One of the recent trio of summer signings for The New Saints FC, we caught up with Ryan Harrington for … More

As a football fan I always like to see passionate fans who support their team and make lots of noise. … More

It’s always hard for players when they’re not in the team, especially so when it’s the Champions League. Therefore, I … More

The heading tells you all that you need to know. Football is like though, don’t allow something that you have … More

On the morning of a UEFA game there is a meeting hosted by the delegate, that goes through the schedule … More

I’ve interviewed Scott Ruscoe in a number of different places, but alongside the pitch in Copenhagen for the club’s pre-match … More

The day before a UEFA Champions League game, the teams train on the pitch. With The New Saints FC having … More

The videos below were filmed prior to The New Saints FC’s UEFA Champions League game at home to FC Copenhagen. … More

In my final direct blog entry following the visit of the champions of Denmark to Park Hall, here’s a video … More

Following the game at Park Hall, which the champions of Denmark won 2-0, I joined with the FC Copenhagen journalist … More

Although the result didn’t go our way, nevertheless I still enjoyed the big picture. From the UEFA Delegate’s meeting to … More

One of the good things about working in football is that you get to see more than the average fan. … More

Not that I’m complaining, of course, but it is a very busy time at the moment work-wise. Doing my time … More

I was really pleased for Dean Ebbe as he hasn’t been in the side much in recent months, mostly limited … More

Against the odds, a 1-0 victory for The New Saints FC against FK Feronikeli in the UEFA Champions League Qualifying … More

While I was at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium and the players trained ahead of the upcoming game, I filmed my … More

The day before a game, the teams will train on the pitch ahead of the match itself. Sometimes we have … More

After six friendlies for The New Saints FC, the rubber hit the road as the champions of Kosovo played their … More

What a busy day that was, the day before The New Saints FC welcomed KF Feronikeli, the champions of Kosovo, … More

I enjoy doing interviews, and following the behind-closed-doors friendly with Shrewsbury Town, took advantage of their media room to chat … More

The draw for the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round was made while The New Saints FC travelled to south … More

For the second Saturday on the bounce I was at Latham Park, the home of Newtown AFC. This time round … More

Although The New Saints has featured in a couple of games so far this season, this was the first one … More

As part of the preparations for the upcoming UEFA Champions League campaign, The New Saints FC headed for Portugal. Up … More

In this week’s blog entry: Micro-Jigging For Perch The highs and lows of the Champions League Ground-Hopping: Manchester City, Rangers, … More

In this week’s blog entry: Mediterranean Damselfish In The Adriatic My First Visit To Croatia Welcome To My Humble Abode … More

In this week’s blog entry: Micro-jigging for perch Roach spawning Another short – but blessed – angling session In Portugal … More

In this week’s blog entry: Tench Fishing In Shropshire Blog Popularity And Back To Where It All Began Micro-Jigging For … More

It’s all over for 2018/2019 in the JD Welsh Premier League. Well, certainly as far as the regular games are … More

In the penultimate round of games in the league, the final European play-off place is decided, and it’s Cardiff Metropolitan … More

I haven’t done a lot of carp fishing this winter, but with time running out on the traditional angling season, … More

We’re coming to the end of the January transfer window and so that was an ideal time to catch up … More

  I’ve been to the Hollingsworth Group Stadium on a number of occasions, since I started working in football, but … More

Click images above to enlarge It’s another home game next for the current JD Cymru Premier champions. This will be … More

Kicking off the month of November, it was a tough one for The New Saints FC, with a visit to … More

The game at Carmarthen Town was the last one for The New Saints FC’s video analyst, Joe Newton, as he … More

With TNS FC playing the UEFA Europa League qualifying round three game at nearby Wrexham’s Racecourse Ground, it was different … More

In Bulgaria for a UEFA Europa League game with The New Saints FC, following breakfast we went for a walk … More

As FC Copehnagen arrived for their training session, prior to the UEFA Champions League game against The New Saints FC, … More

With two new microphones purchased for TNS Radio, ahead of the FC Copenhagen game in the UEFA Champions League, and … More

Although the champions of Kosovo, KF Feronikeli, were the bookies’ favourites, a second half goal from Dean Ebbe ensured that … More

The day before a UEFA Champions League game, the visitors train on the pitch, and in the video below you … More

Like the proverbial bus where you wait ages for one and then two turn up together, following the first TNS … More

The New Saints FC’s pre-season campaign continues to march on, this time a 3-1 victory against Cardiff Metropolitan University FC … More

The 4-0 victory for The New Saints FC against Barry Town United ensures that the JD Welsh Premier League trophy … More

As reigning champions and looking to make it eight successive titles, if The New Saints get a mention in result … More

With The New Saints 2-0 up and looking more than comfortable, the eventual 2-2 draw wasn’t the result that everyone … More

The league continues to throw up some interesting results and one thing for sure, lots of goals. The vlog is … More

As the teams split into the Championship Conference and the Play-Off Conference, the result of the week as far as … More

As well as working in the JD Welsh Premier League with the champions, The New Saints FC, I’m also a … More

With their first home win against their opponents in 11 years, it was Aberystwyth Town’s 1-0 victory at Park Avenue … More

With four out of the six games in matchday 12 ending in draws, it’s one of the two away victories … More

My 53rd game of the season was a 2nd v 1st clash in the JD Welsh Premier League (JD WPL), … More

For the third time this season, The New Saints FC scored six goals at home in the JD Welsh Premier … More

Some weeks it’s hard to pick a game that stands out. This time though, as we hit the one-quarter stage … More

Following the disappointment of Saturday’s Irn-Bru Cup defeat it was back to business for The New Saints. A convincing 6-0 … More

A couple of wins caught my eye, both expected victories, but nevertheless definite contenders for result of the week. The … More

The last time I went to Cardiff City Stadium was to watch the Wales team in action. I remember looking … More

Another visit – the second in three days – to Liverpool Airport was followed by a trip to Luton. Not … More

It’s not a bad way to start the working week, on the pitch with professional footballers, and that’s exactly what … More

After watching Wolves on television yesterday, I was reminded of a blog entry, titled The Molineux Rollercoaster Is On The … More

I’ve lost count of the you-never-know-where-life-takes-you experiences since I began working for The New Saints FC. One of my favourite … More

As you can imagine, from a personal perspective, working in European football is up there with the year’s highlights. With six … More

From the perspective of my own groundhopping, I have always wanted new countries when the draws are made for The … More

Prior to Champions League / Europa League games there is a delegate’s meeting, hosted by the designated UEFA official. One … More

During the course of a year, I collect numerous autographs as part of my own personal memorabilia collection. Programme covers … More

  Click images above to enlarge Although not the result that we wanted – as The New Saints lost at … More

As a keen football fan who enjoys going to games for pleasure and not just for work, I take in … More

  Click above images to enlarge. This is the time of the year that we look ahead; it’s also one … More

I’ve interviewed CJ a number of times, from his TNS FC debut at Bangor City through to UEFA Champions League … More

I was looking forward very much indeed to the game on television between Kosovo and England, especially so as the … More

It’s always nice to be a part of history in the making and that’s exactly what’s happening at the moment … More

I saw a red kite fly across the pitch at Aberystwyth Town a few seasons back, I’ve seen meadow pipits … More

I enjoyed UEFA Champions League duty, but that was then, and this is now. It’s still a very busy period … More

As well as a look at the football memorabilia items I collected from the two UEFA Champions League games against … More

In a recent blog entry video (featured below) that was filmed at Park Hall, as The New Saints FC hosted … More

I enjoy working with external media and in one day, with UEFA Champions League fever hitting Park Hall, I dealt … More

It’s not just the world of football, of course, but any field of employment. Good relationships with those that you … More

Arriving home late in the evening after a good time in Kosovo, it was twenty four hours later before I … More

I’ve known Tim Johnson since I began working in Welsh football. The dedicated Barry Town United supporter is also an … More

While in Kosovo with The New Saints FC on UEFA Champions League duty, it was the perfect opportunity to capture … More

It’s very important, I believe, to make the most of the time that we have. That means pushing ourselves and … More

Right from the very beginning of my time with The New Saints FC, the champions of Wales, I’ve followed three … More

This is by far the busiest time of the year for me from a work perspective. Not only is The … More

For the third season on the bounce, The New Saints FC was invited north of the English border to play … More

It’s always great to welcome new signings to Park Hall and my role involves setting up a photo-shoot, interviewing them … More

As was the case in the two previous seasons, my first game of the new campaign featured a Welsh team. … More

With the JD Welsh Premier League season finishing with a 1-0 win at home against Connah’s Quay Nomads, a day … More

My 90th game of the season was a working one in the JD Welsh Premier League, as Bala Town visited … More

Following on from a Welsh League Cup semi-final in south Wales and a trip to Macclesfield Town in the English … More

With the Beacon Football League new season now underway, the Sunday afternoon games present an opportunity to add lots of … More

Back on my football travels again, this time Gibraltar beckons in the UEFA Champions League. Following training this afternoon, we … More

On arrival at Park Hall, the first thing I noticed was that the Macedonia flag had been replaced by that … More

Having broken a Guinness World Record a few seasons back, courtesy of a record-breaking 27 consecutive wins, it was almost … More

Like I’ve done so many times over the last few years, on my way to work I stopped off on … More

The day before a UEFA Champions League game is always busy but I was determined to get some fishing in, … More

Ultimately it wasn’t the result that we wanted in the game, with the final score of 5-0 to the Macedonians … More

Football takes me to some interesting places and today I’ve added the nation of Macedonia to the list. In a … More

As The New Saints’ UEFA Champions League preparations continue, we welcomed Scottish Championship side Falkirk to Park Hall. We won … More

It’s quite a journey for me to Park Hall the home of The New Saints FC, in fact a three-hour … More

Birding is very much about location and the species listed in the title were all seen while in Portugal. The … More

For the final night of the trip to Portugal for TNS’ UEFA Champions League training camp, I decided to spend … More

It’s day three of our Champions League camp in Portugal and with the players involved in an in-house friendly, I … More

Mostly because of being involved in the early stages of the UEFA Champions League, not only do I have a … More

No sooner has the dust settled on last season’s groundhopping and I’m getting 2018/2019 underway. As I ended with a … More

I went to my first football game in 1963, at Molineux when the legendary Stan Cullis was still on the … More

You can never have too much of a good thing and that’s a fact as far as football is concerned. … More

Exactly twenty-four hours previously, I was at Old Trafford watching a Champions League game in front of 75,000 fans. The … More

With a free evening ahead of me, I was looking at a visit to Shifnal Town on the GroundHopping journey. … More

‘It’s not about the religion, it’s about the relationship’ are words from a Stevie Wonder song, A Time To Love. … More

I haven’t been sea fishing much in the last year or so, in fact it was a couple of beach … More

As has been the case for a number of weeks now, this week’s blog entry leads with a song headline. … More

This week’s song title headline is from the Rolling Stones’ 1969 album, Let It Bleed. Wouldn’t it be nice if … More

I do a lot of travelling, most of it football-related. In the last week or so I’ve been to games … More

Positivity Welcome to my first blog entry of 2018, which means I’ve touched sixteen years as a blogger. When I … More

What Christmas Means To Me As we begin the countdown to the end of one year and the birth of … More

Fishing On A Tight Time Budget We often refer to fishing on a tight financial budget and many anglers can … More