Greetings everyone and welcome to this week’s TLFG.
I’m really pressed for time, so at this stage it will just be match cards, but I figured that was better than nothing.
On Monday, Non-League Day won at the FSA Awards, which was a huge honour.
Not long after Declan Rice collected his Player of the Year award, I stood on the podium with my team to collect ours.
Interviewed by host Victoria Derbyshire, we took turns answering questions in front of the hundreds in attendance, which was nerve-wracking to say the least.
| The NLD team wins at the FSA awards Photo: Matt Walder/The FSA |
On Tuesday I went to A Football across borders event in Kings Cross, which was really interesting.
I learned a lot more about the work they do in schools to keep young people on track, trying to ensure they at least pass their GCSEs.
I had to watch my last football action of the week Actonians come from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 against Cambridge United.
We also finished with ten players, so it was very nice to extend the unbeaten run to six games.
The next thing for me is QPR‘s home game against Birmingham City in the Championship on Tuesday.
Okay, I think that’s about it from me: have a great week.
THE WEEK IS OVER
Matches in the Champions League and Premier League top the men’s list this week, but there’s plenty of action in the EFL too.
At non-league level, the highlight is the third round of the FA Trophy, with all National League teams competing.
There are also Champions League matches for the women during the week, while the third round of the Women’s FA Cup also takes place on Sunday.
As always, make sure you contact the clubs before traveling in case a match has been cancelled or the venue or kick-off time has changed – this is very possible for some of the lower non-league clubs and development fixtures. Also please let me know if anything is wrong or missing.
Even if you are not familiar with the English league structure, I indicate the level at which an individual league is in the national ‘pyramid’, with the Premier League at the top (level 1) and various minor leagues at the bottom (level 10). Normally a top level game will see an audience of somewhere between 20,000 and 60,000 people. These numbers will gradually decrease as you move up the leagues, until you reach levels 8-10, where attendances of 150 or less are most common.
MIDWEEK MATCH CARD
Monday matches – yellow pin
Tuesday program – green pin
Wednesday luminaires – turquoise pin
Friday fixtures – black pin
WEEKEND MATCH CARD
Saturday program – blue pin
Sunday matches – orange pin
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