Saturday 8th May 2021, Kick Off 1500 Sutton United FC vs Weymouth FC The Build Up It’s very much squeaky bum time in the National League now, and whilst the jeopardy at the bottom of the table may have been removed, at the top it’s very much all still to play for. Speaking of squeaky... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 18th September 2018, 1945 Kick Off Sutton United FC vs Boreham Wood FC The Build Up A blustery midweek called for a short trip, so imagine my delight at checking the Groundhopper App (if you don’t use it, get to @GroundhopperApp on the Twitter) and finding that the National League’s Caledonian adventurers were playing... Continue Reading →
Vanarama National League 2018/19 It’s now less than a week until the National League kicks off again. It certainly doesn’t feel like long since Macclesfield took the league title by a ten point margin which seemend a lot closer right up until the last minute. Had Sutton United not dropped off in the last month... Continue Reading →
Saturday 7th July 2018, 1306 Kick Off Sutton United FC vs Coventry City FC Well, it’s 31˚C, and it feels as though the league season has only just finished, but as Mitchell & Webb famously pointed out, the football is officially going on forever and as such, nonleague sides up and down the country are... Continue Reading →
Team of the Season After my first full season watching nonleague football and with only two Play Off Finals to go, I have decided to put together a team of the season from the matches I’ve watched. I’ve tried to avoid the normal traps with these “Best XIs”, where all the players are attacking –... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 6th March 2018, 1945 KO Sutton United vs Woking The Build Up After the entire National League system (stand fast Dover Athletic and Leyton Orient) took a snow day on Saturday, most teams were raring to get back into action on Tuesday. Two of those teams were set to compete in the Old Surrey... Continue Reading →
Saturday 13th January 2018, 1500 KO Sutton United FC vs Hendon FC The Build Up This weekend finds me once again making the short journey to Gander Green Lane to watch Sutton United. As my closest team above Step Four, it is often tempting to wrap on travelling and go local, particularly on days like... Continue Reading →
Saturday 9th September 2017, 1500 KO Sutton United FC vs Gateshead FC The Build Up A last minute change of plans for this weekend saw me unexpectedly free on Saturday afternoon. I thought carefully about what to do. Should I spend it with my girlfriend? Cinema? A nice walk, perhaps? Not this callsign. Gander Green... Continue Reading →
The Grass Roots Tourist 