We do like to be beside the seaside

Saturday, February 21 IF, LIKE ME, you have never previously been to The Wellesley, home of Great Yarmouth, then you may not be aware that it boasts what is believed to be the oldest football grandstand in the world! There is a plaque on the grandstand...

A Symes of the times

Tuesday, February 17 THAT Cornard United are listed as the least hospitable club in Division One of the Ridgeons League is surely no reflection on Chris Symes as an individual. I was making my fourth visit to Blackhouse Lane in the past three seasons...

Onward Christian's Soldiers

Saturday, February 7 IT'S STRANGE how often a change of manager can lead to an upturn in fortunes on the pitch. It always inevitably begs the question: 'Were the players playing for the previous manager?' The arrival of Christian Appleford at Woodbridge...

We meet again - 25 years on, Part II

Saturday, January 31 REGULAR readers will know that back in November I met up for the first time in 25 years with Alan Arber, the former Bury Town and Lowestoft Town goalkeeper who also played for Suffolk. While our meeting came out of the blue after...