Tuesday’s win at Sutton United drew the third-place Gulls level on points with their hosts and means they too can still leapfrog Hartlepool United if they win their games in hand.
Clubs will now have at least three months to get everything in place and ready for when the turnstiles can turn again in pre-season, assuming that the Government roadmap is followed.
After a three-month hiatus, outdoor organised football training sessions and matches were allowed to recommence from March 29. And whilst there are plenty of challenges plus strict safety protocols in place, it is hugely welcome news for thousands of recreational footballers around the country.
Compared to sitting at home for the umpteenth Saturday, the thought of trudging out of a freezing away end on the back of a shellacking seems masochistically appealing.
The former West Ham and Liverpool defender was stood on the touchline alongside Pep Guardiola only a few months ago at Manchester City – and now he’s searching for players at Step 4 to sign for Heybridge Swifts.
It’s no surprise there is interest in Carey. What impressed me, and he’s only 20, was the way he handled himself in a difficult game. Team-mates around him imploded and went looking for interactions with the opposition.
We know there are mental health concerns all around the world at the moment because of the situation with the pandemic. It’s exactly the same in football because of the insecurity of it all