Floodlit Pitch

All football clubs have supporters who are passionate about their team but the North East have cornered the media tag of the "hotbed of football". It's another example of lazy journalism, but, they're surely in contention for the tag of being the "hotbed of literature". In this blog I'll point out a few books which are recommended and add a few pics of Northern League grounds for good measure. Win a copy, see below. First up is former Northern League Chairman, Mike Amos, a prolific writer and former journalist for the Northern Echo, which, like the rest of the local newspaper industry, has seen it's best days some time back. I imagine it's similar to my local paper and relies too much on what someone said on their Facebook and twitter pages instead of employing someone to go and search out a story. Though Mike is now retired from journalism he still produces a blog almost every day of the week, you can catch it  here . Whilst Chairman of the Nort