By Shaun Webbley The sun is pouring onto the beautiful clean artificial turf, the weather can’t decide whether it’s hot or cold much to the fans’ dismay and indeed the inflatable dinosaurs, no this is not a metaphor. The dinosaur seemed to cause laughter for some and worry for others (mainly Milo the dog) at…
By Shaun Webbley As Lichfield City manager Ivor Green wraps up yet another team talk ahead of a crucial clash against third-place AFC Wulfrunians, Sam Fitzgerald who seems to have found his groove for Lichfield City of late gives a look to me, looking for my nod of approval. The 21-year-old has agreed to an…
The word masterclass according to Wikipedia is defined as a class taught by someone with expert knowledge and skill in a certain subject. As the players and I funnelled into the tight dressing room at Whitchurch Alport, the 90 minutes that followed can only be described as a tactical masterclass. Those two words were told…
Lichfield City came from behind to win 4-1 away against Whitchurch Alport. In what were awful conditions due to the rain and strong winds, Lichfield were the better side throughout and earned a deserved victory. A Jack Edwards wonder strike was the pick of the bunch in a tense game. Lichfield were in control of…
The caller on the other line goes silent as the question is out in the open, the silence is deafening. “That is a great question,” admits manager Ivor Green breaking the silence, the man who has all the answers seemed stumped at this question. The man who has inspired players and continues to inspire players…
When I fired up the laptop and loaded Zoom I didn’t know what to expect. 31-year-old centre-back Nathan Haines is the new recruit tasked with anchoring the centre of defence and my job was to anchor an interview for the next 20 minutes, which wouldn’t be as simple as he makes defending look at times….
Lichfield City have been knocked out of the Walsall Senior Cup after a late Kyle Perry tap-in sends the home side through to the semi-final of the cup where they will face Rushall Olympic. The goal came late in the day through Perry after good work from Liam Kirton on the right who played a…
Lichfield City picked up a crucial three points away at Stourport Swifts at a tough ground for City to come to. A fantastic Chandler Pegg goal was the difference on a difficult pitch for both sides. Early in the first half, Stourport had a chance through Lee Chilton who was in on goal but his…
“Can’t we just do some analysis on the tv inside instead?” Joe Haines asks in a sort of tone where he knows the inevitable answer to the question, Ivor Green laughs – “I’m fit as a fiddle anyway!” replies Haines. It’s a blustery training day ahead of a crucial clash against high-flying Hanley Town. It’s…
“Right, let’s get this over with,” Jonathan Gould says with a nervous tone in his voice. The 29-year-old winger stroke attacking midfielder has had a difficult few years but he’s back on the pitch with Lichfield City. Gould looks apprehensive as he strolls over after inspecting the pitch ahead of a crunch game against Hanley…