A Word On… The Defenders (2025-26)

A certain Scottish hairdryer once said “Attack wins you games; defence wins you titles”. As such, it seems a little strange that we’ve won the league title with the defence being arguably the most improvable area of our squad. That’s not to say that our rearguard is without merit of course; a truly bad defence would have led Carl Rushworth to not be in receipt of the league’s Golden Glove award, for a start. So what can be said for the units that make up our back line?

A Word On… The Goalkeepers (2025-26)

Time to get back into the nitty-gritty, and go over each player in our squad; a squad that has gotten us back into the big time. We’ll start with the men between the sticks.

E-I-E-I-E-I-O

I've always found it a bit strange how I could be stood in a downpour, at the back of a crowd of bodies, on an uncovered terrace, 3-1 down away at Bristol Rovers, and singing the names of Tottenham, Chelsea, United et al. and boast that they won't defeat us. Here we are, in the … Continue reading E-I-E-I-E-I-O →

A Word on… The Attack

After finishing the previous season in such good form, it's been a real disappointment to see...

A Word on… The Midfield

Time for the next part of my player-by-player review of the past season. This time it’s the turn of the midfielders. Ben Sheaf It’s been a frustrating season for Ben Sheaf. Through injuries and poor form, we’ve barely been able to enjoy him at his best, and even when he has performed like his old … Continue reading A Word on… The Midfield →

A Word On… The Defence

Thank God that's over. There's so much to talk about when looking back over the season, and quite frankly it's a task I'll leave mostly to my peers. I would however like to go over each player in the squad and sum up their respective campaigns. This time out, I'll be waffling on about our … Continue reading A Word On… The Defence →

Talking Points – Exorcism

What's in a curse? At least, in football terms, it could all be chalked up to coincidence. We haven't beaten Preston North End in league competition since 2007, but there was a 6-year period in that time where both clubs' paths diverged into differing divisions, so knock those 18 years down to twelve, and that … Continue reading Talking Points – Exorcism →