Postings Index

After a while postings on this blog tend to get a bit buried unless visitors specifically search for them. Even then, visitors need to know the actual titles of the articles they seek to read. So, to make life a little bit easier for visitors, below is an ongoing register of links to all the articles that are included on this site, with a brief idea of what is covered in each posting, starting with the most recent at the top. The older the article, the further down this list you must scroll. It's a pity that more bloggers don't think to include one of these lists on their sites!

Why Do Managers Moan When They Pick A Weakened Team?
Top teams playing their unknown squad members in cup matches

Who Do You REALLY Support?
Professional or non-League team... or both.

AI - No Getting Away With It!
An advice posting about the use of artificial intelligence

Victorian Football In The Snow
Playing football in the white stuff of yesteryear

Where Have You Seen Him Before?
The story of the revamped Forever Amber website talisman

What You Will Not Find Here
The reasons why there are no Cray Wanderers match reports

The Happy Wanderer
A poem by Percy Addleshaw (1866-1916)

The Meaning of Cray
It doesn't just mean 'crazy'!

Divine Intervention...?
The whole story of the 1974-75 league cup final programmes

What Happened In 1860, The Founding Year of Cray Wanderers FC
Several facts about what happened in the year London's oldest football club was formed.

Why I Own 3 Air Fryers
There is a good reason for it

Day Trip To Hallam
Guest writer Pete Goringe analyses his recent visit to Hallam FC

Southern League, Take Two
Cray get drawn against another Southern League club, this time in the FA Trophy

Cray's First Ever Isthmian League Premier Division Goal
Colin Luckett does the business with a penalty kick

The Shape of Things to Come?
A look 200 years into the future of Cray Wanderers

What is a QR Code?
Try this out and see

What Does Our Football Club's History Really Mean?
Spelt out in plain language

Ladies Playing Football...?! At Cray Wanderers...?!
How times are changing in football

When A Car Main Dealer Doesn't Exude Confidence...
A true motoring story from years gone by

When It's Best To Leave Things Alone
We're all guilty of it!

The Meaning of Nutmegs
This is not anything to do with spice

Old programmes are still worth something — but not THAT much!
Beware of the online conmen

Now The Top Club In Chislehurst
We just can't deny the facts

How The Laws Of The Game Have Changed
Or, how to reinvent a wheel that doesn't need changing

The Wands of Grassmeade 1967-1973. Part 4 - Wingers
How the wingers played a vital part during this period

How To Make A Football Ground Disabled-Friendly
Not many people realise that this is very much a big issue

How To Get Into Trouble With AI
And how to make sure you keep out of it

The Wands of Grassmeade 1967-1973. Part 3 - Midfielders
Remembering the Cray midfield players from the St Mary Cray days

The Sieve of Eratosthenes
A very short lesson in mathematics

The Wands of Grassmeade 1967-1973. Part 2 - Defenders
Remembering the back threes and back fours who played in St Mary Cray

Dogs Allowed At Flamingo Park
Remembering Pickles and other dogs in football

The Wands of Grassmeade 1967-1973. Part 1 - Goalkeepers
Rolling back the years to when the Wanderers still played in St Mary Cray

The Disappointment Rebound
Don't rush from one bad situation to another without breathing

There Will Always Be Updates
What's going on if this blog site goes all peculiar for a short while

The Cray Massive — Part 2
The continuing story of our Supporters' Club nickname

If You Wanna Screw A Football Club...
The state of affairs since the money men came to town

Down Memory Lane's Memory Lane
My little nugget of inspiration

Victorian Football Ephemera
The introduction of football trading cards

The Cray Massive
Revealed! How this ironic name was introduced into the club

When Relegation Reared Its Ugly Head
Looking back at the 2013-14 season with this article from the time

When Kent Cup Matches Were Played On Saturdays
Another little nostalgia trip into the past of local football

White Rabbits
Focus on an old saying

Does Time Travel Really Exist?
Never has another topic like this been such a hot potato!

Leaning On A Floodlight Pylon
All about a ukulele

A Little Computer Story
An article about a little netbook computer

On The Move
Recollections of some ground moves by several football clubs

How I Wrote Programme Articles — And Beyond...
An article about how to write articles

Grandad's Whistle
The story of my grandad's Acme Thunderer whistle

My Alternative Diet Plan
There's no need to follow it, just read the article. Please!

Speeding Through The Years...
Trying to explain the growing old paradox of time

Cor Blimey, Guv'nor!
Misunderstandings about origins

Not Diverse Enough — Are You Having A Laugh?
An article on diversity to hopefully leave you thinking hard

How To Become A Multi-Millionaire In 30 Days
Have a bit of fun as you read through this article

It's A Man's Game... But Not Any More!
How the women's game originally became established

The Meaning Behind The Badge
Why the currently unadopted badge was created and what it represents

Why The On-field Lectures?
We've all seen referees doing it, but why?

Social Media Killed The Forum Star
How the insurgence of social media is strangling football-related websites and forums

The Little Bald Chubby Mutton Chops Referee
An article about former Football League referee Roger Kirkpatrick

The Football Rattle
The story of a bygone artefact

Welcome To Purgatory
I tell it how it is!

Strange But True
Unusual but true stories 

Clubs That Have Changed Their Names
There's been a fair few of those in the past!

And The Band Played On
A Cray Wanderers match at Grassmeade with the Boys Brigade Band and St John Ambulance staff in attendance