The Tunnel

With every ticket sold, pint poured and ball kicked, someone has gone to every length possible deliver you the best match day experience. Semi-Professional meets the people behind the scenes in non-league.

Non-League Free Agency: How easy is it for players to find their match?

Free agency in football is a bit weird to say the least. Clubs either sign a player whilst they have six months left on their contract, or the mighty Fabrizio Romano let’s everyone know who’s going where as soon as the transfer window opens. But, in non-league, it’s...

Task mastered: the Alex Horne effect at Chesham United

Having the backing of someone of Alex Horne’s stature is game changing for a side like Chesham United.

BREAKING: Semi-pro footballer drug gang jailed for over a century

A squad of six semi-professional footballers behind an "industrial" £260 million drug empire were jailed for a total of 104 years.  Chesham United FC's Shaquille Hippolyte-Patrick, 29, of North Kensington, was jailed for 26 years and six months, reduced to 18 years...

East Thurrock Community Football Club: Fans fuelling new team into the football league

Jack Duffin, Chairman of East Thurrock Community Football Club, established his position after loyal fans of the club, which was forced to dissolve, came together to make a new football team.  Duffin said he was "devastated" when the local community lost the football...

Nightmare owner debacle finally over for Chelmsford City

When a new owner is announced to be taking over a football club, the usual reaction is one of optimism, however Chelmsford City fans were sceptical about Steve Shore’s involvement with the Clarets almost from minute one. In our interview with Chelmsford Supporters’...

The connection between Non-League football and Data: How important is data at the lower levels of the game?

Data. Throughout the top levels of football, it’s become a ridiculous buzzword. Expected Goals this, high intensity sprints that, every piece of commentary has a little stat hidden in. Some of us (myself very much included) love it, others hate it. However, does data...

Semi-Pro sits down with former Champions League and current Hallam FC player Daniel Pudil

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