Steve Shore: Why must the big clubs share?

I read with interest Tracy Crouch’s initial findings on her review of football. While I agree with some of her points,...

Diary of a Groundhopper – Golcar United 3-0 Atherton LR

TONIGHT has been scrawled in my diary ever since the NWCL fixtures were released. But why has a match at Golcar...

Tony Incenzo: Home brings sheer delight

THINGS are certainly looking up for Sheerwater FC having unveiled their Step 5 standard stadium at the new £26 million Eastwood...

Diary of a Groundhopper: Boston Town 4-2 Deeping Rangers

TOTTENHAM Tim fancies taking his new car for a decent spin today, so we hatch a plan to see some ‘Big...

Mark Harris: Here’s to a new – full – season

Finally. After six months without competitive football, we’re back and the whole world seems a better place.

Steve King: There is quality at every National League South club

Everyone knows how thorough I like to be in my preparations. I’ve been keeping an eye on the division and you...

Josh Gowling: Analyst role will be crucial

Why am I confident Hereford can pick up where we left off – very much in the hunt for promotion and...

Steve Hill: It’s time to fill my boots!

This time next week, results will be in. Win or lose, we’ll have some booze; if we draw, we’ll have some...

FA Cup Factfile: The first stop on the Road to Wembley

Three hundred and forty-eight of the 729 clubs participating in the 150th anniversary of the FA Cup begin their campaigns on...

Mark Harris: Plans are better than panic!

An alarming number of pre-season games have been called off, mainly due to players and volunteers having to self-isolate after being...

Football is a whole new ball game – Chelmsford City chairman Steve Shore

I got a call from a friend. “I’ve put some money into Chelmsford City Football Club but know nothing about football;...

Guillem Balague: We’ve put big blow to bed

ONE of my main ambitions since I joined Biggleswade United back in 2014 has been to see us field a first...

Tony Incenzo: Now it’s the wide-awake club!

Teams like St Helens Town, Warrington Town and Warrington Rylands have all made it to Wembley in the FA Vase over...

Chris Dunlavy: This is Phil Parkinson’s big chance

When Parky was appointed by Sunderland in October 2019, he was widely seen as the steadiest pair of hands in League...

Reforming the game is no easy task – NPL Chairman Mark Harris

Last week, the government launched a survey of fans to canvas their views on football governance. You’ve got until July 22...

Tony Incenzo: Living the dream and inspired by others

The involvement of women – from volunteers to board level, from clubs to league administration – is commonplace in today’s game...

NPL chairman Mark Harris calls for evolution, not revolution after fan-led review

Does football need an independent regulator? That’s one of the questions being pondered by the Independent Fan-Led Review of Football Governance,...

Chris Hargreaves: England Euro success gives us all a lift

Firstly, with the obvious and devastating impact of Covid, and secondary, with regards to football – a 55-year barren spell of...

Steve Hill: You can’t top a Euros win!

It is with some difficulty that I type these words in the fug of a hangover following England’s dramatic semi-final victory...

John Lyons: A big test lies ahead for Torquay United boss Gary Johnson

For a chunk of last season it looked as though Gary Johnson’s Gulls were going to cruise to the title and...

Chris Dunlavy: Penalties…it’s art, not luck!

Such equanimity will offer cold comfort to Gary Johnson and his Torquay United players following last weekend’s painful shoot-out defeat to...

Jeff Stelling: It just does not get any better after Pools play-off success

Watching Hartlepool beat Torquay on penalties to win promotion back to the EFL was unquestionably the most memorable day of football...

Tony Incenzo: Thumbs-up for the addition of play-offs at steps 5 and 6

Although the Football Association is yet to confirm the arrangements for the commencement of play-offs across all of these leagues officially,...

Tony Incenzo: End EFL ban of 3G surfaces

As we all know, National League champions Sutton have to replace the 3G with a grass playing surface in order to...

Steve Hill: Euro 2020 is not a patch on the play-offs!

WHAT a feast of football. Brilliant stadiums, partisan crowds, red cards, late goals, absolutely mind-bending drama. Yes, the National League play-offs...