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Portsmouth Women
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Written by Christopher Morley
Given that Portsmouth Women won promotion under Jay Sadler's stewardship last season at roughly around the same time as the men wrapped up the League One title, its perhaps not entirely surprising that both initially struggled to make the step up. However, John Mousinho's boys have given themselves a fighting chance with a good recent run of form, particularly at home, to take themselves up to seventeenth in the table after a long while spent looking up.
Spitting On The Dock Of The (Colwyn) Bay- The EFL and the Welsh Cup
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Written by Christopher Morley
Following on from the traditional high point of the domestic calendar that is the FA Cup third round and the following rounds, you might have missed the ongoing debate around its Welsh equivalent and the potential for Cardiff, Swansea, Merthyr Town, Newport and Wrexham to re- enter as part of a shake-up, after originally being barred for not being part of the Welsh league system circa 1996. If you're wondering why Colwyn Bay aren't in that list, their application to return to the league of their fathers was approved in 2019 having spent time in the English non- league pyramid.
As we have settled into the new year, talk, as it often does, turns to the potential stars of the future. Over in Denmark, at FC Nordsjaelland, it would seem they have a more progressive view than most towards the process. The club, owned by the Right To Dream Academy, was founded back in 1999 by chairman Tom Vernon, formerly Manchester United's chief African scout. Originally independent of any professional club, it entered into partnership with the Tigrene (Tigers) in 2015- with the former Farum Park being renamed after Right To Dream a year later as part of the deal.
If you happened to catch any of BBC Three's coverage of this season's Copa Libertadores final- South America's answer to the Champions League, for the layman- you may well be aware that this season's was yet another all- Brazilian affair. Continuing an incredible run for the country of having at least one finalist in every tournament since 2019, when Flamengo dispatched River Plate thanks to an incredible late double from Gabriel Barbosa.
Given Brighton & Hove Albion's rapid ascent since Tony Bloom took ownership in the May of 2009, following his successful quest to secure funding for the then-new Falmer Stadium (known as the Amex since a sponsorship agreement with American Express), it can't be much of a surprise that other clubs cast their eyes upon the Seagulls' particular corner of Sussex with more than a little envy. Chelsea's experiment with Graham Potter and his subsequent raid on his old club for staff and a few choice additions to his squad is perhaps the most radical example, even if ultimately that backfired on the Blues!
