Tag Archives: Andrew Sinclair

Rams’ boss Rayner ready with a few surprises for new season

Posted on August 7, 2020 by

A seat in the boardroom and a new assistant means that the Croydon Athletic manager is working with more than the challenges presented by covid-19 ahead of the new season. Exclusive interview by ANDREW SINCLAIR Croydon Athletic are less than … Continue reading →

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‘Promotion is the minimum. But I want to win that league’

Posted on July 26, 2020 by

As one football season ends, so preparations are well underway for the start of a new non-league term, and Croydon FC’s manager cannot wait. ANDREW SINCLAIR reports More than four months since their last competitive game in a covid-19 curtailed … Continue reading →

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Vandals ‘trash’ South Norwood clubhouse for fifth time

Posted on April 5, 2020 by

ANDREW SINCLAIR on another bitter set-back for a local sports club Croydon Football Club’s premises at Croydon Arena in Albert Road, South Norwood was broken into on Friday – the fifth break-in at the non-league team’s clubhouse in a year. … Continue reading →

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Season’s abrupt end leaves clubs uncertain over promotion

Posted on March 26, 2020 by

NON-LEAGUE NEWS: It was inevitable, but when the end of the season was announced, abruptly, on Tuesday, there was dismay and some shock among our local clubs, as ANDREW SINCLAIR, right, reports The decision was announced on Tuesday, with all … Continue reading →

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Trams have 10 games left to salvage their promotion push

Posted on February 28, 2020 by

NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Fixture congestion, cup knock-outs, floodlight failures, losing streaks, ANDREW SINCLAIR reports on a tough February for the local clubs. Croydon FC pictures: PAUL DAVIS Croydon’s non-league clubs have had a tough month, as one saw their promotion hopes … Continue reading →

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‘It’s just terrible’: local football club rocked by fourth break-in

Posted on January 29, 2020 by

NON-LEAGUE NEWS: On the pitch, things had been running smoothly for Liam Giles’s Croydon FC. And then vandals and thieves broke into the clubhouse once again. ANDREW SINCLAIR reports For the fourth time in 10 months, the Croydon FC clubhouse … Continue reading →

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Athletic waiting for FA judgement over racist abuse claims

Posted on January 11, 2020 by

The former borough councillor who chairs Croydon Athletic says no further action will be taken by the club against their player accused of racist abuse. Exclusive by ANDREW SINCLAIR Croydon Athletic will be taking no further action against the player … Continue reading →

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Prize money and pride from a cup run could transform Croydon

Posted on December 21, 2019 by

Last week, ANDREW SINCLAIR recalled Croydon FC’s best FA Cup run 40 years ago. This week, he examines the reasons that the club did not manage to build on that precious success For many non-league football clubs, the experience, success … Continue reading →

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The FA Cup run 40 years ago when Croydon lived the dream

Posted on December 15, 2019 by

ANDREW SINCLAIR recounts the footballing events of this week in 1979 when the local non-league club came within a game of being in  the FA Cup third-round draw alongside the Manchester Uniteds, Liverpools and Tottenhams Forty years ago this week, … Continue reading →

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Whyteleafe striker given trial chance with Championship club

Posted on December 3, 2019 by

NON-LEAGUE NEWS: One of the local clubs’ outstanding players has been offered a trial with a Championship side, while there’s a massive opportunity for a cup giant-killing for another club’s youth team, as ANDREW SINCLAIR reports Whyteleafe’s Ronald Sobowale is … Continue reading →

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