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The Big Interview: Chris Agutter – Sutton United boss has found the right path
Chris Agutter quit a well-paid mechanical engineering job to pursue his dream of becoming a full-time football manager.
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Fans Forum
/ 2 weeks agoDon’t give the morons power
FANS’ FORUM I READ your report titled ‘Halted! Female official abused’ (NLP November 16) with my head in my hands. You explain how Coventry Sphinx match with AFC Rushden & Diamonds was abandoned “due to...
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Features
/ 1 month agoWhich NLF players have the biggest social media followings? Andy Carroll, Wilfried Zaha, Robbie Savage and more
The Non League football scene is now littered with former Premier League players plying their trade in various roles across the pyramid.
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Fans Forum
/ 1 month agoBilly must be catalyst for change
FANS’ FORUM THE tragic death of Billy Vigar on September 25 has shaken football from top to bottom. Put simply, it should never have happened. When I walk past the local rugby club, I notice...
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Features
/ 1 month agoThe Big Interview: Hungerford Town boss Danny Robinson – I’ve plenty more left in the tank!
Danny Robinson still remembers his first game as a Non-League football manager.
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Boreham Wood
/ 2 months agoNational League talking points: Get ready for a title showdown
With almost a third of the season in the books, we decided to look at some of the talking points from the opening two months of the 2025-26 National League campaign.
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Features
/ 2 months agoNational League Rundown: What did we learn from Round 14?
Round 14 of the National League delivered drama at both ends of the table, with statement wins, late twists, and a change at the top.
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Featured
/ 2 months agoNational League: Managerial merry-go-round clicks into overdrive with all change at the top
It was a good week to be a manager named Chris as Millington and Agutter landed new jobs the National League pressure cooker.
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Features
/ 2 months agoNational League Rundown: What did we learn from Round 13?
The latest round of the National League will be one to forget for Morecambe, who suffered a nightmare start to their home clash with Gateshead.
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Fans Forum
/ 2 months agoQuick subs turn Cup into a farce
FANS’ FORUM HOW can Robbie Savage and Andy Peaks making a raft of substitutions in the very first minute of their National League Cup ties last week be good for the competition? I get the...
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Fans Forum
/ 3 months agoHinsh was held back by a ruthless regime
FANS’ FORUM AS a long standing York City season ticket holder, I find myself somewhat conflicted over the current management model at the club. You really can’t fault the investment that the Uggla family have...
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FA Competitions/More News
/ 3 months agoThe FA on Non-League game: Clubs set to enter new era
The FA recently opened their doors for an annual discussion on the National League System.
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FA Competitions/More News
/ 3 months agoThe FA on Non-League game: Working to better Step 5 and 6 is a priority
The Football Association have once again opened their doors for an in-depth chat on the National League System.
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Features
/ 3 months agoThe Big Interview: Spencer Gore – I’ve got this big hairy ambition, to take Chelmsford City to the Premier League!
Spencer Gore calls them BHAGs – Big Hairy Audacious Goals. “With EMJ (European Medical Journal) we’ve got a mission to elevate the quality of healthcare globally,” Gore says of the company he founded that has...
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Features
/ 3 months agoThe FA on Non-League game: A new era, but we are as ambitious as ever
The Football Association have once again opened their doors for an in-depth chat on the National League System.
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Features
/ 4 months agoThe Big Interview: Kelvin Davis – Virgil van Dijk’s exit taught me you must live for the moment
The moment Burton Albion signalled their intention to sign Tyrese Shade, Eastleigh manager Kelvin Davis knew the game was up - and memories of Virgil van Dijk's big money move to Liverpool came to his...
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Fans Forum
/ 4 months agoWe must get to grips with timewasting
FANS’ FORUM ON Tuesday night, I watched Margate away to Sittingbourne and noticed a number of bad habits that are being allowed to creep into the game. Firstly, the pushing and shoving in the penalty...
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Fans Forum
/ 4 months agoTurning two into three is way forward
FANS’ FORUM A LIFELONG Southport FC supporter has sounded the klaxon over a growing crisis in Non-League football – the relentless, punishing travel demands placed on part-time clubs and players in the National League North....
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Features
/ 5 months agoThe Big Interview: Aaron Wildig – Shrimps’ saga just shows that you must live for the moment
Aaron Wildig spent the best years of his career at Morecambe and is heartbroken to see the chaos currently engulfing the Shrimps.
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Features
/ 5 months agoThe Big Interview: Adam Le Fondre still has targets after goal-laden career
Adam Le Fondre scored 12 goals in his solitary season as a Premier League footballer. That’s a better minutes-per-goal ratio than Mo Salah and Harry Kane.
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Features
/ 5 months agoThe Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Richard Brodie – my mission is to stop my players from repeating my big mistakes
Richard Brodie was not, by any stretch of the imagination, the sort of footballer you’d peg as a future manager. Yet here he is, three jobs in!
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoThe Big Interview: Hartlepool United manager Simon Grayson
Simon Grayson is no mug. After 784 games, four promotions and an abundance of boardroom drama, he knows exactly what he’s walked into at Hartlepool United.
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Features
/ 5 months agoThe Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Danny Crow – my glory days at the top gave me something to crow about
My glory days at the top gave me something to crow about
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Fans Forum
/ 5 months ago3G pitches affect fans’ experience
FANS’ FORUM SEND YOUR VIEWS TO: FANS’ FORUM, THE NON-LEAGUE PAPER, TUITION HOUSE, ST GEORGE’S ROAD, WIMBLEDON SW19 4EU or e-mail [email protected] AS A veteran groundhopper of 570 grounds, I have witnessed the rise of...
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Features
/ 5 months agoThe Big Interview: Steve Pitt – Whatever the task, I’m willing to get my hands dirty
There can’t be many National League managers helping out with a kitchen fitting when The NLP calls but Steve Pitt needs to phone back.
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