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It’s time to scrap the 3pm kick off blackout
The 3pm kick off blackout on English football doesn’t protect the lower leagues. Alex Jackson makes the case for ending this token gesture.
Author: Alex Jackson
Gateshead fan covering non-league and world football, as well as football culture. Can occasionally be found wandering the world in search of a kickabout.
The National League: on the verge of a Civil War
As the new season gets underway, England’s National League is balanced on a knife edge and not for footballing reasons. Alex Jackson explores the tension lying beneath the surface of England’s non-league and why this season will walk on such thin ice.
The Conference League: UEFA’s new Loser Machine
Alex Jackson dives into the new UEFA Conference League to see if it’s really the equaliser of continental club football it’s made out to be.
In Loving Memory – The UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup
Alex Jackson pays tribute to the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, the last vestige of the pre-corporate era of European club football.
Bragantino – Red Bull’s secret South American weapon
Alex Jackson explores the history of Red Bull Bragantino, a little-known project in Sao Paulo.
Forest Green Rovers, or what is the price of success?
Alex Jackson takes a look at the recent success of Forest Green Rovers and questions if the sacrifices in identity are worth the silverware.
Seven lessons from the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup
With the confetti settled from the latest incarnation or the FIFA Women’s World Cup, Alex Jackson takes a look at the main talking points from this summer’s tournament.
What and who are West Ham United?
Alex Jackson takes a look at the lack of atmosphere at West Ham’s London Stadium and the potential issues that lay at its core.
The slow death of Gateshead FC
As Newcastle United’s ownership woes dominate headlines, their unsung neighbours Gateshead FC are in an equally if not more dire position.