P is for Parents.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the worst thing about being a grassroots football coach is the parents. For the most part, I was very lucky with the parents of my West Moors boys, but that isn’t always the case. The character of Rob in Foul and Fair isn’t bas...

Towards the end of my first season as a youth football coach, I sent out the following email message to all the parents of the team's players. The message went out in the early hours of the morning on April 1st and the boys were all aged 10 or 11.

Despite the recent disappointing run of results, Ed ...

I love being an author. Getting to spend hours in the heads of my characters, to construct stories and find the most compelling way of sharing them with other people is such a pleasure and a privilege. I wouldn’t want you to think I’m complaining in any way, but it can also be quite a so...

On the basis of my published novels, Dead Man Singing and Foul and Fair, it won’t surprise anyone to learn that music and football are two of my passions. Two of my favourite broadcasters, Colin Murray and Pat Nevin, combine these with a regular half-hour feature on the former’s Sunday m...