Ben Herd : UK & Ireland Football

Ben's Banter: Macclesfield's Ross Draper

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:57:57 +0000

Ben is adjusting to life under a new manager at Aldershot off the pitch as his side picked up a point against Macclesfield on the pitch. After the game he caught up with Ross Draper.

Ben's Banter: Joe Hart on Ngog's dive and playing for England

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:41:31 +0000

Aldershot's right back climbs up the divisions this week to talk to Birmingham City goalkeeper Joe Hart before he jets off to Qatar for England's friendly against Brazil.

Ben's Banter: Rotherham's Kevin Ellison

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:40:20 +0000

A poor match by all accounts for the neutrals at th weekend but a first clean sheet of the season for Aldershot, which made Ben Herd pretty happy. After the match he sat down with Kevin Ellison for the usual banter...

Ben's Banter: Shrewsbury's David Hibbert

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:47:43 +0000

Aldershot's right-back receives a warm welcome on his return to Shrewsbury and catches up with an ex-team-mate who has taken League Two by storm this season...

Ben's Banter: Bury's Wayne Brown

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:06:44 +0000

After a busy week for Aldershot Town's Ben Herd, he managed to catch up with Bury's influential goalkeeper, Wayne Brown.

Ben's Banter: Morecambe's Stuart Drummond

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:00:17 +0000

Ben celebrated his first home start since returning from injury with a 4-1 win over Morecambe. The visitors' Stuart Drummond managed to put his disappointment at the result to one side for long enough to chat to Ben....

Ben's Banter: Lincoln City's Richard Butcher

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:40:53 +0000

Ben is right back in the swing of things after his injury lay-off but he couldn't prevent Aldershot from going 1-0 down at Lincoln. After the match he caught up with Lincoln favourite Richard Butcher.

Ben's Banter: Torquay's Scott Bevan

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:29:38 +0000

Ben's back - on the pitch, on the page and bantering with Torquay's giant shot-stopper...

Ben's Banter: Crewe's Joel Grant

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:51:36 +0000

After what is likely to be Ben's last match missed through injury, he caught up with Crewe Alexander's Joel Grant to talk to him about playing in La Liga, improving his consistency and the next superstar off the Crewe production line.

Ben's Banter: Port Vale's Gareth Owen

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:59:50 +0000

Still sidelined through injury, Ben Herd caught up with Port Vale's Gareth Owen to talk promotion, life after football and the usual quick-fire questions.

Ben's Banter: Hereford's Marc Pugh

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:21:26 +0000

Ben Herd catches up with an ambitious ex-team-mate who would like Jessica Alba and Owen Coyle to take note.

Ben's Banter: Brentford's David Hunt

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:00:48 +0000

Ben Herd is still out injured but he managed to catch up with former League Two foe David Hunt, who was promoted to League One with Brentford last season to talk about his season and off-field interests.

Ben's Banter: Accrington Stanley's Darran Kempson

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:14:09 +0000

Ben Herd remains sidelined with injury but still managed to nip off to the opposition team's dressing room to have a chat with Accrington Stanley's Darran Kempson.

Ben's Banter: Dave Edwards

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:27:37 +0000

Every week Aldershot Town's Ben Herd will be sitting down after the final whistle with a player he's just faced to quiz him on his team's expectations and dish the dirt on his team-mates.

Ben Herd: Goodbye to all that...

Fri, 29 May 2009 10:07:24 +0000

In an emotional final column, Ben Herd reflects on love, loss and rejection as he bids farewell to Betting.Betfair and Shrewsbury Town...