2025
Ascot United captain Philippa Holden puts pen to paper for 2025/26 season
Ascot United Women have confirmed captain Phillipa Holden, affectionally known as Phil, has committed to the club for the 2025/26 season. The central midfielder will commence her third season at the club and her second as captain of the Yellas. She played a pivotal role in their charge for the Southern Region Women’s Football League […]
Who are the best Burnley attackers?
Our series of articles on Burnley concludes with a look at the Clarets’ attacking options. A profile of manager Scott Parker and a round-up of Burnley’s defensive assets preceded this piece. To get a fan’s perspective, we’ve included insights from Adam Dennett of the excellent No Nay Never podcast. The stats in this piece are […]
Woodley United manager in ‘complete shock’ as club advises he is ‘no longer the club’s Ladies manager’
Woodley United confirmed in a statement that Marc Surtees will no longer hold the post of Ladies manager having been at the helm of women’s first team for 14 years. The statement included a thank you for his service, “The club expresses sincere gratitude to Marc for his long-service and valued involvement since 2011 with […]
Will Kerkez be worth buying at Liverpool?
Two early transfer trends of this summer have involved Bournemouth’s defence being picked apart and champions Liverpool strengthening while in pole position. Blending both of these is the eventual confirmation of left-back Milos Kerkez for around £40m, which sounds like it’s imminent. He joins the addition of wing-back Jeremie Frimpong and attacking sensation Florian Wirtz. […]
Caversham United raise hundreds for Sport in Mind with charity darts tournament
Caversham United hosted a darts tournament at The Crucible in Reading in aid of Sport For Mind raising an excellent £260 for the Reading based charity. Sport in Mind is the leading mental health sports charity in England and Wales. Their mission is to transform the nation’s mental health through sport and our trailblazing work […]
Matchday 3 Scout Picks + best Wildcard
Matchday 3 of the FIFA Club World Cup gets underway this evening, so it’s time to nail down our Scout Picks. It’s not often that every single Fantasy manager is on the same page regarding transfer strategy but that’s pretty much the case in Matchday 3. That’s because unlimited transfers await ahead of the round […]
Harrison Bayley latest in the door at Reading City as club
FA Vase winner Harrison Bayley is the latest player to be announced by Reading City as Simon Johnson’s side continue to add experience. Bayley won the Vase with Thatcham Town in 2018 and has racked up the miles playing in Cyprus as well as closer to home at Bracknell Town and most recently Wokingham Town. […]
Is Wirtz the next big Fantasy superstar?
After weeks of speculation, Arne Slot has finally got his man. In a sensational swoop, Liverpool have smashed the British transfer record and shelled out £116m on German international Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen. But does an astronomical fee equal Fantasy Premier League (FPL) star in the making? We look at the attacking midfielder in […]
2025 TradeMark Berkshire Football Awards
Nominations will be open until midday on Monday 26th May 2025. The Long List will be published on Wednesday 28th May and the Short List on Friday 30th May. Once the nomination window has closed, the nominations in each category will be put before a panel of judges for a decision, the top four announced […]
Worst opening fixtures for the new season
Following this morning’s release of the Premier League fixtures, we now look at the teams and players that, on paper, have the worst opening runs. This covers the period between Gameweeks 1 and 6. As ever, our colour-coded Season Ticker is the primary source for this piece. Using this tool as a Premium Member, you can sort by difficulty, […]