15 May 2010 11:56
DOUBLE-WINNING Needham Market skipper Rhys Barber wins my vote as the Ridgeons League Player of the season.
After much deliberation I finally decided to award the vote to Rhys, who has been a model of consistency at the heart of the Marketmen’s defence....
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13 May 2010 11:33
THERE have been some cracking goals and great saves that I have witnessed throughout the season, so picking a top ten for each category was not easy.
The following are purely my choices from the fifty or so matches I have witnessed in the Ridgeons League...
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11 May 2010 14:22
SO that’s it again for another season – well, almost.
There’s still time for my end-of-season Ridgeons League Scene & Heard awards.
In one of my quieter moments I worked out that I have watched more than 50 matches involving Ridgeons League Premier...
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05 May 2010 15:09
Wednesday, May 5
THE parting of the ways between manager Carl Chenery and Leiston must rank as one of the worst kept secrets at Ridgeons League level for some time.
In this day and age of digital media and football forums, news travels faster than...
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30 April 2010 10:24
Friday, April 30
THE CAMARADERIE that exists in non-league football was very evident as Needham Market celebrated their Ridgeons League Premier Division title success at Kirkley & Pakefield on Wednesday evening.
As I was interviewing Danny Laws...
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01 April 2010 08:28
Thursday, April 1
WHAT a difference a week makes!
Leiston’s win at Needham Market a week ago on Tuesday appeared to blow the Ridgeons League Premier Division title race wide open.
While Leiston’s players and supporters left Bloomfields in buoyant...
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26 March 2010 08:34
Friday, March 26
ANYONE who thought the Ridgeons League Premier Division title race was cut and dried can think again.Leiston produced as good a performance in the first half in their 2-1 victory at Needham Market on Tuesday as anything I have seen at...
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19 March 2010 08:35
Friday, March 19
I GUESS it was only a matter of time before boom turned to bust at non-league level.
Mel Aldis, manager of Debenham LC, alluded to it in an article I wrote in the EADT and Evening Star earlier this season.
He called it the ‘Histon...
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12 March 2010 08:34
Friday, March 12
YOU KNOW how when something is built up to be the best thing since sliced bread you often end up feeling disappointed?
After hearing so much about Dereham Town’s ground Aldiss Park I was looking forward to making my first visit...
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05 March 2010 08:21
Friday, March 5
THIS week is an opportune time to launch my Ridgeons League Awards for the 2009/10 season.
With just two months (hopefully!) of the season remaining, there is still plenty of time – and games – for me to consider who will be...
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25 February 2010 17:36
Thursay, February 25
MARK my words – Josh Mayhew is a rising young star of the Ridgeons League.
How many 18-year-olds can you recall that have scored a hat-trick in the Ridgeons League Premier Division?
Well, on Wednesday evening Josh scored...
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19 February 2010 08:29
Friday, February 19
SAM Newson is currently the most talked-about striker in the entire Ridgeons League – and after seeing him in action at first hand last Saturday it is easy to see why.
The 21-year-old Stanway Rovers’ striker had scored a...
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11 February 2010 08:22
Thursday, February 11
THERE I was on Saturday morning looking forward to visiting Leiston’s Victory Road ground that afternoon.
A clear, bright day – the like of which we have not seen too many in recent weeks – meant we were guaranteed a game,...
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05 February 2010 10:34
Thursday, February 4
OUCH! It seems I upset fans of Wivenhoe Town with my comments following my visit to Broad Lane last week.
Unfortunately, it appears they rather missed the point, failing to distinguish between fact and opinion, and to resort...
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28 January 2010 20:55
Thursday, January 28
TO SAY that I didn’t enjoy my Tuesday night in Wivenhoe would be a massive understatement. From the moment I arrived in the pot-holed car park for the Premier Division match against Hadleigh United to when I left three hours later,...
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