Steve Hill: I’ve been forced into a club versus country conundrum

Steve HILL HILLY’S AWAY DAYS If you’re reading this on Sunday morning, I don’t know how you can concentrate. Knees trembling,...

FA Cup Factfile: Second round proper preview

FA CUP 2022-23 Second ROUND PROPER PREVIEW By Phil Annets @FACUPFACTFILE HISTORY: Alvechurch will appear in round two for a second time...

ADAM VIRGO: Shuffling of the Cards is paying off

Woking's place in the play-off conversation is no fluke because manager Darren Sarll had the end of last season to assess...

MAHER’S GOT HIS SQUAD BALANCE RIGHT

Adam VIRGO PLAN: Kevin Maher KEVIN MAHER was on my list for manager of the season last year for my annual...

TONY INCENZO: We’ve got Ossie all trembly

It's fair to say Ossie’s knees “went all trembley” once again as the World Cup winner visited a rapidly developing Thames...

Plum ties for the last-standing 32

Thirty-two Non-League clubs have fought their way through to the first round proper’ of the FA Cup and some have been...

Josh Gowling: We’ll be in our Pomp for FA Cup showdown

On Friday night, my Hereford side will go up against League One Portsmouth in the first round proper, live on TV....

STEVE HILL: There was no excuse to miss this one

There’s more than one way to skin a cat, and there’s more than one way to support a football club. Globally,...

TONY INCENZO: Time to seize the initiative

Non-League clubs can benefit greatly at the turnstiles when the elite take a lengthy break from league action to compete in...

LIGHTS SWITCH ON FOR BRIGHT FUTURE

Tony INCENZO I’VE had some incredible experiences in my 50 years as a Non-League football devotee but something completely different happened...

STEVE HILL: A cup salute to Deva divas

I’M walking away from all the troubles in my life. Of course I’m not, but the concept was recently discussed in...

TONY INCENZO: Community our is main Gol

Our fantastic Non-League football clubs have always embraced and enriched their local communities.

MATT BADCOCK: Cup kings deserve a replay

Word reaches us some of the Premier League clubs want to scrap FA Cup replays. Everyone cool with that? Good, right,...

FA CUP FACTFILE: Antsey and Shefford set sights on history

Eighty clubs are competing for the opportunity to face a Step 1 National League side in the next round of the...

STEVE HILL: A game for the purists

A Liverpool fan recently asked me what team I support. Truthfully replying “Chester” I was greeted by that familiar look of...

New pair are on song for Magpies

When you lose quality players like Cal Roberts and Kyle Wootton, as Notts County did this summer, they are hard to...

TONY INCENZO: SPA ARE BACK CLEANING UP!

Tony Talking TALKING POINTS BACK IN BUSINESS: Droitwich Spa are back playing at Step 6 and in their plush new £2.5m...

MATT BADCOCK: We must keep our identity

Ask a Non-League fan why they love this level of the game and, invariably, the answers will be similar.

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Beverley Town 0-1 Swallownest

I AM having a day on the Cleveland/North Yorkshire coast to clear the cobwebs. The only new ground at all possible...

FA CUP FACTFILE: Wasps proud to keep step 6 flag flying!

EIGHTY-EIGHT clubs across the four Step 3 Trident Leagues join the 136 others that have battled their way through to the...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: West Allotment Celtic 0-7 Workington

I am anxious to get back up to my beloved north-east so an obvious choice for today is West Allotment Celtic...

TONY INCENZO: Boss Rosi is leading the way!

Those of us with long-standing football vintage will recall a famous television series called The Manageress.

DIARY OF A GROUNDHOPPER: Bognor Regis Town 1-0 Hornchurch

Today I intend to tick off one of the few remaining Isthmian League Premier grounds I need to complete the division.

STEVE HILL: Mainly downs but the odd up

I WAS once advised to enjoy the cyclical nature of football. Wise words, but they provided scant consolation as I drove...

FA CUP FACTFILE: Super seven have all set new heights

Phil Annets looks at the facts and figures behind next weekend's FA Cup preliminary round ties.