Today was MK’s big day. Starting at third place in the league two, they had a big chance to move to second if they could beat bottom of the league Harrogate at home. The day was also Community Day for Milton Keynes, commemorated in the below picture with gold tinsel placed on the back of home end seats. Now a city with professional football MK is using football to bring together the community even more together . A win today would put the icing on the cake for them. Abo

Map illustrating the Schlieffen Plan during World War I, showing the German army's planned advance through Belgium and Luxembourg towards France, with the aim of encircling Paris, circa 1914. On Saturday morning, the anticipated war between the US and Iran started six months' earlier than expected with the assassination of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khomeini. Like with the murder of the heir to the Austro-Hungary empire in 1914, are we now witnessing the start of anoth

This week Brackley Town finally appointed their new manager, Andy Whing. Today, they took on 8th placed Southend under his new leadership. Brackley flag greet to new manager Andy Whing before today’s match with Southend Packed away end full of Southend fans The match got off to a bit of a nervous start for Brackley with most of the early shots and chances coming from Southend in the opening quarter. With a large away Southend following, they were more also more vocal and dom

Above- Crawley Town in red line up with MK at start of tonight’s match. ‘ O Milton Keynes' was the continual humming chant from the home end of Tuesday night’s promotion chasing clash with Crawley Town. There were two early close shots from MK strikers in the second and 5th minute. Crawley were 4th from bottom and MK 5th from top at the start of tonight’s match. A win this evening, would push them up as far as third, if not second, if results went their way. With a strugglin

US now have two aircraft carriers close to Iran In WW1 there was the Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy against the Triple Entente of Britain, France and Russia. Today, there is Iran, Russia and China versus the US, Britain and the EU. The US have now moved two of its largest aircraft carriers closer to Iran in order to try and persuade the country to de-escalate its nuclear weapon/missile program. With the threat of war looming between the two, one is

Attendance, 7444. MKFC got off to a great start with a goal in the second minute by Aaron Collins and dominated most of the first half. Small Away County Following At the start of the second quarter, County started to counter attack more and get a bit more of the play. By the 20th min, MK were managing to re-assert their authority over the match as they started to try and create some more chances in the County half. In the 23rd they got another corner which was taken short a

Today, Newport pagnell faced higher placed Yaxley, currently 13th in the United Counties Premier South league. Since Gary Flinn’s reappointment at the swans following a disappointing period at Leighton Buzzard, not a lot has happened. Winner of the 2022 FA vase and runners up to Ascot Utd in the 2023 FA vase tournment, everyone has high expectations for Flynny but to date not a lot has happened. A quick exit from the 2026 FA vase and a below mid table position in the Counties

This week, Gavin Cowan resigned as manager to go to third from bottom of league two, Shrewsbury. He will be taking with him his assistant manager creating a doomsday managerial vacuum at Brackley Town FC. Brackley are fighting for survival in the National league now too close for comfort to the relegation zone, sitting at 4th from bottom. This news shows the mercenary nature of football management where money and careerism comes before club loyalty and committment to the fans

Today, Mk Irish were looking to help send bottom of the league Dunstable down today. MK Irish still consolidating their first seaso in a hieher tiered league, home also to Leighton Town who are in secend in the central league. Mk Irish so far this season, presently hold thirteenth in the lower part of the league and are showing capability to be able to deal with the new higher league they have promoted into. Dunstable were siding a very young looking side. Right from the sta

MKFC are capitalising on having to play close to the bottom of the league sides of late. On Saturday they convincingly beat Shrewsbury 5-1 at home and today they faced struggling Bristol Rovers at MK Stadium in a mid week clash which if they won would move them higher in League two, assuming all other results went their way. Bristol Rovers away end Mk midweek home end Two mins from kick off, Mk got the ball into the Rovers penalty box and all looked promising had not a MK st

Today Brackley took on Yeovil. Brackley in 18th position and Yeovil at 15th at the start if the match. Yeovil broght with them a large and very vocal following. Vocal and strong Yeovil away end, St James Park Brackley got off to a great start with a penetrating run close into the Yeovil box on the right hsnd side which resulted in them in going one nil up in the fourth minute. Shane Bryne being the opening goal scorer. The intensive prliminary clapping from the Yeovil end fel

This month Matt Bloomfield was appointed as the new manager for Oxford United in order to try and distract them from the new year movemement towards the end of season blues. He got off to a good start defeating MkFC away 2-1 in a Friday evening FA Cup round 3 tie. On Sunday 15 February they face premiership side Sunderland in the fourth round.

After a disappointing start to 2026 losing 1-0 away to Colchester, MK faced another top end home match with Chesterfield. Chesterfield in blue greet with MK at start Chesterfield bring with them a fair following Mk home end Chesterield got the first opening shot of the mqtch in the second minute. MkFC got a free kick outside the Cheltenham penalty box followed by anoher but nothing came of them. By the end of the first quarter there was really nothing to talk about other tha

This week came the news that Oxford have finally sacked Gary Rowett, after one win out of their 10 recent matches. Rowett replaced Des Buckingham following his ruthless sacking from the club in 2024. Eversince, Oxford’s fortunes have declined as they battle to stay up in the Championship. This week they were able to jump out the relegatiin zone following a win under their caretaker manager. Tonight they hopef the same could happen again as they met up with Swansea. However, i

Tonight , 4th placed MKFC face their second big xmas/ new year test against 6th placed Notts County in tonight’s Monday big legue two night fixture. After beating top of the League Swindon Town on boxing day one nil at home, Mk had everything to play for and bring in 2026 with a boom by beating Notts County and rising into the promotion zone of league two for the start of the New Year but it ws not to be. Mk home end at start of match Notts County away end- below Mk greet Not

GMK News return to Cranfield United today for a big mid season match. Cranfield have done well for the 2025/6 season and hold second place in spartan south midlands league. Today, they played sixth place Irchester in a match which looked on paper to be highly competitive and interesting. GMK News at Cranfield Utd club house Cranfield and Irchester greet each other at start Match nerves showed itself in the first five mins and it took time for both sides to settle. Cranfield

Brackley had a big match tonight against league One Burton in round two of the FA cup Monday night fixture. Brackley are close to the relgation zone in the National League and although a welcome distraction, one hopes that a miracle FA cup run for Brackley does not distract them too much from their main purpose of staying up following their promotion to the National League in the 24/25 season. . Quite a few celebrities were hanging around the club like England player, Crouchy

As expected, newly promoted MK Irish have had a harder season to date as they struggle to survive in a higher tiered league which is presently topped by Leighton Buzzard. Instead of their usual top of the league perfirmance from the 24/25 season, they now are less than middle table and needed a win today to move higher up the league and start getting a higher position to justify the recent improvements on their ground. Above- MK Irish ground with new home stand Below- Mk Iris

Oxford Union debate attendance low due to unpopularity of the outgoing President Tonight’s debate was set against the backdrop of an all time low in the Oxford Union’s history. For the Michaelmas term 2025, the union has received large amounts of national news coverage for all the wrong reasons. With a vote of no confidence being passed against the outgoing left wing Asian president for having given verbal support to the assassination of a right wing leader in the USA. The c

Knocked out of the FA vase for this season, all Gary Flinn can do is to get the Swans higher up in the league to justify his return to Newport Pagnell Town FC. The match today looked like an easy match on paper for Flinn as they faced second from bottom Oadby Town. The Swans at the start of the match were in the upper half of the league in 8th position with quite a large gap between 8th and 7th. The rain was out in full force again making the match a little more difficult fo