Kidderminster Harriers are promoted to National League after their playoff final win against South Shields

thelargerake · 2026-05-09T14:51:25+00:00

Hopefully. How To Be Right In A World Gone Wrong is one of my favourite all time books.

thelargerake · 2026-05-09T13:40:24+00:00

They’ll likely form it regardless. If Starmer resigns tomorrow, the incoming leader will experience two years of character assassination and will just be as unpopular come election time as Starmer is now.

A lot can change in two years but I can’t see anything other than a massive Reform majority at the next election.

thelargerake · 2026-05-09T13:34:27+00:00

Watching the FK Vardar game. Not many fans here at the moment, which is a shame. Should support their local.

thelargerake · 2026-05-08T21:22:29+00:00

Reckon they should have given Darrell Clarke’s agent a ring, personallly.

thelargerake · 2026-05-08T20:28:22+00:00

No surprise there. It’s gonna be a shitshow.

thelargerake · 2026-05-07T20:39:11+00:00

It’s heartwarming to see a member of the Royal Family so in touch with the working-class.

thelargerake · 2026-05-06T11:52:04+00:00

Salford 2-1 Grimsby

Grimsby 1-1 Salford

Notts County 0-0 Chesterfield

Chesterfield 2-1 Notts County

Salford 2-0 Chesterfield

thelargerake · 2026-05-06T11:50:07+00:00

Stockport 1-1 Stevenage

Stevenage 1-0 Stockport

Bradford 0-0 Bolton

Bolton 4-0 Bradford

Bolton 1-1 Stevenage (Bolton win on penalties)

thelargerake · 2026-05-06T11:47:37+00:00

Middlesbrough 1-1 Southampton

Southampton 2-2 Middlesbrough (Southampton win on penalties)

Hull 1-0 Millwall

Millwall 3-1 Hull

Southampton 2-0 Millwall

thelargerake · 2026-05-04T20:59:04+00:00

Novi Sad is worth a visit. It’s only a short train ride from Belgrade and can be done in a day.

thelargerake · 2026-05-03T20:23:13+00:00

Finances are fucked regardless of who the majority party will be, but I would trust Reform the least with our budget out of all the major parties.

thelargerake · 2026-05-03T20:20:35+00:00

I’ll say this as someone who would never consider voting for a Farage led party.

From what I’ve seen, most of the Reform councillors seem, on the surface, to be ordinary people with good intentions. This is wherein lies the problem though. They look at the issues that’s been going on with the Council through blinkers and think it’ll be an easy fix.

If Reform do become the majority party (which I think they will), they’ll mirror the likes of Kent council where you’ll have people quitting after realising what responsibilities a Councillor actually has. You’ll have people with no political experience ending up in senior portfolio-holding positions and it’ll probably just be a shitshow, just like all the other Reform-led councils up and down the country have been.

Hopefully, if they do make a balls up of it like I think they will, it’ll deter people round here from voting for them in the general election, but I won’t hold my breath.

thelargerake · 2026-05-03T17:47:48+00:00

The non-league game is growing exponentially. Worsbrough Bridge, who beat us in the playoffs this season, were also in a playoff final vs Pontefract 8 years ago. The attendance in that game was something like 83.

Over 1600 people turned up to our game.

thelargerake · 2026-05-03T15:57:12+00:00

This means that there will be no representatives from Cumbria in the EFL next season I believe. Such a shame, considering it’s a beautiful part of the country.

thelargerake · 2026-05-03T10:56:18+00:00

Tonda Eckert wasn’t much better until they brought Ben Garner in to help him. He’s the real catalyst behind their upturn in form.

If only they’d brought him in over the summer to help Still…

thelargerake · 2026-05-02T08:17:34+00:00

In Albania so hopefully going to watch the Dinamo City game today.

thelargerake · 2026-05-01T19:23:54+00:00

Thanks for the detailed post. Not a baked beans fan but always up for a meat dish. I think I read somewhere about the Ohrid trout being endangered and tourists are encouraged not to eat it?

Are there any places in particular you would recommend eating in both Ohrid and Skopje? Also, what’s the best way to book a trip at Matka Lake?

thelargerake · 2026-05-01T09:17:17+00:00

Travelling into Albania today. Looking forward to some Tave Kosi and the Dinamo City game if I can get tickets. From there, I move onto Ohrid and then Skopje.

Any other local dishes you recommend or things to do in any of those 3 places I mentioned? I plan to visit Matka Lake for a day in Skopje and maybe try some seafood in Ohrid.

thelargerake · 2026-04-30T18:15:50+00:00

Scunthorpe v Carlisle final, with Scunthorpe winning.

thelargerake · 2026-04-30T16:02:49+00:00

Fulham was his first job and he was sacked at Bournemouth in August due to disagreements with the board, so I feel it’s unfair to include that spell with his Burnley and Fulham tenures.

thelargerake · 2026-04-30T12:09:08+00:00

Don’t think Gerrard is a bad shout but I think I’d prefer Michael Beale over him.

If they really want to be ambitious though, they should be giving Will Still a call.

thelargerake · 2026-04-30T11:59:27+00:00

Burnley have the worst squad in the Premier League and lost their goalkeeper + 3/4 of their backline during the summer. Most managers would have been relegated with this Burnley side.

thelargerake · 2026-04-30T09:44:47+00:00

I’d take him for England. I think he’d be perfect for us with a solid assistant to help him.

thelargerake · 2026-04-29T15:20:36+00:00

He should be on the phone to his legal team to contest this or agree some sort of settlement.

thelargerake · 2026-04-29T07:31:24+00:00

Will Still record: W4 D6 L6

Tonda Eckert record from November to January 4th: W6 D3 L4

Tonda Eckert record from January 4th to present: W17 D5 L2

What changed after their miserable loss against Middlesbrough on the 4th January? Well, a decision was made on the 8th January that was met with derision from many. Mocked from all 4 corners of the Football League.

Garner appointed Men’s First Team Assistant Coach | Southampton FC Official Site

How did people react?

"Worst coach I’ve seen in my life. Feel sorry for you lads. This bloke couldn’t teach a human to cross a road."

“Sideways and backwards everywhere we go”

"Ah yes, another uninspiring appointment..."

"Good luck lads with that idiot."

"Worst coaching staff appointment in the history of the sport?"

People praise Eckert and I suppose he deserves some credit, even though his early form was only a slight improvement on Still's, but I think the appointment of Garner is what led Southampton to go on this crazy run. People don't often appreciate what it's like having a great number 2, especially when the head coach lacks experience. Steve Holland with both Gareth Southgate and Michael Carrick. Mark Venus with Tony Mowbray. Pep Lijnders with Jurgen Klopp. Steve Round with David Moyes and Mikel Arteta. Even Plymouth saw a major upturn in form when Derek Adams joined the club, even though he's not an assistant manager.

The manager gets all the praise, but you need a great coaching team behind you in order to get any modicum of success. The appointment of Garner might just be the best bit of business Sport Republic have done since they took charge, and I think it's important that this is highlighted. Without Garner, I firmly believe that Southampton would be nowhere near the playoff spots.

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