Adam Virgo: Wild can end Cook’s misery

PLAY-OFF games are usually hard to call but FC Halifax against Chesterfield?

It’s our duty to give Chris Barker the send-off he deserves

Like anybody in that situation, I’ve been tormented by the thought of ‘Should I have seen something? Should I have done...

Tony Incenzo: We’re the new City slickers

THEY may be the teeniest tiniest ‘City’ in English football but there are interesting developments happening on and off the field...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Bestwood Colliery 1-3 Shirebrook Soldiers

THE end of the season is rapidly approaching but there are still bits and bobs to choose from on fixture lists....

Chris Dunlavy: Beware, it’s a slipper slope

Chris DUNLAVY A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL MAKING A STAND: Oldham Athletic fans invade the pitch at Boundary Park in protest...

It’s an FA Cup year to remember!

EVEN though the FA Cup is celebrating its 150th anniversary, this season’s competition has still produced club records, competition firsts and...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Southwell City 1-1 AFC Dunkirk

The Foxmobile draws up outside my house right on time. Inside sits Pencilman for the relatively short journey to Southwell City.

Mark Harris: Lateral flow is key compenent

Allocations (AKA The AGM Cup) are a perennial feature of the Non-League calendar. It’s that time when everyone becomes an expert...

Tony Incenzo: Tighten those purse strings!

AS Mick Hucknall famously declared “Money’s Too Tight to Mention. Indeed, it is a sad fact of life that many Non-League...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Buckhurst Hill 1-2 Halstead Town

I AM away again during the week, so have no available research time for the weekend. The Fox comes up trumps...

ADAM VIRGO: My old pals act doing the business

Worthing and Banbury United will be two new faces at Step 2 next season – managed by two of my former...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Walthamstow 2-1 Stanway Rovers

I WAKE at silly o’clock to pick up The Fox early for birdwatching in Cambridgeshire. The plan is to continue south...

THREE-UP NOW LONG OVERDUE

Adam VIRGO THREE-UP, three-down between the National League and the EFL has been the subject of so much debate down the...

Tony Incenzo: Watch us rise from the ashes

I have always taken a keen interest in playing fortunes of the praiseworthy phoenix clubs which grace our Non-League family.

Mark Harris: Innocent until proven guilty

FROM time to time, clubs make administrative errors that lead to a variety of sanctions ranging from suspensions to points deductions...

Steve Hill: No match is meaningless

What possesses a man to travel the length and breadth of the country for a meaningless football match?

Diary of a Groundhopper: Taunton Town 2-1 Yate Town

The chasing pack have long known their route to Step 2 is via the Southern League Premier Division Central play-offs.

CHANGE IS BEST FOR THE SOUTH & WEST

Steve HILL By Matt Badcock THE Football Association have announced a period of consultation on a proposal to adjust the structure...

Gaffer’s Greatest Gaffer: Guy Hadland

Who inspires the inspirations in the ever-changing world of football? Which traits stand the test of time?

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Thornbury Town 2-4 Roman Glass St. George

The Fox comes up with a cracking plan for Saturday: Cheltenham U-19s at 11am followed by Thornbury Town of the Hellenic...

Lee Fowler: Dragons are set to pounce

Wrexham's win against Stockport County last weekend was more than an FA Trophy semi-final – it was also them saying to...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Desford 2-2 Burbage Old Boys

There is nothing that grabs the imagination of a Groundhopper more than a club playing on a ‘rare pitch’. Such an...

TONY INCENZO: Crowds rise to viral bait

I’ve been following the FA Sunday Cup with avid interest this season after I heard about an extraordinary crowd of 2,000-plus...

DIARY OF A HOPPER: Mattishall 4-4 Norwich Ceyms

I AM on my way to Scotland. Due to circumstances beyond my control, I am going via Norfolk. As you do!

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Cleator Moor Celtic 0-2 AFC Darwen

THE North West Counties League is one I like dipping into, so Cleator Moor Celtic has been on my radar for...