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Neil Metcalfe

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Neil Metcalfe

@NPMetcalfe

Freelance sports journalist now producing The Boro on Substack, blanket coverage of Stevenage FC. Exiled in Hertfordshire but a Geordie through and through.

Welwyn Garden City, Herts

substack.com/@npmetcalfe

Joined November 2009

Neil Metcalfe
@NPMetcalfe
Apr 19, 2024
Sod it, just boycott it. Every club below the Premier League - EFL, non-league the lot. That statement is horrendous and shows once and for all that the FA do not care about anything other than the Premier League.
Emirates FA Cup
@EmiratesFACup
Apr 19, 2024
FA statement on changes to the Emirates FA Cup
Readers added context
An EFL Statement has said: "The agreement [...] was agreed solely between the Premier League and FA. Ahead of the deal being announced there was no agreement with the EFL nor was there any formal consultation with EFL Clubs" efl.com/news/2024/apri…
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Neil Metcalfe
@NPMetcalfe
May 8, 2021
A guard of honour from Stevenage for Romain Vincelot.
Neil Metcalfe
@NPMetcalfe
Jun 17, 2020
While I'm pleased for Barrow, Kings Lynn and Wealdstone spare a thought for all the others who had their league voided and weren't afforded the same courtesy.
Neil Metcalfe
@NPMetcalfe
Aug 14, 2025
Right, two things: 1. I've joined Substack, and 2. I'm being made redundant, effective end of the month/first week in September. So I've combined the two into a short piece here. Click the link below: open.substack.com/pub/npmetcalfe…
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Neil Metcalfe
@NPMetcalfe
Sep 4, 2025
An update. Pretty nervous about this as ultimately it's my future we’re talking about, but it seems like something that CAN be done and something that NEEDS to be done. Hoping to give it a good go and provide something Stevenage FC fans are proud of. npmetcalfe.substack.com/p/the-birth-of…
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Neil Metcalfe
@NPMetcalfe
Sep 9, 2025
Bang me out then. After more than 500 weekly deadlines, my last set of papers have been put to bed and it's time to pack up. Wasn't given much chance of staying in the job for a year but lasted almost 11 in total and 10 on the sports desk. It's been a blast.
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Neil Metcalfe
@NPMetcalfe
May 16, 2023
Hometown hero Luke Norris to leave Stevenage after promotion to League One.
Hometown hero Luke Norris to leave Stevenage after promotion to League One
From thecomet.net
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Neil Metcalfe
@NPMetcalfe
Dec 15, 2022
First time talking to Dean Campbell and was impressed. A level-headed young man who knows what he needs to do to get better and is determined to do so. The on-loan Aberdeen man also senses similarities between title-winning Kilmarnock and Stevenage.
thecomet.net
Dean Campbell sensing similarities between title-winning Kilmarnock and Stevenage
Dean Campbell knows a thing or two about winning promotion and more from his time at Kilmarnock last season - and he see plenty of similarities…
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Neil Metcalfe
@NPMetcalfe
Feb 3, 2024
Stevenage players hit hard but will help families of Ollie and Liam says Dan Sweeney. It certainly was an emotional start to the day's game.
thecomet.net
Stevenage players hit hard but will help families of Ollie and Liam - Dan Sweeney
Dan Sweeney paid tribute to the families of Ollie Gatfield and Liam Sharpe following a moving speech prior to Stevenage FC v Blackpool.
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Neil Metcalfe
@NPMetcalfe
Dec 30, 2022
Crawley fans outside the gate, singing and protesting.
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Neil Metcalfe
@NPMetcalfe
Sep 8, 2025
Here's one for Stevenage fans...
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Neil Metcalfe
@NPMetcalfe
Jan 9, 2023
Steve Evans said on Friday that there would be potential incoming signings at Villa Park to see what Stevenage were like. I'm presuming all of them have signed this morning...
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Neil Metcalfe
@NPMetcalfe
Jan 19, 2023
Great news on the injury front. Elliott List back in full training at Stevenage from Monday.
thecomet.net
Elliott List back in full training at Stevenage from Monday
Elliott List's return from injury will move another step closer from Monday as he joins his Stevenage team-mates in full training.
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Neil Metcalfe
@NPMetcalfe
Oct 13, 2025
Love this with every fibre of my being.
FC United of Manchester 🟥⬜⬛
@FCUnitedMcr
Oct 13, 2025
📰 CLUB STATEMENT The club has opted out of the Trident Leagues’ new scheme which will see kick-off times moved to accommodate live streaming of matches. Our full statement can be read on our website: fc-utd.co.uk/news-story/clu… #WeAreStrongerUnited
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