For well over a century, there were two teams in Leyton. One of them may have technically disappeared, but their ground – the pitch, the terraces, pretty much everything – still stands. The players are around too, if you know where to look.
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Credit: Bob Lilliman (with permission from Vince Taylor)
Leytonstone FC at Granleigh Road: Triumphs, tragedies and international friendlies
Once upon a time, a couple of minutes’ walk from my house, stood a grand old football ground that, during its 92-year existence, hosted the Nigerian national side, Tottenham Hotspur, and some semi-famous people from the telly. What happened to it?
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Falling in love with Real Betis Balompié in Barcelona
By sharing a moment with Pepe Mel, Rafael van der Vaart and Ricky van Wolfswinkel in a hotel lobby – which was every bit as exciting as it sounds – I became a proud Betico. The lads may have ended up letting me down, but I still love them.
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League Two Play-Off Final 2012: It’s the hope that kills you
On 6 August 2011, my beloved Cheltenham Town began an epic 295-day campaign to win promotion from the murky depths of League Two. Which they very nearly did, until it all went a bit wrong. At Wembley. On a glorious day. In front of thousands of people. And yes, I cried.
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