Danny Peacock

Oh To Be A Ranger On a Sunday morning when Steven Gerrard said 'no'. I visited a club, who's rich history is celebrated like no other, who's pride and passion shines through in its stunning magical home.

Something entirely different... A stadium tour at Ibrox!!! Here's what's inside the Bill Struth Main Stand, the home of Rangers Football Club open.substack.com/pub/dannypea...

The A26 Derby Ballymena United 1-3 Coleraine (NIFL Premiership)It's my day off today. I've an early flight back to Glasgow tomorrow but I've done all the touristy things in Northern Ireland over my recent annual vi...

Something a bit different... A ground hopping blog from my day off watching Ballymena United and Coleraine in the A26 derby on Saturday! www.theheadscout.com/post/the-a26...

Getting The Job Done Scotland 2-1 Belarus (World Cup Qualifiers)I'm rounding off a trip to Scotland and Ireland to Scotland and back, a busy four days of football comes to a close with Scotland v Belarus in this World Cup...

Big steps taken by Scotland, bad performance, good result, was the theme of their international window but Steve Clarke's side now have a serious chance of reaching their first World Cup since 1998 www.theheadscout.com/post/getting...

Giants Causeway Northern Ireland 2-0 Slovakia (World Cup Qualifiers)Day two of my road (and air) trip watching international football and it's Northern Ireland's turn as Michael O'Neill's men host Slovakia at Windsor...

Northern Ireland were brilliant in both their internationals either side of the weekend, unlucky against Germany last night they were worthy winners against Slovakia on Friday. Here's what I saw... www.theheadscout.com/post/giants-...

American Dream Scotland 3-1 Greece (World Cup Qualifiers)The international window has lured me back north to Glasgow, Hampden Park and a return to watching Scotland play, for the first time since that famous soddene...

Been a while since I've used BlueSky (too many socials) but thought I would check in with a few recent football blogs from over the weekend. Starting with Scotland v Greece on Thursday!!! www.theheadscout.com/post/america...

Bees Buzz On Top Field Hitchin Town 0-3 Barnet (Friendly)Back in the day, July 1st meant back to pre-season, after putting the pounds on from your lad weekends in Ayia Napa & Magaluf, you were expected to be in pretty bad s...

First groundhopping blog of the summer... Hitchin Town 0-3 Barnet at Top Field on Tuesday 1st July 2025 (att 590) www.theheadscout.com/post/bees-bu...

New Era England 1-3 Senegal (Friendly)The last time I watched England, ten months ago, Lee Carsley was taking temporary charge of his first game against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin, before the match he ...

Let's put it in perspective... I've seen worse (I watched us get beat by Hungary 4-0 at Wolves)... But I've seen better... Not sure Tuchel has stamped his 'DNA' on this team yet... But 442 v Senegal was hardly adventurous... Anyway... here's my day out www.theheadscout.com/post/new-era-1

Drummer Boy Leicester City 4-2 West Ham United (Women’s Super League)I’m scratching around for matches and this could be the last (paid) of the season for me, I’m falling short of a hundred games since last summe...

A dip into the WSL over the weekend, my first and last game of the season, but I can't say I wasn't entertained by some fine attacking play, even if the drummer boy was a little noisy! www.theheadscout.com/post/drummer...

May Day Hartlepool United 1-1 Forest Green Rovers (National League)The games are dwindling down as we head towards the end of the campaign it feels everyone in May is potentially my last match of the season, ...

Last day action in the National League from Hartlepool and Forest Green, not much to report other than some good old fashioned wing play by Reyes Cleary. One to watch? The WBA loanee available to a good home from June www.theheadscout.com/post/may-day

I love the Conference League. I even have the t-shirt, but I don't love the finalists being Eng v Ita/Spa like in all the other UEFA tournaments, so maybe the Europa League & Conference League should be capped on coefficients? Djugardens v Bodo Glimt for example would have been some final!!

Intensity looked to be the issue last night, a few sloppy mistakes which is maybe down to fatigue & fitness (Aina). I do think Brentford of all teams though are one set up to beat our system on the counter.. issue is.. so are Palace 😩

Always loved Dumfries. I watched Givairo Reid a year or two back at Feyenoord, another player, similar position who I think will be a star. With Timber & Geertruida Holland have some real quality along that side of defence.

City Too Slick For Forest Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester City (FA Cup Semi Final)I was supposed to be scoring Leicestershire v Worcestershire women at Uppingham School in Rutland today, but the last time Nottingham Forest we...

Forest RED on Sunday, but it was a BLUE day as City proved too slick in the FA Cup semi final theheadscout.com/post/city-to...

Vegans One Butchers Nil Forest Green Rovers 1-0 Oldham Athletic (National League)It's a big weekend for me. Forest today, Forest tomorrow, as the Reds take on Manchester City in the FA Cup at Wembley on Sunday, I'll be there...

Forest GREEN on Saturday as the Vegans beat the Butchers of Oldham Athletic 1-0 theheadscout.com/post/vegans-...

Same Difference Alfreton Town 3-2 Buxton (National League North)I’ve been here before. A touch of déjà vu? Less than a week ago, Alfreton secured the Derbyshire Senior Cup on penalties, after what was a drab goalless...

Unlike the Derbyshire Senior Cup Final last week, Alfreton Town's 3-2 win over Buxton in the National League North on Bank Holiday Monday was Entertaining!!! Here's how it looked under my 👀s www.theheadscout.com/post/same-di...

Pride Of The County Alfreton Town 0-0 Buxton (Derbyshire Senior Cup Final) *4-3 pensI've just noticed the Derbyshire FA twitter account has blocked me, probably for something I said last year after they sold out of Senio...

Derbyshire Delight for Alfreton Town last night as they beat Buxton on penalties to secure their eleventh Derbyshire FA Senior Cup success. Here's the view from my night! theheadscout.com/post/pride-o...

Drive To Survive Boston United 1-0 Altrincham (National League)It's amazing to think Boston United have won more points (26) in their last thirteen games, than they did in their first 28 matches of this season where t...

ANOTHER win for Boston United yesterday as their drive to survive in the National League continues. Great performance by the Pilgrims against Altrincham who's playoff hopes have faltered of late theheadscout.com/post/drive-t...

Mint Imperial King's Lynn Town 0-0 Chorley (National League North)I fancied paying the Linnets a visit as it's been a while since I've visited the Walks and although it's a 2 hour journey over 70 odd miles it's oft...

King's Lynn Town drew 0-0 with Chorley on Saturday in the National League North at the Walks, not a classic but a must not lose match for both was not lost at least www.theheadscout.com/post/mint-im...

Law & Order Buckley Town 1-2 Mold Alexandra (Cymru North)We lost a good football man at the weekend. Gary Hayward was a non league manager who I worked with, who had spells at Hednesford and Buxton amongst others...

An interesting one last night... A keenly contested local derby between Buckley Town and Mold Alexandra in the Cymru North on a cow patch pitch, at a quirky little home called the Globe where No standing is often ignored... www.theheadscout.com/post/law-order

Old Boys High Flying Kidderminster Harriers 3-0 Peterborough Sports (National League North)After missing out on non league day last weekend (due to international duty), I'm back to bread and butter today as I head off to ...

Decent performance from Kidderminster Harriers at the weekend who beat Peterborough Sports 3-0 in the National League North. SIX over 30's in the Harriers starting XI who have now won 8 of their last 9 games and are just 2pts below leaders Scunthorpe www.theheadscout.com/post/old-boy...

England Boys Level Up England U19 1-0 Portugal U19 (UEFA European U19 Championships Qualifiers)It's the last time I'll be heading to Wales for a while, but I've enjoyed the last week of watching the next generation, it's n...

Solid England performance last night against Portugal to progress to the UEFA U19's Euros in Romania this summer. Chris Rigg with the winning goal, here's what I saw... www.theheadscout.com/post/england...

Win Or Lose - Yma O Hyd Wales U19 0-1 Portugal U19 (UEFA European U19 Championships Qualifiers)I left Mick Hartford and the Turkish agent getting into the back of a dirty old white van outside the stadium in Connah's Quay. M...

Cymru were unlucky in defeat at Rhyl as the Welsh U19's were beaten 1-0 by Portugal at Belle Vue theheadscout.com/post/win-or-...

Big Mick Learns Turkish England U19 0-0 Turkey U19 (UEFA European U19 Championships Qualifiers)I decided not to go for a pint last night on my way back from watching Caernarfon Town beat Bala after seeing some bloke puke out...

On Saturday I saw a much changed England U19's draw blanks with Türkiye in Connah's Quay www.theheadscout.com/post/big-mic...

Friday Night Away Caernarfon Town 5-0 Bala Town (Cymru Premier)I'm feeling guilty for leaving the wife and dog overnight so before I head off to Wales for another three games this weekend, I'm fetching some bin bags a ...

Catching up on a busy weekend of hopping and blogging starting on Friday night at Caernarfon Town as the Canaries beat Bala Town 5-0 at the Oval theheadscout.com/post/friday-...

Everybody Speaks Welsh Wales U19 0-2 England U19 (UEFA European U19 Championships Qualifiers)I'm wished well by the scout from Stoke on my travels from Connah's Quay as he heads home from watching Portugal v Turkey and I tr...

A decent turnout in Bangor last night as England beat Wales U19 with goals from Ethan Whiteley and Shumaira Mheuka. www.theheadscout.com/post/everybo...

Road Trip - Cymru 25 Portugal U19 2-2 Turkey U19 (UEFA European U19 Championships Qualifiers)It's the first match of a marathon week in Wales, a game on Wednesday morning in Connah's Quay followed by one on Wednesday nigh...

A couple of groundhopping blogs from North Wales yesterday as Portugal and Turkey drew an entertaining match 2-2 at the Deeside Stadium in Connah's Quay www.theheadscout.com/post/road-tr...

Blues Going Good Birmingham City 2-1 Southampton (Women's Championship)I spent Saturday evening running stats on the New Zealand verses Sri Lanka cricket match as I prepare for the summer ahead and some smaller sized ...

Good to watch a women's game yesterday, Birmingham City looking to get back in the WSL, Southampton a very young but promising side, both offering a lot of quality, especially in the defensive departments www.theheadscout.com/post/blues-g...

Hire Car Alfreton Town 1-1 Oxford City (National League North)I've hired a car. The Mrs is using mine whilst she waits for a brand new one to be sent next month and I've got plenty of games cross country for t...

A tough tight battle between two teams struggling for form in the National League North yesterday, plenty of fight in the bellies of Alfreton Town and Oxford City but perhaps not the result neither wanted www.theheadscout.com/post/hire-car

Spanish Super Sub Aston Villa 3-0 Club Brugge (UEFA Champions League Round of 16)You can't help but love the game. On a Tuesday night you could be watching sixth tier football with 400 fans in the freezing cold. 24 hou...

Report from Aston Villa's UEFA Champions League win over Club Brugge theheadscout.com/post/spanish...

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Sometimes it's not until you see a player live do you realise how special they are... I've watched Marco Asensio play for Real Madrid before where he was 'another' good player, but for Aston Villa he stands out as a 'great player' theheadscout.com/blog/tags/cl...