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About thetopofthed

Columnist for The Hockey Paper and the man behind The Top of the D. Writer, podcaster, goalkeeper and BBC Sport man. Used to work for Great Britain Hockey and have covered the sport at every major tournament.

Investec Women’s Premier League: Week Nine Preview.

With the Investec Women’s Premier League almost at the halfway stage, it is still only goal difference separating Canterbury in second place with Reading in first, whilst the gap from those two down to seventh is only seven points. At the bottom, Olton and West Warwicks, Sutton Coldfield and University of Birmingham are engaged in their own mini-league with the teams on zero, three and six points respectively. The league is as close as it’s ever been and this week gives us some exciting and crucial contests. Continue reading

Investec Women’s Premier League: Week Eight Preview.

With just five points separating 1st place Reading and sixth placed Surbiton the Investec Women’s Premier League is as tight as it’s ever been. After a week off due to the Futures Cup the teams have been given extra time to recover from knocks and niggles, to hone their penalty corner routines and to iron out any problems as they approach the last big push before the Christmas break. Continue reading