Finally a good weekend across all sports for me. All three of my teams, #ITFC, #Packers and #Canucks winning. Long may it continue 🙂

All for #nonleague clubs now using ticketing sites for pre-sale & ease of getting in but it bugs me when they increase the price you pay on the gate. Maybe you had plans that changed, just fancy a local game or mates decide to go for a few beers & footie that morning, why should you pay more?

We want to grow our Blue Sky community! Drop us a follow if you’re interested in: Football ⚽️ #NonLeague #WomensFootball #SundayLeague And generally a bit of a light-hearted approach to running an amateur football club in the Reading area! Come and join our journey! 👋

OMG! Will be going right back to my childhood tonight since spotting That's channel are showing Grange Hill from the very beginning! #GrangeHill #schooldays

Having a long term injury sucks. So many games & weekends away planned but not been able to get to any so far this season. Looks likely to drag on into 2026 too. Never plan too far ahead! The sad thing is I've now got used to not going & think that's only going to get worse the longer this goes on.

Written by a doctor at St Thomas' Hospital, London after the Tommy Robinson march on 13/9.

Mondo Duplantis is just different gravy. Just wow! 👏👏👏 Also love the cameraderie between all the pole vaulters. Top quality. #WorldChampionships #Tokyo

Now watching the #Brewers on BBC iPlayer. #MLB

Very best of luck to @valedynamos.bsky.social in their #FACup tie this afternoon. 👍

Received this through the post today. Look forward to reading pieces on the price of merchandise, the new football regulator, player spotlights, & much more, all penned by #nonleague fans. Head to the @tttonlf.bsky.social site here tttonlf.square.site/product/parks-… You won't be disappointed 👍

🙏 SHARES APPRECIATED 🙏 WANTED: grassroots football teams with good vibes and a social conscience to connect with and (who knows) maybe play friendlies and stuff with. Any ages/abilities/genders welcome. If you know of such a team with a presence on Bluesky, please do send them Union Street's way 👇💚

I might be found at this game 😉

🏆 FA CUP DRAW 🏆 We entertain Step 3 Isthmian League Premier side @stalbanscityfc.com on Saturday 30th August at 15:00 It’s a tough one 🥊but a very exciting one too!! #MagicOfTheCup #WeAreTheDynamos

Feeling slightly nervous about the #ITFC game today. My teams in all sports never all win over a weekend, one (or more!) usually let me down. This weekend the #Brewers, on an unbelievable winning run, won twice, the #Packers (pre-season) & #Hawthorn in the #AFL both won. Ipswich it's over to you. 🤞

Another blank weekend for me footie wise as I continue to recover from the ankle injury. Hoping to be back on #nonleague and #womensfootball reporting duty in 2-3 weeks. Pencilled in a couple of days break in Dorset first weekend in September to take in the Portland United v Brockenhurst match. 👍

One of the greatest UEFA Cup runs took place in 1980/81, where Ipswich Town went on an explosive campaign to glory. They would win the final 5-4 on aggregate, with John Wark scoring a record 14 goals in the competition that season. Sensational.

Hi Bluesky, we're Union Street FC - a ragtag amateur football team based in Oxford. Club motto: Love 💚 Peace ☮️ Freedom 🕊️ Values: good causes, fair play, supporting the refugee community and failing to defend corners. Currently scrapping it out in Oxfordshire Senior League Div 3. Come say hi x

One for all my #nonleague friends, @valedynamos.bsky.social have just joined us here on Blue Sky. It might be time to revise my grassroots starter pack but in the meantime give AVD a follow. 🙂

My local side down here AVDFC are now on Blue Sky. @valedynamos.bsky.social. All my #nonleague contacts please RT and follow

Hoping that my #nonleague season will finally get underway at the end of the month with a trip to Dorset. Better late than never I guess. 🙂

Just remembered to download the new Honeymoon Suite album. Some cracking tunes on there, much better than their last album. 👍

Just been up my local supermarket and wondered when the cash back option disappeared? Was this another consequence of Covid and the rise of contactless payments?

What have I just watched in the #AFL? St Kilda, 46 points behind going into the 4th quarter, come back and win it with the last kick of the game! Wow! 👏👏👏

Watching the Tour stage this afternoon and amazed just how depressing the ad breaks are. A constant flow of charities pleading for funds, bloody cremation ads and just how many new gold coins are they going to mint? Seems like a new one every week!

This week marked the start of something new. We’ve started a Substack called Groundhopper Weekly. The articles are going to be dedicated to Groundhopping and Non-League Football. Check it out below! groundhopperweekly.substack.com/p/whats-this... #groundhopper #groundhopping #nonleague

Looking at a weekend catching up with friends in Ipswich at the start of August, that is if I can walk properly by then! There's an outside chance I might be able to sneak in a FA Cup game while there... 😜

A few changes to my football plans in 25/26 after a hectic 24/25 season. Fewer matches but more overnight stays & weekends away. wanderingtractor.uk/mission/ See how long this new plan survives in its current form! 😁 #NonLeague #womensfootball #grassroots

getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/07... Album review : HONEYMOON SUITE – Wake Me When The Sun Goes Down

Just had a notification pop up to show that my very slow, hobble to my local shop and back has taken me to another walking milestone for this year, I've now walked over 750 miles in 2025. Would have probably been closer to 900 now if I hadn't destroyed my ankle a few weeks ago! #walking

It looks like I am going to have a theme this season, any new ground I visit, the home side have to wear striped shirts (or at a push hoops). Now off to see how many of the clubs on my 25/26 grounds wish list fit that criteria & research teams that do! #nonleague #grassroots #matchhopping

Watched the Live Aid 40 documentaries last night and was struck by the tickets for the Wembley concert costing £25 which was deemed expensive. How much would it be for a ticket these days considering it was for over 8 hours with all the top bands of the day?

Finchampstead United: Revisted ! tttonlf.com/2025/07/05/f... #finchampstead #nonleague #nonleaguefootball

At 2pm this afternoon, Glenavon take on FC Erzgebirge Aue in a friendly What's behind this apparently obscure pre-season friendly? Here's a section from my new book, Shades of Green: A Journey into Irish Football, to explain all... More 👉 bit.ly/3ZuaStC #history

Nice to see Kent managed to survive to scrape a draw against Northants after scoring 566 (dec) in the first innings on a road at Canterbury. 🙄

As the UEFA Women's Euro gets underway, read about the woman who started it all off, the mysterious Nettie Honeyball, founder of the British Ladies Football Club in 1895. www.scottishsporthistory.com/sports-histo...

Don't miss this chance to explore football and the First World War, with excellent guest speakers - @dagenhaminvince.bsky.social, Clive Harris, Steve Jenkins and Taff Gillingham 🗓️ Saturday 19th July 📍 @greatwarhuts.bsky.social 🎟️ Tickets £25 including lunch shorturl.at/r98VL

So sad to see the recent goings on at Morecambe alongside the challenges currently being felt by #SWFC & #HUFC. Too many wrong 'uns in charge these days, destroying clubs & communities. #EFL fit & proper? The need for a strong independent regulator has never been more apparent.

Are you into #groundhopping? I am running a survey to see where people enjoy groundhopping and want to go, plus their priorities Click here to take part 👉🏼 bit.ly/3I2mb7D It's a bit unsophisticated, but I appreciate your input. No prizes for taking part, but I will be writing up the results.

Thoroughly enjoyed reading Shades of Green by @outsidewrite.bsky.social. A fascinating book full of historical facts, stats and an essential read for any #groundhoppers looking to journey to the Emerald Isles. Excellently researched and well worth adding to any football #book collection.

Here's a few pics from last weekend, taken before everything went horribly wrong! #Eastbourne #southcoast

Bit of rain here in Eastbourne overnight and this morning which will make today's walk a little trickier early on but hey, I've got all day! Pretty sure my legs will be in bits afterwards but the scenery should make up for that! 😬🚶

Back in Eastbourne so here's the obligatory Belgian beer photo. 🙂 #Kwak #Beer

Received notification of a tax refund today. Had to go online to claim either a cheque or payment to be made into my bank account. I chose the cheque option as with the bank transfer, you have to give permission to a company I've never heard of, access to your account & all purchases. No thanks.

NEW POST 🗞️ Inspired by a recent thread I posted here, I have put together the 2024/25 #PremierLeague table with clubs’ original names Suddenly, it all looks very different… outsidewrite.co.uk/the-2024-25-...

These little beauties arrived in the post today. Something to keep me occupied during these summer football free weekends. Thanks @tttonlf.bsky.social 👍

Crikey, just think how many #charities & #NonLeague clubs you could help out with that!

Here's a few pics from last night #Lionesses #Wembley #womensfootball

My 24/25 season ended on a high at Wembley last night watching a fantastic display from the Lionesses. This season is the first time I've seen more women's games than men's, not a bad total considering I only go to weekend games & use public transport! Here's a round up. 👇 #NonLeague #womensfootball

Always good to see my favourite ever goalkeeper Pat Jennings (the reason I became a keeper) on #BigMatchRevisited. I'd forgotten he could throw the ball further than I could kick it! Roger Kilpatrick, the showman, refereeing. Love these throw backs to the old days. 🙂

I thought they'd banned those loans ads with a high interest rates? Just seen one with over 1000% APR. 🙄