Non-League Paper

BLUES BEAT ME TO MINHAS

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
9 December 2018

SOME weeks back, my old friend and Salisbury FC manager Steve Claridge asked me to go and scout a young striker turning out for Ascot United in the Hellenic League by the name of Nathan Minhas. I duly went to a home game.
While Ascot lost 3-1, I saw enough to know that the 21- year-old, with his excellent first touch and eye for goal, could play much higher than Step 5. I recommended that Steve move quickly for him. Too late. Within a few days, Billericay had snapped Minhas up and he will join them next season, after fin- ishing this one with Ascot. Still, it’s nice to have your ju...

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