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...

Adam Virgo: Sorry, but the promotion final is too close to call!

It's a coin flip. For me, Torquay go in as favourites. But, let’s be straight, we will be watching two very...

Lee Fowler: Promotion Final bosses know what it takes

Knowledge like they possess just gives you a massive advantage. Knowing, seeing, feeling, hearing. When they’ve been in it for years,...

My Ultimate Dream Team: Adam Virgo gives his National League Team of the Season

IT’S BEEN the strangest of seasons but, once again, on the pitch the National League has delivered a drama-filled campaign. I’ve enjoyed...

Chris Dunlavy: At last, we’ve found a voice

Both parties will be cheered and jeered, pilloried on social media and discussed in comment pieces. They will be tagged as...

David Richardson: New boss Harry Kewell must bring stability to Barnet

Which club has appointed 16 different managers or head coaches in the last decade? Well done if you answered Barnet.

Sutton United are team of the season – but credit to shock FA Trophy winners Hornchurch

The 2020-21 season will be remembered for many reasons. Unfortunately, for a second campaign running, the majority of Non-League was shutdown...

Franny Tierney was the golden boy for Doncaster Rovers play-off heroes

On May 10, 2003, at Stoke City’s Britannia Stadium, the winger scored an injury-time winner to settle the inaugural Conference play-off...

Tony Incenzo: County FA at the heart of Bedfordshire community

They are ultimately responsible for supporting the game at grassroots and Non-League level. This means there is an unstinting commitment towards ensuring...

Steve King: It’s all clicking back into place

At Dartford, we’ve got some really exciting friendlies lined up. I wrote in my column last year how EFL clubs can...

Danny Rust: Let’s hope our big day out at Wembley is just the start…

After 14 months of matches taking place behind closed doors as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, I was among the...

Chris Hargraves: You can’t beat the Wembley experience

All the BT Sport team were in the stadium and, at any level, it’s always a privilege to be there, to...

Tony Incenzo: A world in union, made in Surrey!

The adventurously named International Surrey Football team have joined the World Unity Football Alliance (WUFA) with a view to competing in...

Chris Dunlavy: Shrimpers living life on the edge

Even before the Covid-19 crisis struck, the Shrimpers faced a winding-up order and repeatedly failed to pay their players on time....

Jeff Stelling: Dave Challinor deserves some love for outstanding work at Hartlepool United

If my beloved Hartlepool United make it back into the Football League over the next month, I’ll be the happiest man...

Steve Hill: Yes it’s sad, but don’t go up!

Before any fellow Chester fans burn my books in protest, by ‘following’ I don’t mean supporting. In fact, I mean quite...

Chris Hargraves: It’s handling the big stage as National League season reaches climax

WITH the National League season coming to its end – and going right down to the wire – there are still...

Mental Health Awareness Week: Opening up on battling with mental health

The NLP's North East correspondent Mark Carruthers has marked Mental Health Awareness Week by writing a piece to discuss his own...

Adam Virgo: Job done for classy Harrogate Town

It was tough for Concord to get up the pitch in the first half so Harrogate were winning it back on...

Tony Incenzo: Parading as the Sunday’s best? That’s Don and Dusted

The Orpington and Bromley District Sunday League club were only formed in 2014 but they already have 199,000 subscribers to their...