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The transfer of Sonny Perkins from West Ham to Leeds United in the summer certainly ruffled a few feathers in East London, however the 18-year-old has been quietly making a name for himself in the North. Seven goals in nine Premier League 2 games led to the strikers first team start last week in Leeds’s […]
The World Cup is only five days away with teams being flown out to Qatar to prepare for the World Cup and despite the excitement building for everyone around the country, clubs lower down in the English pyramid are facing a crisis with more fans travelling down to their local pub to watch and support […]
The World Cup is seen as the largest stage of all with the best display of talent. But are we truly seeing the best talent when huge stars are spending their time at home. Players have been unfortunate through different reasons, as we already know the Italy squad did not qualify due to suffering a […]
With the World Cup fast approaching, one health and safety worker will ‘not comment on the Qatar World Cup’ as we look into the controversy surrounding the tournament. Ever since they won the right to host the world cup 10 years ago, everyone knew it would be a stretch as no stadiums in the country […]
Havant and Waterlooville travel away to 21st placed Chippenham Town after back-to-back victories in the league. Chippenham have not won a league game since the end of September so Havant will be hoping that they can pile on the pressure on Gary Horgan’s team. Havant put five past Dulwich Hamlet in their last game, with […]
Bristol City striker Tommy Conway has burst onto the scene this season, with 13 goal contributions so far in all competitions, earning himself a Scotland under-21s international call up. Ask the majority of Bristol City fans if they thought such an impact would be made from a 20-year-old striker on their breakout season, and they […]
Newcastle Falcons won their second game of the season in an upset against Gloucester at the Kingsholm Stadium. This was a third home defeat for George Skivington’s side this season. A disappointing first half for the home side left them 17 points down at half time, a deficit that was too great to overcome despite […]
Josh Maja has certainly had the rough side of things since joining Bordeaux from Sunderland almost four years ago this January. Following his move to France, which was covered in depth on the Netflix documentary ‘Sunderland ‘Til I Die’ in 2018, Maja has gone through various goal droughts and loan moves but seems to have […]
A third home defeat in four, dumps Matt Gray’s men into unfamiliar circumstances as they sit only seven points above the relegation zone heading into their clash with, fellow strugglers, Rochdale. The U’s have not had the rub of the green so far from losing Ben Goodliffe, last season’s Player of the Year, on the […]
Gloucestershire’s e-scooter trial with Zwings will be extended for another two years, following a positive 12-month initial test period. The scooters were part of a national trial by the Department for Transport supported by Gloucestershire County Council. E-scooters ‘have the potential to help with reducing carbon emissions, lowering pollution levels… and lowering congestion’, according to […]