John Terry watches brother Paul and Darlington compete against Eastbourne Burough. A remarkable day at Eastbourne Borough on Saturday saw the hosts battle to a deserved Blue Square Bet Premier draw against Darlington, despite having nine men for an hour, midfielder Matt Smart earn nationwide plaudits for his goalkeeping exploits – and Chelsea captain John Terry take a seat in the main stand at Priory Lane. The England defender was there to watch his brother Paul, who is captain of Darlington, but
This special feature was written by Andrew Raeburn, a freelance sports journalist and broadcaster specializing in non-league football. Raeburn also serves as Eastbourne Borough FC’s publicity coordinator. With the international break giving the top two divisions the weekend off, and England
Eastbourne Borough are anticipating another big crowd through the Priory Lane gates this Saturday for the first-ever clash with former Football League club Darlington on ‘Non-League Day’. With no Premier League or Championship fixtures this weekend, and England playing on Friday night, a campaign initiated by QPR fan James Doe is urging those who would usually go to top-flight matches to instead ‘adopt’ their local side for the day. Non-League Day has the backing of the Football Supporters Federation, Conference sponsors
For Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini, it was all about going with his Hart. The Italian tactician— now in his first full season as the Sky Blue’s manager after taking over for Mark Hughes in the middle of last season— has seen hundreds of millions shelled out by the new owner, Sheikh Mansour, to shore up seemingly ever position on the pitch. With that, Mancini knows that to whom much is given, much is tested. Even with a squad that some are
An Eastbourne Borough side unbeaten in three matches chase more points over the Bank Holiday weekend with two attractive fixtures, at home to second-placed AFC Wimbledon on Saturday and at former Football League club Cambridge United on Monday (3 pm kickoffs). Garry Wilson’s side won both those matches last season and will be looking to build on a good start which has seen them earn seven points from the first four games to sit third in the Blue Square Bet Premier
In a groundbreaking deal, which will be a first in English football between a major football competition and a broadcaster, the Football Conference has signed up to a unique partnership with Premier Sports TV to show 30 matches per season from the Blue Square Bet Premier over the next three years, including their Premier Playoffs and the prestigious Premier Promotion Final. In a joint enterprise with Premier Sports, the Conference can now offer those who want the opportunity to watch all
On-form Eastbourne Borough will be aiming for a hat-trick of home wins over Wrexham when the former Football League club visits Priory Lane on Saturday (August 21). Buoyant Borough thumped Hayes and Yeading United 5-0 on Tuesday night, their biggest ever Blue Square Bet Premier victory and most convincing home league win since January 2008. Striker Richard Pacquette grabbed a brace, and his strike partner Jamie Taylor was also on target, but with midfielder Matt Crabb and defender Gary Elphick also netting, it
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Newly promoted and highly discounted Blackpool and their manager Ian Holloway proved as much in their 4-0 annihilation of Wigan Athletic when the Premier League started Saturday. The scene made for a Tangerine Dream among (tangerine-clad) players and supporters and sent a club that hadn’t won a top-flight game since 1971 into opening-day delirium. Deliriousness was an equitable assessment of the Lactics, too, on the day— theirs however, for all the wrong reasons. Roberto Martinez’s
Eastbourne Borough Head Coach Nick Greenwood has been awarded a UEFA ‘A’ Licence coaching certificate. In doing so, Greenwood, who has been at Priory Lane for 13 years, joins a prestigious group of around only 1,000 such qualified coaches in England. Eastbourne Borough Head Coach Nick Greenwood handing out instructions to players before a home match with Oxford United on the last day of the 2009-10 season. He completed the final assessments in the two-year course last week. His colleagues on the course