front of a new grandstand Sutton hit four past a beleaguered Scunthorpe.After a busy week, my Sutton United match day was the game and not much else. Pre match lunch was a no go so to were post-match drinks. What was left was great a four one victory over Scunthorpe. We scored all the goals if we consider the own goal…Sutton United3 min readSutton United3 min read
Feb 13, 2022How Sutton United went into the Forest and came out with a point.Considering the last time, we went into the Forest Green Rovers we heartbreakingly came out with null points today’s result was a good result. What will keep the memory of today’s game alive was a peach of a goal from Kenny Davis. As is often the case my match…Sutton United2 min readSutton United2 min read
Feb 9, 2022I’m so bored with the SUFCWhen Salford took to the pitch at the Gander I saw red, Manchester United red. As a legacy Man Utd supporter for a nano second, I thought I was seeing Man Utd of old. Of course, Salford have played in other colours, orange being one allegedly because they got some…Sutton3 min readSutton3 min read
Feb 6, 2022The cost of living with Sutton United drawing with Bristol Rovers.On all the key measurements I should have departed the Gander feeling more than content. Instead, I left feeling a bit deflated. I shouldn’t have as it’s a point in the bag and we move up to third place in the league. What’s not to like? Well, the penalty in…Sutton United3 min readSutton United3 min read
Feb 1, 2022A kind of mindful football. A visit to Skinners Field to watch Worcester Park FCThe contrast could not be starker having attended the Sutton v Northampton game with 3,588 souls. This Saturday it was Worcester Park FC v AFC Cubo with around fifty. Though in the years before the FA Cup run Sutton would have in terms of fans at the ground have what…Non League Football2 min readNon League Football2 min read
Jan 24, 2022Sometimes a goalless draw is just fine.Scarcity can in some instances add value. Bitcoin is limited to twenty-one million coins. Gold to “is “scarce” in the sense that it is hard to find, and available in incredibly low concentrations, which means that you have to process a large amount of rock to get it.” (Forbes). Compared…4 min read4 min read
