Non-League Paper

PLAYERS MUST BE GIVEN LEEWAY

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 April 2018

Ian RIDLEY

AWARD-WINNING COLUMNIST WRITES FOR THE NLP FOLLOW IAN

I CAN’T remember a season like this for postponements, with the snow of March and the rain of Easter only worsening the backlog.
Northwich 1874’s programme of 19 games in a month is an extreme case but there are still plenty, particularly at Step 5 and below, who have been trying to play catch up. Now the FA has granted a two-day extension to those at Step 5 and 6 of two days for fixtures affecting promotion and relegation and until May 12 for all other fixtures.
It is not enough. For part-time players to pla...

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