Intro to the blog

This is a blog about visiting Non-League football teams in Essex.  There are two of us involved in this blog.  We are Pete, and Bob.  A bit about us first of all.  We have been on this earth since the mid-80's and in love with football since some time after that.  I (Pete) am a life-long Tottenham Hotspur fan, and Bob is a Bristol City man.  But above all, we love football, be it playing it, watching it, or talking about it.  Aside from following our beloved English teams, we are keen followers of the beautiful game on a global scale, keeping an eye on and watching as many games as we can from the top European Leagues, as well as some other minor leagues such as the A-League and I-League.  I even promise myself to make the effort to get into MLS soccer one day, but then i say that every season.

My quest in life is simple.  Visit a game of football in every country.  I am 26 now.  So far i've seen football in 2 countries.  England and Australia.  I also once went to a game in Wales but it was for the then known LDV Vans Trophy so it doesn't really count.  If we are going by FIFA nations then i have 206 more countries to visit. 

Bob doesn't have this goal, probably mainly because he has a girlfriend.  But we do share one passion, and thats to see as many different varieties of games as we can.  We touched on the idea of touring Europe for a week, and going to a different game in a different country each day.  But this proved to be too expensive, plus we were too lazy to plan it, and i at the time couldn't find my passport. 

So we scaled things down again.  Why not try and visit every Non-League team in Essex (our Home County)?  This seems more affordable and less time consuming. 

But what is the real purpose of this blog?

Well, the idea of watching Non-League games is to experience a different level of football and see the differences between non-league and the professional game to find out whether you get value for money and greater entertainment at higher levels of football, or whether it's just as good towards the bottom of the pyramid, at your local club for a quarter of the price.

Also, its an alternative to just sitting down the pub.

Pete