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COACHES NEED

COACHES NEED OPEN PATHWAYS

Gregor ROBERTSON FOOTBALLER TURNED JOURNALIST TOOLS OF THE TRADE: England appointing Thomas Tuchel, inset, as new manager has sparked debate […]

GREGOR ROBERTSON:

GREGOR ROBERTSON: Fans must be the 12th man

When Dean Brennan called out his own fans a couple of weeks ago, the Barnet head coach articulated thoughts that have gone through the mind of every manager or player who’s ever had a career in football. The thing is, nobody’s ever brave or daft enough to admit it.

TONY INCENZO:

TONY INCENZO: I’m Radio Ga Ga for the future

Growing up in the 1970’s, I would avidly listen to football matches on my local radio stations.

I truly appreciated the coverage since it afforded publicity to clubs that would not normally feature on national channels. And it honed my subsequent lifelong interest in every level of the beautiful game.

FA TROPHY

FA TROPHY FACTFILE: ‘Heathbattle a first’

80 Clubs from Step 4 will contest 40 Isuzu FA Trophy second qualifying round ties, including City of Liverpool, Congleton Town, Anstey Nomads, Ascot United and Littlehampton Town – the last five Step 4 survivors that began their campaigns in the preliminary round.

MARK HARRIS:

MARK HARRIS: Where will we be in a decade?

There’s a natural tendency in Non-League to look backwards rather than forwards. Nostalgia is great, but how often do we consider what our level of the game will look line in ten or fifteen years’ time?