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The Rights of Fans Lewes FC Fanzine
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Going for nearly 20 years, an occasional, but still going strong, non league football fanzine.
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Great to hear this humdinger blast out of a Triumph Stag during the last episode of Down Cemetry Road
#theclash #punkrock #lewesfc
December 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Part 3 of my non league spoof diary
#nonleaguefootball #lewesfc #footballstory
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Inside Denham Phoenix FC: A Fantasy Weekly Non-League Football Soap-Part 3: Manager, Hilario Vincent is Caught Thieving
by Chris Harris Greg was beginning to put the final touches to his new Board of Directors, adding the last few names and shaping the structure he hoped would carry Denham Phoenix FC not just throug…
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December 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Lewes FC are now in deep financial trouble, it was revealed at the AGM last night, no surprise, but maybe this can see off the egos and poseurs running the club and we can rebuild again as so many positive things at the club still
#lewesfc #therightsoffans #lewesfanzine
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Last Night’s AGM: On the Brink of Collapse or a Fresh Dawn?
by Chris Harris I don’t share the doom and the gloom. There comes a point in every long running story when the narrative can no longer sustain the myths that once held it together. Last night…
july66.blog
December 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Part 2 of my weekly non league football satire, a disastrous date does not hinder Gregg Lyons pre season preparations and the issues with Big Mal are resolved.
#nonleague #lewesfc #footballcomedy
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Inside Denham Phoenix FC: A Fantasy Weekly Non-League Football Soap — Part 2: Introducing ‘Economical’ Tony
Inside Denham Phoenix FC: A Fantasy Weekly Non-League Football Soap — Part 2: Introducing ‘Economical’ Tony by Chris Harris Promotion changed everything at Denham Phoenix, suddenly char…
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November 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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I am being interviewed by this outstanding German magazine, next Saturday, at my house with a photograper! It transpires it is most read footie mag in the world! For some reason interested in Lewes FC. Looking forward to meeting them and finding out why. #LewesFC #NonLeague
November 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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A new football soap serialisation, a satirical and funny journey into the lives and loves of the characters at Denham Phoenix FC, A Sussex non league club on the rise. How will the new promotion to the Welex Waste Products Div 3 pan out? #nonleague #lewesfc
july1966.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/i...
Inside Denham Phoenix FC: A Fantasy Weekly Non-League Football Soap — Part 1: What Century Did He Die In?
This is part one of a weekly comedic and unlikely tale of the trials and tribulations of a noon league football club. As Denham Phoenix FC hurtles into the National Non-League pyramid, Gregg Lyons …
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November 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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It is illogical to deny the existence of UFOs, I've heard one, read my blog. I Know What I Heard. The Barcombe UFO.
#UnidentifiedAnomalousPhenomena #UFO #UAP #Paranormal #UFOSighting
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I Know What I Heard. The Barcombe UFO.
The time of year matters: it was November, and from memory it was 1993 or 1994. I was living in the flat attached to my parents’ large farmhouse in Barcombe, East Sussex. I remember I was on my own…
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November 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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You don't just throw a manager under the bus and rush out and get the last manager back. Zero professionalism and foresight yet again the decline continues.
#Lewes #LewesFC #LewesFCWomen

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Panic, Not Process: Why Lewes FC’s New Managerial Knee Jerk Recruitment Process Fails the Basics
I can’t, hand on heart, see any reason why Craig Nelson is a better prospect for Lewes FC than Bradley Pritchard, and I believe this knee jerk appointment is further evidence of a board lost in the…
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October 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Some questions for the board as Lewes FC becomes, very sadly, embroiled in turmoil, what is going on? Come On Board....and Tell Us The Truth
#Lewes #LewesFC #LewesFCWomen
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“Come on Board and Tell Us the Truth”
It’s explicitly clear in our Community Club constitution that the board is expected to be transparent. At Lewes FC, however, boards have never really bothered with this expectation, but we’ve now r…
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October 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Can't we just keep the spivs out of football? Hollow words Nandy.Act. #MorecombeFC www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Nandy urges instant sale of Morecambe FC to avoid ‘heartbreaking’ closure
Culture secretary calls on owner Jason Whittingham to avert misery for fans, players, staff and local community
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August 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Yes, I’ve given away £50,000 worth of vintage stock, and I feel great about it. Here's why,
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#VintageBusiness #RestorationLife #DeclutterToGrow #AntiqueTrade #LetGoAndThrive
Why I’m Giving Away £50,000 Worth of Vintage Stock And Feeling Great About It
Another bundle for Free Cycle If you’ve been in the vintage or antique trade long enough, you know the score. That growing mountain of unfinished projects, job lot leftovers , yes all with “potenti…
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July 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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A closer look at football club governance at Lewes FC—and how fragile fan ownership becomes when basic business protocols are cast aside in favour of the easiest, route. Why has the club overlooked its local human resources and businesses for a quick cash grab?
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Selling the Lewes FC Women Isn’t the Only Way But It’s Certainly The Easiest Cop Out
The scaremongering. There is “no option but to sell,” really is completely untrue and totally misleading. While the current board insists on this hard sell, the numbers tell a very diff…
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July 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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I love this old poster for London Calling!
#theclash #londoncalling #punkrock #bestalbumever
July 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Bored, so here is a minor anti-dissertation on the classic 'who ate all the pies' terrace classic, and the decline thereof.
#LewesFC #FootballChants #NonLeague #FootballBlog
Who Ate All the Pies? Why Non-League Football Still Sings the Loudest and Keeps British Football’s True Spirit Alive
Few football chants are as instantly recognisable, or as gleefully insulting as the timeless insult: Who ate all the pies?Who ate all the pies?You fat bastard, you fat bastard,You ate all the pies!…
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July 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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A blog on the EP that marled the transition of the Clash into one of the most revered bands ever.
#theclash #punkrock #punkrockblog
The Cost of Living: The EP That Bridged The Clash’s Growing Pains and Their Greatest Triumph
When you look back at The Clash’s discography, it’s tempting to jump straight from their ferocious debut to the iconic masterpiece of London Calling. But in between came the rather dismal Give ’Em …
july66.blog
July 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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A belated concert review. Going back to 1986 and an amusing tale of bad behaviour, but good and bad outcomes at Finsbury Park with the Damned and a naked Captain Sensible #thedamned #punkrock
#misspentyouth #badbehaviour #menbehavingbadly
The Damned’s 10th Anniversary Tea Party: When Fate, Karma and Alcohol Collide. The Big D.
Finsbury Park, London – Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th July, 1986. Seems a bit odd to write about a gig I went to 39 years ago. I can’t remember much about the performances—it’s all a bit of a blur,…
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June 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Off footie for a bit and indulging myself with a new blog about another love of mine; the Clash. #theclash #londoncalling #punkarticle #punkrock #clashreview
The Guns of Brixton: The Clash’s Warning Shot Before the Storm
October the 16th 1989 myself and my friend Adam saw ex Clash frontman and national treasure Joe strummer perform at the Brighton Top Rank on the earthquake weather tour. On October the 17th 1989, t…
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June 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Voting ends tonight. My forecast. John Peel re-elected, great shame, two from the Football Foundation and two of the 'Equality FC' social issue driven candidates who have never been to Lewes or a game before. I'd love all 5 from the FF but two will represent a turning tide against Lewes FCs decline.
April 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Interesting battle for the Lewes FC board, 15 candidates, a divisive split now at the club between proper long term volunteering fans and people from around the world enamoured by social issues and Equality FC #lewesfc
#lewes #equalityfc
A Club at a Crossroads: The 2025 Lewes FC Board Elections. Prof A I Chat meets the Candidates
A Club at a Crossroads: The 2025 Lewes FC Board Elections FOOTBALL NOT POLITICS The 15 applications for directorship at Lewes FC reveal a significant divide within the club, a de facto culture war …
july66.blog
April 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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My wife is standing for the board. Desperately hope she does not get elected as will present problems for the fanzine, which obviously regularly criticises the board. A resume of the election coming imminently. Guess who she is, clue is the most radical manifesto! #lewes #lewesfc #nonleaguefootball
Lewes FC Board Election Nomination Process 2025 – Lewes Community Football Club
Lewes Football Club is an English football club based in Lewes, East Sussex, who play at The Dripping Pan. Women’s team play in the FA Women’s Championship; Men’s team play in the Isthmian Premier Lea...
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April 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Celebrate the Lewes FC tariff u turn and get mugged off with a 40 quid commemorative mug! #lewes #lewesfc
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#nonleagueblog
📢 LEWES FC EMERGENCY TARIFF UPDATE. The Tariff Era Ends
On Friday, we became the first football club in the world to inroduce tariffs. 📢 LEWES FC EMERGENCY UPDATEThe Official Newsletter of The World’s Most Financially Creative Football Club™Special Tari…
july66.blog
April 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Getting back to a spot of satire, with predictable Trumpian u turn to follow! #lewes #lewesfc #footballtariff #footballblog #nonleaguefootball
Lewes FC Newsletter. Special Edition: The Tariff Era Begins
📩 THE LEWES FC NEWSLETTEROfficial Newsletter of the World’s Most Innovatively Unprofitable Football ClubSpecial Edition: The Tariff Era Begins Dear Loyal Fan / Financial Hostage, We hope this email…
july66.blog
April 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Things at Lewes FC going at a rapid pace. Seemingly in response to me saturating my blog over Facebook, the club 36 hours later announced a huge uturn. And just now another whiff of burning rubber, another uturn!
A Critical Look at the Latest Lewes FC Holding Ltd Proposal. Desperate Stuff.
Some thoughts on the latest resurrection of the Lewes FC Holdings Ltd proposal as set out in the club email 18/3/25. We will update this with, in keeping, the subsequent ‘making it up as they go al…
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March 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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The investment proposal at Lewes had all gone quiet, in this blog on Sunday I explained why. The club hadn't done their homework and involved the FSA and FCA as required, absolute amateurs. #lewesfc #nonleague
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‘It’s All Gone Quiet Over There’ – Is the new Lewes FC Business Plan Turning to Farce, as the FCA and FSA Step In?
Ah, another day, another half-baked scheme at Lewes FC. The problem with ‘brainwaves’ and that classic word for fail at Lewes FC, ‘smart ideas,’ is that they tend to explode in your face. At first …
july66.blog
March 21, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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A quick update on the progress of the Lewes FC Holdings proposal. Headline is the response from members expressing interest in investing is £150,000. Standard industry practice is 15-25% of that interest materialising into investment. #lewes #lewesfc #nonleaguefootaball
Lewes FC Holdings Limited Update
There was a Supporters Club meeting earlier this week with updates from a director. The proposal is progressing and now hinges on approval from the Football Supporters Association (FSA) and the Fin…
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February 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM