BLACK HISTORY Month, which ends today, is designed to celebrate black culture and heritage – but until we make fundamental changes regarding what we are taught in this country about black history, it’s largely going to be a waste of time.
MARK Warburton sits back in a plush office at the Queens Park Rangers training ground and reflects fondly on his formative years in football. A time that he spent in Non-League circles.
The message was “Have you sacked him yet?” My response, “who?” then prompted a diatribe of abuse, accusing me of destroying the club with supporters lost over the change in philosophy.
In last week’s Non League Football Show we spoke with Sean Holland who, over lockdown, launched Twitter account @nonleaguevol. It aims to link would-be volunteers with clubs in need of an extra pair of hands.
FA CUP history was made in the third round qualifying as National League North side Kettering Town became the first club ever to score more than 900 goals in the competition.
Everyone knows he had a prolific scoring record at the highest level. But Greavsie also made an impact in Non-League football towards the end of his career turning out for Brentwood, Chelmsford City, Barnet and Woodford Town.
If, as seems likely, Article 48 remains in place, clubs must either bring forward or put back Saturday kick-off times (NPL clubs can do so by agreement with the visiting team and league).
FA Cup day again or there’s the option of a Groundhop UK event in the Witney & District League. The latter is tempting but the FA Cup wins out again. It’s also a chance to get a brand new ground out of the way in the shape of York’s LNER Community Stadium.
THE stand-out club of this season’s FA Cup so far is Jersey Bulls who, in their debut campaign, have already scored 24 goals. They have defeated two higher-level opponents and have become the first club from the Channel Islands to reach the Third Round Qualifying of the competition.
DEMANDS for greater respect and protection for referees has been made by the Kent FA after the number of available match officials dropped by a quarter this season.