{"id":5736,"date":"2018-05-16T23:07:51","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T22:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattbristow.net\/?p=5736"},"modified":"2018-05-17T09:30:26","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T08:30:26","slug":"the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2017-2018 Football Season, a Retrospective of Sorts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2017-2018 Football Season<\/h2>\n<p>As the 2017-2018 Football Season draws to a close with the FA cup Final to be played this coming Saturday, apparently there is a wedding on the same day as well but I don&#8217;t know much about that! I thought it might be an opportune time to take a quick look back on a few of my favourites from the\u00a02017-2018 Football Season. A season I might add that I found myself covering on average a game a week. I know this doesn&#8217;t actually sound a lot but I also work as a <a href=\"https:\/\/mattbristow.net\/index.php\/kent-freelance-photographer\/product-photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commercial<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mattbristow.net\/index.php\/kent-freelance-photographer\/press-photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Editorial, PR and Press photographer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So in 8 months the tally is roughly 19 grounds, 54 teams that included everything from a full international friendly all the way down to step 6 and I absolutely loved it! At this point I should thank both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prosportsimages.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pro Sport Images<\/a> and <a href=\"httpss:\/\/www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Non league Paper<\/a> as well as a load of other publications that continued to commission me to head out and work.<\/p>\n<p>Football is such an ethereal thing; filled with passion and commitment. What follows is a selection of my work I personally like. As an aside about 80% of is published.<\/p>\n<p>So I think I&#8217;ll divide this into three: Celebrations &#8211; The photographers holy grail, Action &#8211; in the game it happens and Passion &#8211; whats behind the game.<\/p>\n<h2>Celebrations &#8211; The photographers holy grail<\/h2>\n<p>There are is a moment in football that overcomes all else for a photographer, that of the celebration. The moment where everything pales into insignificance. Yes the goal is good and if I&#8217;m honest normally happens behind a load of players from where I am sitting. There is something magical about that moment after the goal, the celebration moment when I sometimes think I can see the real player. The elation and sometimes the relief!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5753\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/folkestone-invicta-v-dorking-wanderers-bostik-league-premier-division\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5753\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5753\" class=\"wp-image-5753 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NLP_FOLKESTONE_DORKING_20171104_MB1295.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018 Football Season\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NLP_FOLKESTONE_DORKING_20171104_MB1295.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NLP_FOLKESTONE_DORKING_20171104_MB1295-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NLP_FOLKESTONE_DORKING_20171104_MB1295-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NLP_FOLKESTONE_DORKING_20171104_MB1295-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NLP_FOLKESTONE_DORKING_20171104_MB1295-390x261.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NOVEMBER 4, 2017: Folkestone Invicta against Dorking Wanderers in Bostik League Premier Division. Where the home side ran out 3 to 1 winners. Fullicks Stadium, England.Folkestones Ade Yusuff celebrates after putting the home side 3 to 1 up from his penalty in the 90th minute.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5736 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/dover-athletic-v-hartlepool-unitedvanorama-national-league18-11-2017\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_DOVER_HARTLEPOOL_20171209_MB447-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2017-2018 Football Season\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5746\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5746'>\n\t\t\t\tDover&#8217;s defender Giancarlo Gallifuoco and Dover&#8217;s forward Ryan Bird celebrate Dover&#8217;s forward Ryan Bird scoring his second and Dovers forth goal during the Vanorama National League match between Dover Athletic and Hartlepool United at the Crabble Stadium, Kent, England on 9 December 2017.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/fairfield-church-3\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IF_NIGERIA_SERBIA_20180327_MB459-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2017-2018 Football Season\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5737\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5737'>\n\t\t\t\tSerbia&#8217;s Aleksandar Mitrovic  celebrates the first of his brace against Nigeria on 27 March 2018.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/dover-athletic-v-eastleigh-conference-premier-11\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_DOVER_EASTLEIGH_20171111_MB283-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2017-2018 Football Season\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5743\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5743'>\n\t\t\t\tDover Athletics  defender Connor Essam celebrates scoring Dover&#8217;s second goal in the second half. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/maidstone-united-v-tranmere-rovers-fcvanorama-national-league24022018-8\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NLP_MAIDSTONE_TRANMERE_20180224_MB183-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2017-2018 Football Season\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5754\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5754'>\n\t\t\t\tTranmeres forward Andrew Mangan during the Vanorama National League match between Maidstone United and Tranmere Rovers at The Gallagher Stadium, Kent on 24 January 2018. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/fairfield-church-8\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PSI_Southend-_v_Bradford_16Dec17_MB391-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2017-2018 Football Season\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5762\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5762'>\n\t\t\t\tBradford&#8217;s Charlie Wyke celebrates scoring from the spot against Southend on 9 December 2017.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Its cool isn&#8217;t it? However take it from me its the hardest thing to take a photograph of in the game!<\/p>\n<h2>Action &#8211; in the game, as it happens<\/h2>\n<p>Probably the bit that is easiest or is it? many years ago I always remember being told that if its action and the ball isn&#8217;t in the frame then don&#8217;t bother sending it. Its a mantra I have followed since as everything else can be changed, straightened, made darker\\lighter. Sometimes though it doesn&#8217;t matter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5747\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/dover-athletic-v-solihull-moors-conference-premier\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5747\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5747\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5747\" src=\"https:\/\/mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_DOVER_SOLIHULL_20170330_MB346.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018 Football Season\" width=\"1500\" height=\"986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_DOVER_SOLIHULL_20170330_MB346.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_DOVER_SOLIHULL_20170330_MB346-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_DOVER_SOLIHULL_20170330_MB346-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_DOVER_SOLIHULL_20170330_MB346-1024x673.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Third from top Dover Athletic against second from bottom Solihull Moors in Conference Premier at Crabble Stadium in Dover, England. Dover ran out winners by a goal to nothing. Dover&#8217;s defender Manny Parry puts Solihulls goal keeper Nathan Vaughan under pressure.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I always find looking at players faces during the action is where the true emotion comes out<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-5736 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/beaconsfield-town-fc-v-hayes-and-yeading-unitedevostik-south-east21042018-15\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_BEACONSFIELD_HAYES_20180421_MB818-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2017-2018 Football Season\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5740\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5740'>\n\t\t\t\tBeaconsfield Town FC and Hayes and Yeading United at Holloways Park Beaconsfield on 21 April 2018. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/fairfield-church-7\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PSI_CharltonAthletic-_v_Blackpool_23Dec17_MB183-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2017-2018 Football Season\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5757\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5757'>\n\t\t\t\tBlackpools Sessi D&#8217;Almeida is taken down\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/nigeria-v-serbia\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_BRAINTREE_GLOUCESTER_20180428_MB257-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2017-2018 Football Season\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5741\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5741'>\n\t\t\t\tBraintrees Reece Grant had alot to celebrate as he bagged himself a brace against Gloucester City\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/dover-athletic-v-boreham-wood-conference-premier-6\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_DOVER_BOREHAMWOOD_20170912_MB081-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2017-2018 Football Season\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5742\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5742'>\n\t\t\t\tTop of the table Dover Athletic FC host eighth place Boreham Wood FC in Conference Premier at Crabble Stadium in Dover, England. The visitors, Boreham Wood  ran out winners a goal to nothing. Dover&#8217;s forward Jamie Allen battles to keep Boreham Wood&#8217;s Tom Champion away from the ball. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/sp-whitcroy-050817\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/SP-WHITCROY-050817-MB05-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2017-2018 Football Season\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5763\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5763'>\n\t\t\t\tWhitstable Town Football Club, Belmont Road, Whitstable. Whitstable Town v Croydon in FA Cup. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/gillingham-v-wigan-athleticefl-sky-bet-league-117-10-2017-2\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PSI_Gillingham_v_Wigan_Athletic_17OCT17_MB_13-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2017-2018 Football Season\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5761\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5761'>\n\t\t\t\tWigan&#8217;s midfielder Sam Sayed Morsy pulls the visitors level in the 81st minutes during the EFL Sky Bet League 1 match between Gillingham and Wigan Athletic at the MEMS Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham, England on 17 October 2017. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/charlton-athletic-v-oxford-unitedefl-trophy9-01-2018\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PSI_CharltonAthletic-_v_Oxford_09Jan18_MB191-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2017-2018 Football Season\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5758\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5758'>\n\t\t\t\tOxford&#8217;s forward Wes Thomas tries to get a toe to the ball ahead of Charlton Athletics midfielder Johnnie Jackson during the EFL Trophy 3rd round match between Charlton Athletic and Oxford United at The Valley, London, England on 9 January 2018.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/crawley-town-v-barnetefl-sky-bet-league-213-01-2018-2\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PSI_Crawley-_v_Barnet_13Jan18_MB540-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2017-2018 Football Season\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5760\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5760'>\n\t\t\t\tBarnet&#8217;s midfielder Jamal Campbell-Ryce is sent flying by Crawley&#8217;s midfielder Jimmy Smith during the EFL Sky Bet League 2 match between Crawley Town and Barnet at the Checkatrade.com Stadium, Crawley, England on 13 January 2018. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/fairfield-church-5\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PSI_CharltonAthletic-_v_Blackpool_23Dec17_MB4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2017-2018 Football Season\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5755\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5755'>\n\t\t\t\tBlackpool attack the Charlton goal\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/dover-athletic-v-tranmere-roversvanorama-national-league17042018-10\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_DOVER_TRANMERE_20180417_MB401-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2017-2018 Football Season\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5749\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5749'>\n\t\t\t\tDover&#8217;s forward Anthony Jeffrey rushes to the ball ahead of Tranmeres defender Adam Buxton and Tranmeres midfielder Larnell Cole during the Vanorama National League match between Dover Athletic and Tranmere Rovers at Crabble Stadium, Kent on 17 April 2018.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/leyton-orient-v-dover-athleticvanorama-national-league18-11-2017-10\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_LEYTONORIENT_DOVER_20171118_MB0383-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2017-2018 Football Season\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5751\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5751'>\n\t\t\t\tDover&#8217;s defender Manny Parry controls the ball during the Vanorama National League match between Leyton Orient and Dover Athletic at the Matchroom Stadium, London, England on 18 November 2017.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Passion &#8211; whats behind the game<\/h2>\n<p>Its always hard to force yourself to see the game from a slightly different angle, but when you do the rewards are nearly always better than the action itself.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5744\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/dover-athletic-v-eastleigh-conference-premier-12\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5744\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5744\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5744\" src=\"https:\/\/mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_DOVER_EASTLEIGH_20171111_MB736.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018 Football Season\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_DOVER_EASTLEIGH_20171111_MB736.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_DOVER_EASTLEIGH_20171111_MB736-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_DOVER_EASTLEIGH_20171111_MB736-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_DOVER_EASTLEIGH_20171111_MB736-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/crawley-town-v-barnetefl-sky-bet-league-213-01-2018\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PSI_Crawley-_v_Barnet_13Jan18_MB57-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dover&#039;s Manager Chris Kinnear\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5759\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5759'>\n\t\t\t\tFans during the EFL Sky Bet League 2 match between Crawley Town and Barnet at the Checkatrade.com Stadium, Crawley, England on 13 January 2018. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/dover-athletic-v-leyton-orientthe-fa-trophy03022018-9\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" 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But, then again a huge amount of my time was spent getting wet and cold covering Dover Athletic and truth be told I have become a fan! So my favourite picture from the past season has to be this one. For me it sums up their season, an inexperienced team thrown together and very nearly did the unthinkable.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5750\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/leyton-orient-v-dover-athleticvanorama-national-league18-11-2017-9\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5750\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5750\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5750\" src=\"https:\/\/mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_LEYTONORIENT_DOVER_20171118_MB0213.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018 Football Season\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_LEYTONORIENT_DOVER_20171118_MB0213.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_LEYTONORIENT_DOVER_20171118_MB0213-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_LEYTONORIENT_DOVER_20171118_MB0213-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_LEYTONORIENT_DOVER_20171118_MB0213-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NL_LEYTONORIENT_DOVER_20171118_MB0213-390x261.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dover&#8217;s midfielder Nortei Nortey celebrates scoring Dovers first goal late in the first half during the Vanorama National League match between Leyton Orient and Dover Athletic at the Matchroom Stadium, London, England on 18 November 2017<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So whatever happens during the impending FA Cup final and the much talked about <a href=\"httpss:\/\/www.fifa.com\/worldcup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Cup 2018<\/a> in Russia I will be chomping at the bit to get going again for the new season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2017-2018 Football Season As the 2017-2018 Football Season draws to a close with the FA cup Final to be played this coming Saturday, apparently there is a wedding on the <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/the-2017-2018-football-season-a-retrospective\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5757,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[85,12],"tags":[524,523,525,520,522,460,461,526,433,518,468,495,483,519,521,496],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The 2017-2018 Football Season, a Retrospective of Sorts - Matt Bristow<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As the Season draws to a close with the FA cup Final to be played this coming Saturday, apparently there is a wedding on the same day as well but I don&#039;t know much about that! 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