Alex

We have to say “perambulation”, but that won’t work for much longer.

Outside the strongest European leagues, increasingly the money from the Champions League is leading to one or two teams dominating, in a virtous circle that leads them financially further and further ahead of their competition.

Is there any chance the National League will send them straight down again, like they did with Boston when they got relegated?

They’re also step 4

Hednesford were away at Bootle yesterday. Something wrong there.

The essential weirdness of the transfer window Football is a soap opera, so it was always inevitable that the drama of transfer deadline day should have taken on a life of its own.

Good morning, dears. Another split piece this morning. 1000 words on the weirdnesses of transfer windows, with another 1000 on how we got to this place. Please reshare if you're able!

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Very much enjoying these DNF podcasts, feels like I may have finally found my replacement for the much-missed Velocast.

Uncle Albert - Albert Adomah

Dumbarton FC and a "get-rich quick pipe dream" One of Scotland's oldest football clubs is in danger because it's been treated as a pawn in a wider game.

Afternoon, my dears, Off to Scotland today, where a second Scottish League One club this season has collapsed into administration. So it's off to Dumbarton, where there has been what looks very much to me like 'chichanery' going on.

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Followed you there, following you here too!