The Great Old
Belgium finally has its very own galactico, no really. This week, their PM Herman van Rompuy romped to victory in the race to become President of the European Council. So how to celebrate this historic moment here on EFW!? Well, I thought we'd blow the cobwebs off our Belgian history books and delve deeper into this wonderful country. Click to continue reading...

Eastleigh 1-0 Lewes (14:11:09)
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It's hard to curb your enthusiasm watching Lewes on the road, especially as this particular match had captured the attention of mainland Europe. Lewes supporters branches from both Berlin and Antwerp had flown in especially. Click to continue reading...

Southampton 1-3 Brighton (15:11:09)
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I'm probably bereft of any Albion supporting credit nowadays. With the non-league coverage on these pages coupled with the European stuff something had to give. Unfortunately, it was my 30 year association with The Seagulls and my £400 quid season ticket in that athletics stadium. Click to continue reading...

Nominations are being accepted for the When Saturday Comes end-of-year Football Website Awards.
If you've ever enjoyed one of our reports and you've really nothing better to do, email webwatch@wsc.co.uk This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it nominating www. Click to continue reading...

West Ham 1-2 Everton (08:11:09)
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I best declare my hand early doors. This won't be the most informed article you'll ever read on a Premiership match. Since Sky Sports invented football in 1992, I've only been to two matches in the best league in the world*. Click to continue reading...

Lewes 1-0 Hampton and Richmond Borough (07:11:09)
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If you've had the misfortune to have read some of my ramblings on European football, you'll realise by now that most clubs abroad have a 'friendship' with at least one other club. St Etienne are best mates with Bordeaux, Pogoń Szczecin regularly get into bed with Legia Warsaw and last week we discovered that Rot-Weiss Essen are all over Werder Bremen. Click to continue reading...

As we continue with our build up to this weekends FA Cup Final between Lewes and Hampton and Richmond Borough, something exciting arrived at EFW Towers this morning which I'd like to share with you.
Forget your 101 Greatest Goals DVD, forget James Nesbitt's Own Goals and Gaffs DVD (with pleasure - Ed), this is the DVD to be seen with this Christmas. Click to continue reading...

'Put paid to what you say and put your money where your mouth is' sang Miles Hunt during The Wonderstuff's top 16 hit 'Unbearable'. Well, Mr Hunt, have we got news for you my friend. European Football Weekends - fresh from our tour of the Netherlands and Germany - are back with a bang. We have unearthed some petty cash from underneath the sofa and we're sponsoring the match ball as our heroes Lewes FC take on Hampton and Richmond Borough this coming Saturday. Click to continue reading...

Willem, it was really something
Willem II 4-1 Heerenveen (25:10:09)
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The last day of the EFW Oktoberfest and finally our hosts in Tilburg (Willem II) were playing at home. It was with a heavy heart that we checked out of the 1 FIFA star rated 'Hotel Central Tilburg' on the morning of the match. Click to continue reading...

Sacken ze Boarden
Vitesse Arnhem 0-2 Heracles Almelo (24:10:09)
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Twenty minutes after the full time whistle at Rot-Weiss Essen in Germany, we were back on board the EFW coach and heading towards Arnhem in the Netherlands. By now - half way through day 2 of Oktoberfest - pleasantries had been taken care of and now funnies and ritual mickey taking was the order of the day. Click to continue reading...

Kick in the Polloks
Rot-Weiss Essen 1-1 Preußen Münster (24:10:09)
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We had to deal with a swift blow to the body two weeks prior to this trip. A combination of NAC Breda, RKC Waalwijk, safety liaison officers and the Dutch police held a meeting in which they concluded that we (32 members of EFW) were a security threat. Click to continue reading...

Fortuna favours the Bosch
FC Den Bosch 3-1 Fortuna Sittard (23:10:09)
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Friday 23rd October 2009 will go down in history. In years to come, it'll be remembered much the same as the 1976 Sex Pistols gig at the 100 Club when anyone and everyone claimed to have "been there". Click to continue reading...

Hands across Europe
Thanks a million to all the lads who attended the inaugural 2009 EFW Oktoberfest. I'll get around to sticking up the reports this week but in the meantime, here's a photo of all those without whom.....
So in no particular order: Big Deaks, Greeno, Martin Baines, Andy Day, Andy Walker, Young Philip Graystone, Pieter Dewilde, Partick Van Puyenbroeck, Steven Van Rompaey, Hans Bressinck, Stuart Fuller, Chris Nash, Oliver Deed, John Lewis, John Henniker, Stephen Deacon, Michael Stoffel, Holger Thomas, Alex Sachs, Florian Bernot, Christian Morsk, Andy Challen, Joris van der Wier, Phil Sheppard, Witty, Andy Pearch, Rich Pearch, Keith Turner, Radish, Iain Ferguson, Roland Sauskat and Colin Raymond. Click to continue reading...

EFW Oktoberfest 2009 has arrived
"Sometimes I feel like throwing my hand up in the air" sang Candi Staton in her hit tune 'You Got The Love'. Well, we know just how the Statonmeister felt because we feel like doing the same right here, right now. Lord, we just don't care - owing to the fact that the EFW team are going on an EFW - just how we like it. Click to continue reading...

Weston-Super-Mare 3-2 Lewes (17-10-09)
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A 400 mile round-trip by train to Weston-Super-Mare (or WSM as it should universally be known) to see two teams placed 22nd and 23rd respectively in the Conference South. An act of madness or one of inordinately sane men! Click to continue reading...