Fields of Dreams and Broken Fences lifts the lid on the little-known world of non-league football. From being hours away from folding in the Essex Senior League and turning semi-professional because of YouTube to dropping out of the Football League and trying to find a way back, this book shines a vital spotlight on clubs from various levels of the National League System and shares their stories. The tales include the dramatic null-and-void decision of the 2019/20 season, Chichester City making history in the FA Cup, Leyton Orient and Notts County battling to get back into the Football League, Hashtag United turning semi-professional and Steve Castle, the former professional player, returning to the lower levels to pursue a career in management. Filled with compelling stories from multiple sides of the game, Fields of Dreams and Broken Fences brings non-league football to life as it delves beneath the surface of the lower levels of the English game. This book is written for the love of football.

Fields of Dreams and Broken Fences lifts the lid on the little-known world of non-league football. From being hours away from folding in the Essex Senior League and turning semi-professional because of YouTube to dropping out of the Football League and trying to find a way back, this book shines a vital spotlight on clubs from various levels of the National League System and shares their stories. The tales include the dramatic null-and-void decision of the 2019/20 season, Chichester City making history in the FA Cup, Leyton Orient and Notts County battling to get back into the Football League, Hashtag United turning semi-professional and Steve Castle, the former professional player, returning to the lower levels to pursue a career in management. Filled with compelling stories from multiple sides of the game, Fields of Dreams and Broken Fences brings non-league football to life as it delves beneath the surface of the lower levels of the English game. This book is written for the love of football.

A Sprinkle of Magic tells the fascinating stories of non-league clubs who defied the odds and dared to dream big in the world's oldest cup competition. When August rolls in, so do the qualifying rounds of the FA Cup as non-league sides from across the land bid to make the first round proper and pick up a potential dream tie. Stretching back to the 2009/10 season, the stories include FA Cup runs from Bath City, Redbridge, AFC Totton, Stourbridge, Hendon and of course history-makers Lincoln City, who became the first non-league side to reach the quarter-finals in more than a century in 2017. Featuring colourful tales galore, A Sprinkle of Magic brings the magic of the FA Cup alive with some of the biggest upsets of recent years.

Fascinating look at the highs, lows and riches that follow promotion to the Premier League, from the inaugural 1992/93 season to 2023/24 – told with special insight from chairmen, managers, players and fans.From the author of the widely acclaimed Fields of Dreams and Broken Fences.Dubbed the most valuable single football match in the world, the Championship play-off final doesn’t just secure a place in the illustrious Premier League. It offers lucrative financial rewards.This compelling book includes:Promotion stories featuring the likes of Charlton Athletic, Birmingham City, West Ham United, Huddersfield Town and Luton TownSpecial insight from chairmen, managers, players and fans across three decadesThe inside track from the likes of Martin Ling, Danny Butterfield and Bobby Zamora, who played a key role in their respective sides’ promotionsA breakdown of the financial rewards that come with top-flight promotion – such as increased matchday revenue, broadcast revenue and commercial revenue – plus the promise of further wealth should the club avoid relegationA look at how Sky Sports has changed the face of top-flight football over the past three decadesAn exploration of how the financial rewards of Premier League football will continue to rise in future and the impact this is likely to have on the beautiful gameDocumenting the triumphs and travails of newly promoted sides through the eyes of journalists, fans and club staff, this innovative book gives you the low-down on life after top-flight promotion.

Part lampoon, part satire, and part surreal comedy, A WEF of Cabbage is a razor-sharp send-up of current events and the figures who dominate them. Here, statesmen return from the grave to lecture tech billionaires, NATO generals are distracted by golf clubs shaped like vegetables, and the World Economic Forum's glossy promises collapse under the weight of absurd reality.At once a parody of geopolitics and a playful jab at the culture of control, this novel transforms recognizable headlines into a Monty Python sketch set on the world stage. Churchill debates strategy with Musk. Klaus Schwab hovers in the shadows like a Bond villain in an ill-fitting tie. Gates, drones, and bureaucrats stumble through scenes of chaos where insects outwit megacities and soldiers trade insults instead of fire.Bold, ridiculous, and weirdly prophetic, A WEF of Cabbage skewers the arrogance of elites, the fragility of grand designs, and the sheer comedy of history repeating itself. It is both a satire of our age and a reminder that sometimes, against all odds, laughter is the only weapon left.

In the electrifying third novel of the Empire of Shadows trilogy, Jack Mercer is drawn into a final, devastating confrontation with the hidden powers that have manipulated nations, financed covert wars, and trafficked in forbidden secrets since the ashes of World War II. What began as a hunt through ledgers, lies, and Cold War betrayals now leads to a chilling revelation: a clandestine brotherhood of elites seeking not merely power, but escape from death itself. Pursued across Europe's haunted corridors of faith, finance, and espionage, Mercer must decide whether to expose the truth or destroy it forever—before it claims the last thing he has left to lose. Dark, elegant, and relentlessly suspenseful, this is a thriller of conspiracy, mortality, and the terrible price of knowing too much.

Fields of Dreams and Broken Fences lifts the lid on the little-known world of non-league football. From being hours away from folding in the Essex Senior League and turning semi-professional because of YouTube to dropping out of the Football League and trying to find a way back, this book shines a vital spotlight on clubs from various levels of the National League System and shares their stories. The tales include the dramatic null-and-void decision of the 2019/20 season, Chichester City making history in the FA Cup, Leyton Orient and Notts County battling to get back into the Football League, Hashtag United turning semi-professional and Steve Castle, the former professional player, returning to the lower levels to pursue a career in management. Filled with compelling stories from multiple sides of the game, Fields of Dreams and Broken Fences brings non-league football to life as it delves beneath the surface of the lower levels of the English game. This book is written for the love of football.

Fields of Dreams and Broken Fences lifts the lid on the little-known world of non-league football. From being hours away from folding in the Essex Senior League and turning semi-professional because of YouTube to dropping out of the Football League and trying to find a way back, this book shines a vital spotlight on clubs from various levels of the National League System and shares their stories. The tales include the dramatic null-and-void decision of the 2019/20 season, Chichester City making history in the FA Cup, Leyton Orient and Notts County battling to get back into the Football League, Hashtag United turning semi-professional and Steve Castle, the former professional player, returning to the lower levels to pursue a career in management. Filled with compelling stories from multiple sides of the game, Fields of Dreams and Broken Fences brings non-league football to life as it delves beneath the surface of the lower levels of the English game. This book is written for the love of football.

A Sprinkle of Magic tells the fascinating stories of non-league clubs who defied the odds and dared to dream big in the world's oldest cup competition. When August rolls in, so do the qualifying rounds of the FA Cup as non-league sides from across the land bid to make the first round proper and pick up a potential dream tie. Stretching back to the 2009/10 season, the stories include FA Cup runs from Bath City, Redbridge, AFC Totton, Stourbridge, Hendon and of course history-makers Lincoln City, who became the first non-league side to reach the quarter-finals in more than a century in 2017. Featuring colourful tales galore, A Sprinkle of Magic brings the magic of the FA Cup alive with some of the biggest upsets of recent years.

Fascinating look at the highs, lows and riches that follow promotion to the Premier League, from the inaugural 1992/93 season to 2023/24 – told with special insight from chairmen, managers, players and fans.From the author of the widely acclaimed Fields of Dreams and Broken Fences.Dubbed the most valuable single football match in the world, the Championship play-off final doesn’t just secure a place in the illustrious Premier League. It offers lucrative financial rewards.This compelling book includes:Promotion stories featuring the likes of Charlton Athletic, Birmingham City, West Ham United, Huddersfield Town and Luton TownSpecial insight from chairmen, managers, players and fans across three decadesThe inside track from the likes of Martin Ling, Danny Butterfield and Bobby Zamora, who played a key role in their respective sides’ promotionsA breakdown of the financial rewards that come with top-flight promotion – such as increased matchday revenue, broadcast revenue and commercial revenue – plus the promise of further wealth should the club avoid relegationA look at how Sky Sports has changed the face of top-flight football over the past three decadesAn exploration of how the financial rewards of Premier League football will continue to rise in future and the impact this is likely to have on the beautiful gameDocumenting the triumphs and travails of newly promoted sides through the eyes of journalists, fans and club staff, this innovative book gives you the low-down on life after top-flight promotion.

Part lampoon, part satire, and part surreal comedy, A WEF of Cabbage is a razor-sharp send-up of current events and the figures who dominate them. Here, statesmen return from the grave to lecture tech billionaires, NATO generals are distracted by golf clubs shaped like vegetables, and the World Economic Forum's glossy promises collapse under the weight of absurd reality.At once a parody of geopolitics and a playful jab at the culture of control, this novel transforms recognizable headlines into a Monty Python sketch set on the world stage. Churchill debates strategy with Musk. Klaus Schwab hovers in the shadows like a Bond villain in an ill-fitting tie. Gates, drones, and bureaucrats stumble through scenes of chaos where insects outwit megacities and soldiers trade insults instead of fire.Bold, ridiculous, and weirdly prophetic, A WEF of Cabbage skewers the arrogance of elites, the fragility of grand designs, and the sheer comedy of history repeating itself. It is both a satire of our age and a reminder that sometimes, against all odds, laughter is the only weapon left.

In the electrifying third novel of the Empire of Shadows trilogy, Jack Mercer is drawn into a final, devastating confrontation with the hidden powers that have manipulated nations, financed covert wars, and trafficked in forbidden secrets since the ashes of World War II. What began as a hunt through ledgers, lies, and Cold War betrayals now leads to a chilling revelation: a clandestine brotherhood of elites seeking not merely power, but escape from death itself. Pursued across Europe's haunted corridors of faith, finance, and espionage, Mercer must decide whether to expose the truth or destroy it forever—before it claims the last thing he has left to lose. Dark, elegant, and relentlessly suspenseful, this is a thriller of conspiracy, mortality, and the terrible price of knowing too much.