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Men's Euros Preview: Albery aiming for glory with England The Top of the D · Episode

Here’s my preview podcast looking ahead to the men’s EuroHockey Championships, including an exclusive interview with England’s James Albery.

Enjoy ⬇️

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Women's Euros Preview: Owsley aiming for English resurgence. The Top of the D · Episode

Almost time for the EuroHockey Championships, so I’ve put together a preview podcast.

A look at all the teams in both pools plus an in depth interview with England’s Lily Owsley.

Enjoy. ⬇️

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England 🤝 Top class goalkeepers

Lots of praise from James Albery for goalkeeper James Mazarelo.

Full article on my website now.

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What can England achieve at the European Championships? Can they begin a resurgence on the world stage?

Interview with Lily Owsley is on the site now. ⬇️

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“Proud” Lucie Daman comes full circle with Reading. In the week leading up to the league finals, Reading captain Lucie Daman posted on Instagram:“Same club, different group of legends. Very excited to be back at finals weekend with Reading 12 years …

Full circle!

Still in the team 12 years on from Reading Hockey Club’s last title, Lucie Daman is a champion again.

More ⬇️

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Women’s Premier Division Finals Day Two Roundup Could Surbiton retain their title from last year or would Reading capture the crown and return to former glories? Who would take the third place out of Hampstead and Westminster and East Grinstead?…

Reading take home the women’s Premier Division title for the first time since 2013!

My report on the day’s action ⬇️

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Men’s Premier Division Finals Day Two Roundup Could Old Georgians win the title for a fourth year in a row or would Surbiton break their dominance? Would it be Wimbledon or Oxted taking the third European place? Here’s what happened in t…

Surbiton are crowned champions of England in the men’s competition!

My roundup of the finals ⬇️

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Women’s Premier Division Finals Day One Roundup The finals of the England Hockey Women’s Premier Division got into action at the Nottingham Hockey Centre. Champions Surbiton are aiming to retain the title they won last year. East Grinstead…

And here’s how the semi finals of the women’s competition went ⬇️

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Men’s Premier Division Finals Day One Roundup Today’s the men’s semi-finals took place to determine who’d play off for the title and who’d be battling for bronze in the England Hockey League Men’s Premier Division…

First day of the end of season playoffs ✅

Here’s my roundup of what happened in the two Men’s Premier Division semi-finals. ⬇️

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England Hockey League Women’s Premier Division Finals Preview It all comes down to this, as they say. The top four women’s teams in the English league will head to the Nottingham Hockey Centre this weekend to fight it out to be crowned champions. The ho…

There’s also a preview of the Women’s Premier Division finals, up on the site now.

#Hockey #fieldhockey

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England Hockey League Men’s Premier Division Finals Preview For those of us who have taken the time to decipher the system in place to determine the England Hockey League Premier Divison finalists, the contenders for the title have been confirmed.After comi…

Who’s going to be crowned champions? 🏆

A little look ahead to this weekend’s Men’s Premier Division finals. ⬇️

#Hockey #fieldhockey

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Mercian Lightweight Armguards Review Like most goalkeepers, I’m absolutely obsessed with the setup of my kit.I’ve spent hours looking through videos, photos and watching matches live to see what other goalkeepers are doing to see what…

Looking for some new armguards? Here’s my review of the Mercian Hockey lightweight armguards. ⬇️

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Pinner determined to enjoy his last hurrah with Old Georgians. After winning the Super Sixes title for the second year in a row, goalkeeper George Pinner has revealed that this season is to be his last.

“My days are numbered.”

Former Great Britain goalkeeper George Pinner says his hockey career is coming to an end - but he’s going to enjoy himself before it does.

Read more here: thetopofthed.com/2025/01/31/p...

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Perhaps upsetting the attackers isn’t wise. 🙈

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Super Sixes Finals Day 2025 The Top of the D · Episode

In case you missed it, I’ve done a podcast rounding up the action and reaction from the Super 6s finals this past weekend. ⬇️

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The most important position on the pitch? The goalkeeper of course. 😉

Luckily I have the excellent Mercian Hockey kit to protect me. 💪

#WinBeforeYouPlay #MercianHockey #Mercian #FieldHockey

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Episode 11: England Hockey League England Hockey League · Episode

Just in case anyone who follows me on here is interested 😅 I was a guest on England Hockey’s podcast this week.

My thoughts and analysis on the first half of the Premier Division season are on the link below.

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Got a good connection on that one. 😊

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Not seen many (any?) field hockey based accounts on here, yet. Anyone out there I’ve missed?

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Well. That’s the end of the session, then.

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Hi rio do u want picking up in the morning pal

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