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Todd: “We have to stay grounded” Dunfermline Athletic players celebrate a goal against Greenock Morton. Photo: Craig Brown / DAFC Matty Todd enjoyed a standout performance on Saturday for Dunfermline Athletic against Greenock Morton, with a goal and an assist helping the team to a 3-1 victory over a fellow playoff challenger. Despite going behind to a Cameron Blues strike against the run of play in the first half, goals from Andy Tod (sat up by Todd) and Kieran Ngwenya saw the hosts come from behind to lead, and Todd’s strike wrapped up the win in the 65 th minute. “It was a good feeling to score when I did”, Todd reflected after the match. “We felt we were on top in the first half, and we managed to get the early goal in the second half and kicked on from there. “It was a big win for us – we knew what we needed to do at the start of the game, so we’re delighted with the performance.”   Even though Dunfermline are in their best run of form of the season so far, under e...
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“Breathtaking” Pars defeat Morton to make it seven unbeaten   Matty Todd inspired Dunfermline Athletic to victory over Greenock Morton. Photo: Craig Brown/DAFC   On a cold and wet Easter Saturday afternoon in western Fife, Dunfermline Athletic saw off Greenock Morton 3-1 to make it seven games without a loss and boost their chances of finishing in a playoff position. Cameron Blues gave the visitors the lead against the run of play late in the first half, but three goals in 20 second-half minutes from Andy Tod, Kieran Ngwenya and Matty Todd ensured an impressive win for the home side.   The home side had the better of the opening exchanges and had their first real chance when the ball fell to Chris Kane in the box who was found by Todd, but his shot on the half-volley was comfortably saved by Murray Johnson in the Morton goal. The first big chance, however, fell to Morton on 17 minutes. Nathan Shaw slid a perfect pass through to Owen Moffat, whose shot wa...
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Opinion: Why are Hashtag United taking voluntary relegation? The story of the Step 3 superpower deciding that enough is enough   Hashtag United celebrated their 10-year anniversary last week   “I have never been more certain and more positive about the direction of this club than I am right now”, reads a statement from Hashtag United founder and CEO, YouTuber Spencer Owen. “We have requested that our men’s team step down from the Isthmian Premier Division at the end of the 2025/26 season”, it continues. Wait, what? The Tags currently sit 18 th in the Isthmian League Premier Division with six matches to play   A bit of background on Hashtag United, if you’ve been living under a rock. Founded as a YouTube football team by Owen in 2016, with players initially consisting of friends and relatives of the founder. Eventually the club branched out and entered Step 6 of non-league in 2018, becoming the team that everyone loved to hate. They won the leagu...
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Opinion: What does KSI’s minority stake in Dagenham and Redbridge mean for non-league football?   Dagenham and Redbridge’s Victoria Road stadium has a capacity of 6,078 – less than 0.02% of KSI’s total YouTube subscriber count   Such is the confidence of KSI, his first official interview as a minority shareholder at Dagenham and Redbridge included him proclaiming that he wanted to take the club, currently languishing in the sixth tier of English football, to the Premier League. “I'm so excited to start this journey”, he told the club’s website. “It's gonna be a rollercoaster for sure but I hope to bring Dagenham & Redbridge back to the glory days. "And once we reach that point, I want to go even further. Reaching the Premier League would be a dream. And I believe it is 100% doable.” The YouTube megastar is no stranger to the limelight, being one-seventh of the most successful group of YouTube personalities in the country, The Sidemen, as well as being a...
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Postecoglou: “Curious” Spurs are the antithesis of their own motto   Ange Postecoglou spoke out about former club Tottenham on The Overlap Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou has spoken out following the sacking of his successor Thomas Frank, and how he felt his reign did not pan out the way he wanted, despite winning the Europa League. Postecoglou, 60, was quick to describe Spurs as “curious”, questioning whether the club has a clear footballing vision, despite boasting one of the country’s best stadiums and a state-of-the-art training facility. Appearing on The Overlap with Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Jill Scott, Roy Keane and Ian Wright, the Australian reflected on his two-year spell in North London, which delivered much-needed silverware, but also further exposed the deeper problems within the ownership structure at the club.   Postecoglou pointed out that Tottenham’s club motto, To Dare is To Do, is emblazoned everywhere at the Tottenham Hots...
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“France in all its colours”: A demonstration of the power of multiculturalism in football   France’s 2018 World Cup Final Starting XI   The noise inside Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium is deafening. France’s golden boy gathers the ball, 20 yards from goal, as a nation holds its breath. Kylian Mbappé, just nineteen years old, takes a touch and lets fly with his right foot, sending his low shot skidding past Croatian goalkeeper Danijel Subašić and into the bottom corner of the net. Pre-match favourites France were 4-1 up, and their first World Cup triumph in twenty years suddenly became within touching distance. Mbappé, born in the Parisian suburb of Bondy to a Cameroonian father and an Algerian mother, is one of 16 players in France’s 23-man World Cup squad with immigrant roots. That goal, and the 4-2 victory that was to come, signified a triumph of not only footballing excellence, but also a statement about the power of diversity in modern sport. As global sport ...
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Opinion: One position every Premier League club needs to bring in this week   The January transfer window slams shut in one week. Some clubs would be happy with the squads they have, some will be desperate to bring players in through the door. Every club could do with strengthening in at least one position, so let’s take a look at one position that every club should address over the next week.    AFC Bournemouth – Winger Andoni Iraola would have expected more from his team than 15 th at this stage of the season, and a lot of their success was due to Antoine Semenyo, who joined Manchester City at the start of the month. Given that they are also having to contend with injuries to Marcus Tavernier, Justin Kluivert, Enes Unal and Ben Gannon-Doak, Bournemouth desperately need attacking reinforcements this transfer window.   Arsenal – Central midfielder To be honest, Arsenal have nearly the perfect squad at the moment, which is evident by the fact that t...
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