The (Conference) North/ South Conundrum
When is Worcester further south than Gloucester? When did Bishops Stortford become a northern town? How is it right for a part-time football team to travel 8,000 miles a season?...
In Exile: Gloucester City’s Lessons In Groundsharing
As part of 200%’s series about Britain’s lost football grounds we look at Gloucester City, a club without a home ground since 2007. Unlike many other club’s in their league...
A Chequered week for Burscough FC
In the past ten days Burscough Football Club have seen their chairman and secretary sacked, a groundshare with their rivals announced and seen their Supporters’ Club disown them and make...
(Enchanted) Forest Green and Vince charming
Plans for a new club crest are the latest in a series of changes for Conference survivors Forest Green Rovers. Once upon a time there was a little club on...
Bananas, Banter And Blowtorches – The Julian Alsop Story
Shortly before 5pm this afternoon a 37-year-old man burnt a pair of football boots in a field in Gloucestershire and in doing so brought the curtain down on an illustrious...
Daylight (Bank Holiday) Robbery: the cost of policing a non-league game
A £3k policing bill looks set to spoil Gloucester City’s weekend but is it justified? Football hooligans, they are on the rise in parts of Europe (some of the blogs...
The harsh reality of fruitless efforts: RIP Almondsbury Town
The FA is all about supporting grassroots football isn’t it? Well not if you are Almondsbury Town FC and they evict you… Almondsbury Town FC have been enjoying a great...
The AGM Cup: Or How To Avoid Relegation, The Non-League Way
With the AGM Cup looking set to decide the non-league pyramid’s final placings once again, Jenni Silver looks at some of this year’s possible contenders. It should be the most...
From College Football To A-League Glory
What have Chichester City, Swindon Supermarine, the Brisbane Roar and a rural agricultural college in the Gloucestershire countryside got in common? It’s a fairly obscure bit of trivia, which helps...
Northern Soul: Hyde’s Turbulent Week
Comings and goings and rumours of financial woe have dogged Hyde this week, Jenni Silver looks at the goings on at Ewen Fields. Hyde recorded their biggest victory in eight...
The Finance And The Fury: A Lesson From Australia
With non-league finances in a troubled state, is it time the FA looked at how things are run Down Under? Earlier this week BBC Five Live ran a programme about...
Generous George And Other Acts Of Random Football Kindness
It sounds like a plotline one of those football films – the non-league minnows, who are playing for free, have their coach trip for a huge away trip to the...
The Start Of Gloucester Citys Long March Home Begins Here
After four years in enforced exile following the catastophic floods of 2007, Blue Square North club Gloucester City could be heading back to their home town. Jenni Silver brings up to date...