Feb 7, 2024 | Football Writing, The Main Blog
The dispute between City of Liverpool FC and their landlords, Bootle FC, which I discussed last week, escalated significantly on Monday and Tuesday. On Monday evening, Bootle issued a short statement confirming that “Following a material breach of the ground-share...
Feb 1, 2024 | Football Writing, The Main Blog
As someone with a lifelong passion for non-League football, I’m increasingly worried about how financially viable the sport is below the elite level. Semi-professional football clubs have always led a hand-to-mouth existence and barely a season goes by without at...
Jan 22, 2024 | The Main Blog
Every so often, a book just connects with me on multiple levels. A Love Letter to Football by Mark Davies was a Christmas gift which was just such a title and could turn out to be one of the best things I read in 2024. Yes, I know it’s only January. A Love Letter to...
Jan 8, 2024 | The Main Blog
At the back end of last week, an email arrived from our Tutor with some advice as we head into a new phase of the MA in Creative Writing I’m doing with the Open University. It had a link to a writer’s planner to “encourage you to do some New Year reflecting on your...
Dec 31, 2023 | The Main Blog
Happy New Year! Have you made any resolutions? In 2023, one of mine was ‘to read more’, partly because I’d started an MA in Creative Writing with the Open University and our Tutor was fiercely passionate about reading as widely and deeply as possible. It would make us...
Dec 21, 2023 | The Main Blog
Christmas is only a few days away, so for my final blog of 2023 I wanted to reflect on my relationship with the festive season, especially in the context of life as an (originally undiagnosed) autistic person. Many autistics thrive at this time of year, but for others...
Dec 14, 2023 | The Main Blog
Since my son and I were both diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Conditions, my wife has sought out relatable information about having a differently-wired brain. One of her go-to sources is the ADHD Love account on Facebook. (I’ve abandoned my account, but they’re on...
Dec 11, 2023 | The Main Blog
When I got confirmation that I have an Autistic Spectrum Condition in 2021, one of the immediate benefits was that it helped me to understand what my Special Interests are and how they – when combined with Autism – have helped shape my life. For the rest of this blog,...
Dec 7, 2023 | The Main Blog
Back in August, during the Summer break from the MA in Creative Writing I’m undertaking with the Open University, our Tutor Group had a discussion about when a person gets to call themselves a writer. At the time, I was working for ToolStore UK in a role which...
Dec 6, 2023 | Football Writing
Tonight, Prescot Cables and Ashton Town meet in the Liverpool Senior Cup for the first time in seven years. That game ended in victory for Cables, who went on to win the tournament at the end of the 2016-17 season. The photo of the Pesky Bulls captain, James...
