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Under the guidance of Geoff Chapple, Woking Football Club’s first five years in the conference were accompanied by three FA Trophy triumphs and a continuation of the FA cup glory which began in the early 1990s. Then came the slump, which almost ended in bankruptcy and oblivion, while the 2002/03 season saw the club cling onto its Conference status by a thread following a dramatic last-day escape.
Written by journalist and former Woking player Clive Youlton and the club’s programme editor Paul Beard, this is the remarkable story of Woking Conference years – the fluctuating fortunes of one of the non-League football’s biggest names.
Sir Alex Ferguson was once asked what it was like to lead a team out at Wembley. ‘Don’t ask me, ask Geoff Chapple’, came the reply, the Manchester United icon handing out the ultimate accolade to one of non-League football’s most revered figures.
Under the guidance of Geoff Chapple, Woking Football Club’s first five years in the conference were accompanied by three FA Trophy triumphs and a continuation of the FA cup glory which began in the early 1990s. Then came the slump, which almost ended in bankruptcy and oblivion, while the 2002/03 season saw the club cling onto its Conference status by a thread following a dramatic last-day escape.
Written by journalist and former Woking player Clive Youlton and the club’s programme editor Paul Beard, this is the remarkable story of Woking Conference years – the fluctuating fortunes of one of the non-League football’s biggest names.
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‘Terrorism, match-fixing and financial malpractices are not topics that a cricket writer might think of as his bread and butter, but cricket has suffered a traumatic period of late. Many of the pieces here are an examination of the game and where it is heading, and under whose control, as it faces up to the challenge of retaining its traditions in a rapidly changing market place.
In a world dominated by Twitter, where the rush to judgement is so overpowering, the ability to step back from the fray, and to be able to take at least a short time to organize thoughts and opinions, make some calls and hopefully find out a little more, is important’
Blackheath FC rugby club, or ‘The Club’ as it is known holds a very special place in the history of rugby football. Not only is it the oldest open club in existence, but it and its representatives have played a crucial part in the development of the game itself; indeed over 240 players of international standing have played in The Club’s famous red-and-black shirt – a record that cannot be matched by any other rugby club.
When England’s rugby team set off to France to defend their world title, few outsiders gave them much chance. A run of poor results and injuries left them looking under-prepared and outgunned. When they struggled to beat the USA and were destroyed 36-0 by South Africa, a record defeat for England in the World Cup, many feared they wouldn’t even qualify from their group.
Shane Warne is arguably the greatest leg spin bowler cricket has ever seen. He enjoyed a record-breaking Test career with Australia, leading them to a 5-0 whitewash of England in 2007; a hugely successful period as captain of Hampshire; and before he officially retired he led a team of young hopefuls – the Rajasthan Royals – to win the newly created Indian Premier League in 2008. He is a born winner, whose opinion on cricket matters – not only to the general public but to his fellow players as well. His 2006 Times column about the top 50 Test players of all time broke records for the number of hits on the paper’s website – the public wanted to know his opinion of the players of his era. Now he has retired, he feels the time is right to put his extended thoughts down on paper.
It’s high octane drama as we follow soccer genius Zack Cassidy from his playing field dreams of becoming a professional footballer, to his dramatic debut with Premier League football club, the highgate comets.
As the league hots up, the players raise their game, but is it going to be enough to beat their arch rivals, the Royston Rovers?
Crammed with rapid football action and packed with training hints and tips, if it’s in the life of a professional footballer it’s in this book…
With a new manager and several new players having arrived at Anfield, a new era at Liverpool Football Club is well under way. In your Official 2011 Annual, we bring you exclusive interviews with the men who matter inside your favourite club, we reflect on an action-packed last twelve months on the red half of Merseyside, look back at how Reds players fared in last summer’s World Cup and test your knowledge with an LFC quiz. It’s the Annual which has everything a young Kopite could wish for.
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