by Dan Platts | May 30, 2024 | Deeper Down the Pyramid, The Time Machine, The Time Machine Top Stories
It’s not everyday a player considered to be one of the best to play the game by FIFA finds his way into Leeds altogether, never mind playing for a non-league team there. Socrates was different however. Believe it or not, The Brazilian played for non-league’s Garforth...
by Dan Platts | May 29, 2024 | The People, The People Top Stories
“It’s been a great semi-pro career and I’ve made some amazing memories.” Playing at Wembley is a career highlight for Worksop Town man Josh Wilde, but throughout his footballing career he has had plenty of success. “Getting promoted is the best feeling because it’s...
by Dan Platts | May 29, 2024 | Uncategorised
You see managers like Klopp in the Premier League complain about the amount of games they have to play in a week, or even complain about playing at 12:30pm on a Saturday. Remember that press conference Klopp stormed out of earlier in the season after losing against...
by Dan Platts | May 26, 2024 | The Terraces, The Terraces Top Stories, Top Story
Anna Pringle is a University student in Sheffield yet she manages to find the time every weekend to follow Kettering everywhere. Living in Sheffield and travelling to Kettering each weekend to watch her beloved club must be a pain, but the 20-year-old does it anyway....
by Dan Platts | May 24, 2024 | The Time Machine
It’s not often a keeper is forced off injured and an outfield player is forced to go between the posts, but for them to go and save a penalty? Surely not. In Sittingbourne’s derby against Faversham in the Isthmian League South East division, in March 2023, Adebayo...
by Dan Platts | May 24, 2024 | League Allocations, The Terraces
After Leamington FC’s promotion to the National League North, Max Passantino discussed the club’s future, his role and balancing his life. After a memorable 1-0 win in front of a sold out 650 away fans, it was ‘absolute bedlam’ in the away end: “it was probably the...
by Dan Platts | May 23, 2024 | The Tunnel
It’s safe to say Tiverton Town went through quite a confusing period last year. In April 2023, Chairman Ian Moorcroft stood down after 20 years on the club board, only to then return in November. During the five months without Moorcroft at the helm a new chairman...
by Dan Platts | May 23, 2024 | The Terraces
“The Football Governance Bill will progress no further” Tracey Crouch MP has announced on X, formally known as Twitter. The Bill will be halted until after the general election at least. It was made to establish the Independent Football Regulator; to make...
by Dan Platts | May 22, 2024 | The People
(Youngsters in Somalia with a ball at their feet dreaming to follow in their countryman Hassan’s footsteps.) With the announcement of the provisional England squad for the Euros out this week, Semi-Professional took a look at Sak Hassan, who despite being a...
by Dan Platts | May 22, 2024 | The Tunnel
Former professional footballer Daniel Pudil has started his own football academy, a project ran for children in Sheffield. The academy was set up by himself and Rob Poulter, the assistant manager for Hallam FC. The ex-Sheffield Wednesday full-back is currently at...
by Dan Platts | May 15, 2024 | The Matchday
Winning the Isthmian League North is probably not something Spencer Carmichael-Brown (better known as Spencer Owen or Spencer FC) would’ve thought was possible eight years ago, when the idea of Hashtag United was made into a reality. From playing in the Wembley Cup...