Nicely it is the morning after the evening earlier than and the look forward to England glory continues.
Hand on coronary heart, I had little or no expectation that we would beat Spain and was very comfortable we would merely made it to the ultimate.
Throughout my lifetime, reaching a semi-final was about the perfect a fan of the Three Lions may hope for therefore to make not one however two Euro finals in a row marks big progress.
Given our performances on this match and the relative ease of the draw, we did not actually need to win both.
Spain gained all seven of their video games and beat the likes of Croatia, Italy, Germany and France on their means there which is extremely spectacular.
What occurs subsequent for England boss Gareth Southgate stays to be seen however I feel the final consensus favours his departure.
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I’m a type of who has defended him towards his detractors in recent times as his file speaks for itself irrespective of the model of play.
Nonetheless, with eight years and over 100 video games within the hot-seat the time feels proper for a change.
Speaking of change let’s transfer onto what is going on on in London.
We’re now into the third week of pre-season and issues are actually hotting up with quite a few Premier League and EFL golf equipment taking part in friendlies this week – extra on that beneath.
Hopefully I am going to get out to at the least one match however we’ll see.
Oh sure, earlier than I overlook, we additionally introduced the date for this season’s Non-League Day – it may be on 22 March 2025 so put it in your diary.
Except for the soccer, the previous couple of days have been fairly emotional in our family with my eldest daughter getting the lead in her main faculty manufacturing of Annie.
She’s had a couple of challenges within the final couple of years so to see her take centre stage and sing her coronary heart out had me crying right through!
She’s now off on her faculty residential and spending a number of nights away from house for the primary time – one other massive second.
Thanks as all the time for all of your messages providing match and membership data and recommendation about one other journey I’ve arising – Balham, Nick, Martin and Steve it is vastly appreciated.
Additionally many due to Nicholas G from Putney on your donation to TLFG’s coffee-drinking fund – I hope you loved your go to to Boreham Wooden to observe Arsenal.
THE WEEK AHEAD
This week issues actually get going with quite a lot of Premier League, Championship, League One and League Two golf equipment in motion.
As all the time, please ensure you verify with golf equipment earlier than you journey simply in case a sport has been known as off or the venue or kick-off time has modified – that is extremely potential for a few of the decrease non-league golf equipment. Additionally, please let me know if something is flawed or lacking.
Particulars on all of this week’s video games might be discovered on the next match maps. For those who’ve by no means used them earlier than, please observe that when there’s multiple match at a selected floor you may solely be capable to see particular person match pins for those who zoom proper in. For those who do not, the pins obscure one another and also you may miss them. To keep away from this, you can even scroll down the record of video games on the drop down menu on the prime of the map web page to ensure you get all the data. Video games are listed from prime to backside in date order so Monday’s video games (yellow pin) will seem first and Sunday’s (orange pin) final. Video games are additionally ranked when it comes to standing so the upper the division, the upper up the record they are going to seem on every day.
Additionally for those who’re unfamiliar with the English league construction I point out the extent at which a person league sits within the nationwide ‘pyramid’ with the Premier League on the prime (Stage 1) and numerous minor leagues on the backside (Stage 10). Sometimes a prime degree sport will see crowds of anyplace between 20,000-60,000. These figures will steadily decline as you go down the leagues till you get to Ranges 8-10 the place attendances of 150 or much less are most typical.
MIDWEEK MATCH MAP
Monday fixtures – yellow pin
Tuesday fixtures – inexperienced pin
Wednesday fixtures – turquoise pin
Thursday fixtures – purple pin
Friday fixtures – black pin
WEEKEND MATCH MAP
Saturday fixtures – blue pin
Sunday fixtures – orange pin
TLFG DAILY DIGEST
Within the following part, I record what are for my part essentially the most notable video games of the week and provides some transient causes for my selection. Verify the maps above for kick-off instances, ticket data and instructions.
Monday 15 July
Pleasant
Erith & Belvedere v SE Dons @7pm – the one sport within the London space on Monday would seem like this one. The Deres are again within the ninth tier after a disappointing season within the Isthmian League. Right here they welcome a facet who’re new to the tenth tier after making the transfer from Sunday soccer. They’ve fashioned a relationship with Forest Hill Park whose place they’ve successfully taken within the SCEFL – I am unsure of the ins and outs of it and you are able to do your individual digging for those who’re . The match is being performed on the Queen Mary College Sports activities Floor in Chislehurst so do not anticipate a lot in the best way of spectator amenities
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Tuesday 16 July
Friendlies
A bit additional afield
For those who’re ready to journey past the M25 then a couple of different matches have caught my eye. As talked about above, League One Leyton Orient are sending a squad to St Albans Metropolis. League Two Bromley are heading all the way down to Kent to play Tonbridge Angels. For those who’re comfortable to go to Hampshire then Championship new boys Portsmouth are at native non-league facet Gosport Borough and Lewes entertain Crawley City in an all-Sussex affair on the legendary Dripping Pan which is all the time price a go to
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Wednesday 17 July
Friendlies
Metropolitan Police v AFC Wimbledon @715pm – the Met took voluntary relegation to the eighth tier earlier than the beginning of final season and located it a little bit of a battle however managed to maintain their heads above water. With Imber Courtroom situated in East Molesey in south-west London, video games towards the Dons have been all the time classed as derbies, significantly once they have been based mostly at Kingsmeadow. Listed as a first-team sport on the League Two membership’s web site, it will likely be fascinating to see how robust a facet they discipline given the gulf of 4 divisions which now separates the 2. Tickets are £8 and it is money solely on the turnstile and the tea bar
Sutton Frequent Rovers v Sutton United U21 @745pm – of the opposite video games on Wednesday, this derby has to get a point out. After a while groundsharing at AFC Whyteleafe, SCR are beginning a brand new period at Carshalton Athletic. With Sutton United’s first group in motion at Hornchurch the evening earlier than, do not anticipate to see a lot of them on present right here
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Thursday 18 July
Friendlies
Erith & Belvedere v Erith City @745pm – of the three matches on supply within the London space, this derby tops the invoice for me. Final season these sides skilled extremely contrasting fortunes with the previous getting relegated and the latter promoted which means they’ve swapped locations within the pyramid with the Deres again within the SCEFL and Dockers up within the Isthmian League
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Friday 19 July
Pleasant
Barking v Brentwood City @745pm – the Blues made it to the Essex Senior League play-offs final season and can hope to go one higher this 12 months. Essex membership Brentwood play a degree above and have been a penalty shoot-out away from promotion to the seventh tier so that they too will probably be trying to problem once more
A bit additional afield
I feel I would be proper in saying that our first sighting of a Premier League membership in motion will happen on Friday when Southampton make the brief journey to Nationwide League membership Eastleigh. Elsewhere that evening two Championship sides are additionally taking to the sphere with Portsmouth travelling to Havant & Waterlooville and Oxford United taking up neighbours Oxford Metropolis
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Saturday 20 July
Friendlies
A bit additional afield
Outdoors the M25, Championship membership Watford head to Kent to play Gillingham. For a day on the seaside, head to Bognor Regis City who entertain Portsmouth. In Sussex, Crawley City make the brief journey east to play East Grinstead City and in Hertfordshire, St Albans Metropolis welcome a improvement facet from Tottenham Hotspur
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Sunday 21 July
Pleasant
Welling United v Erith & Belvedere @3pm – there’s an additional males’s sport on Sunday in south-east London the place now we have a groundshare derby between the sixth-tier Wings and ninth-tier Deres
Girls’s friendlies
The match between London Bees and AFC Wimbledon at The Hive complicated in north London tops the invoice on Sunday – technically it is behind closed doorways however the Dons have mentioned on social media that followers will be capable to ‘watch it from exterior the stadium netting’. Dulwich Hamlet and Clapton CFC each have house video games too which ought to entice cheap crowds and QPR journey to Carshalton Athletic. Personally, I am hoping to be at Actonians Reserves who’re set to play Comets on Wormwood Scrubs (replace – this match has now been cancelled)
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