Football never fails to surprise anymore. This season alone, managers have been sacked and then reinstated a day or two later so Simon Houghton’s departure at third-placed Shaw Lane Aquaforce isn’t a huge shock. But, the real truth is that it is very harsh. Late Sunday morning – less than 24 hours after Lane’s 1-0 read more→
Opinion
Standard of referees remains high, despite recent high profile incidents
Refereeing is thankless task, most of the time. They rarely get praised and you tend to only hear criticism. As a website, Sports Performer rarely criticises officials and tries to praise them as much as possible. Gareth Rhodes, Craig Buxton, Craig Hainsworth, Ken Haycock, Craig Grundy, Mick Denton and Brian McGill are just a few read more→
Ref row should not take shine off magnificent Ossett Town performance
Whilst the furore surrounding the referee’s performance and subsequent handshake snub at full-time took centre-stage, Ossett Town’s magnificent backs-to-the-wall display should not be forgotten. Ossett had to play for 70 minutes with ten men against Farsley side that are third in the Evo Stik Division One North and had won 11 and drawn one of read more→
The key Non League moments of 2013
Sports Performer looks back the key moments in the last 12 months for our Yorkshire Non-League clubs. January – Garforth Town start a revival in their fortunes when Simon Clifford leads his side to victory at fellow strugglers Harrogate Railway. However, the win proves to a false dawn as Garforth soon collapse again a few read more→
Evo Stik League response needed on Scarborough’s Goole fiasco
Christmas is the season of goodwill. Harrogate Town let under 18s in for a pound, but Goole did something not in the spirit of Christmas – they upped their admission fee to £9 for Scarborough Athletic fans yesterday. Looking at the Goole AFC website, there is no mention of any increase to the entry cost read more→
Long Eaton – a journey too far for Glasshoughton
Garforth Town and Glasshoughton Welfare should have never been made to travel to Bridlington Town and Long Eaton United last night, writes James Grayson. It is as simple as that. In an age when resources are small for the NCEL clubs, the fixtures could have been held over for a couple of months – there read more→
John Reed will bounce back from Scarborough Athletic exit
John Reed has announced his exit from his position as a coach of Scarborough Athletic – along with assistant manager Darren France. The news is an unwelcome distraction for Scarborough ahead the historic FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round game at AFC Telford United. Both have cited “footballing reasons”, but Reed has gone into slightly more read more→
Top ten most memorable Farsley games under the management of Neil Parsley
Neil Parsley celebrated his fifth anniversary in permanent charge at Throstle Nest yesterday and here are Sports Performer’s top ten most memorable games under his management, writes James Grayson. 1. Hucknall Town – home (Won 4-0) – 4/10/08 In the wake of John Deacey’s departure, Parsley was appointed caretaker manager and his first game in read more→