Allsportsforum

Introducing my latest project - Allsportsforum. It is an online discussion forum for fans of any and all sports to come together and chat about whatever they want to. It was named so that this is what went out to those who have seen it. The link to it is here: http://allsportsforum.freeforums.net/ Please feel free …

Ronnie Dog Media writing

I currently write articles for Ronnie Dog Media, which owns over 50 individual football websites. It focuses on analysis, rather than just match reports, so it suits what I love doing with my writing. The link to my page on the particular site I write for, Football BH, is here: https://footballbh.net/author/david-astill/ Do have a look …

VAR

This a link to an article I wrote last week and published this week, looking at VAR. I say why the concept of it is good, but the way it is being put into practice is not. I also suggest how it should be improved for next season. See what you think: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/defence-var-good-system-being-used-badly-david-astill/

Leicester v Everton: Full Match Analysis

This was a match where we saw a few interesting things to pick out, and a lot of tactics and strategies worth drawing attention to. Everton, with manager Marco Silva under huge pressure, came to the King Power Stadium electing to play a wing-back formation, with on-loan right-back Djibril Sidibe and France left-back Lucas Digne …

Formula 1 2019’s Best Corners

The 2019 Formula One season is now almost over, and in this article, I am going to have a look at some of the best corners and sections from this year's 21 race circuits. This is effectively what I would like my dream circuit to perhaps resemble in some way, if you threaded all of …

England v USA: How did the newer and fringe players do?

Against the USA, for England's second game at the World Cup, coach Eddie Jones decided to change his squad around, as it was only a four-day turnaround. This is what I thought of the players making their first major appearances at the 2019 tournament, and in some cases their World Cup debuts: Ruaridh McConnochie - …

The England squad….in League Two

Finally in this miniseries, the England squad if it was picked from only League Two players. These are the names that I think would be in the squad. Goalkeepers Dean Gerken (Colchester United) - The U's keeper is a very experienced stopper, having made 113 appearances at Ipswich before rejoining the Essex side. He would be …

The England squad….in League One

Carrying on my mini-series looking at the best English players in the Championship, League One and League Two, and who would be in the England squad if it was just selected from each of those leagues, this is who I would pick for the squad from League One and why: Goalkeepers Alex Cairns (Fleetwood Town) - …

The England squad….in the Championship

This is something a bit different to what I have already written on my blog, but it's something that I thought would be an interesting read for my viewers. Essentially, this is a list of players who I think would be playing for England, if the England squad was only chosen from Championship players. I …

Watford v Arsenal: An In-Depth Analysis

This was the match I chose this week to look at, mainly because with Watford under new management, I wanted to see if anything had changed at all. During the international break, the Hornets sacked manager Javi Gracia, after a really poor start to the season had seen them stuck to the bottom of the …