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Chevrons are heading down the right route
FANS’ FORUM I WOULD like to put in print a shout out to Steeton FC. My son and I have attended matches at the Marley Stadium...
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Fans Forum
/ 2 weeks agoStep 5 void is a Western problem spot
FANS’ FORUM MARK Harris (NLP, July 26) was talking about the time it takes to produce fixture lists. I am not so concerned about this, but more the travel distances in Step 5 for many...
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Features
/ 3 weeks agoMy life in non-league – with Mark Burke
After 41 years at Hitchin Town, it’s very difficult for me to choose my greatest achievement or a standout moment - says Non-League managerial stalwart Mark Burke.
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Fans Forum
/ 1 month agoPre-season is whetting the appetite
FANS’ FORUM NON-LEAGUE football is back – and already we’ve got plenty of meat on the bones to chew off ! Take Tuesday night’s pre-season friendlies, for example, where it all seemed to happen. The...
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Fantasy Non-League
/ 2 months agoFantasy Non-League 2026-27 – Introduction & Entry Form
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Fans Forum
/ 2 months agoHaver heart! Stop bosses raiding exes
FANS’ FORUM THE NON-LEAGUE PAPER Sunday, July 5 I WOULD like to add further to the comment made in (Fans’ Forum NLP, June 21) by your correspondent Kevin Bower. I believe a lot of the...
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Features
/ 2 months agoThe Big Interview: Scott Rendell – I’ve picked up tips, now I’m ready to swap goals for the dugout
It's 34 degrees celsius in Scott Rendell’s back garden on the day AFC Totton return for pre-season training - little wonder that the new Stags boss does not regret the decision to hang up his...
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Features
/ 2 months agoStory of a Season – 2008-2009 – Nigel Clough’s exit left Burton Albion clinging onto a title dream
The NLP’S story of a season: Turning back the clock to 2008-2009
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Fans Forum
/ 2 months agoPutting the World Cup in the shade
FANS’ FORUM CLAPTON Community Football Club (CCFC) play an intriguing fixture against New York International FC (NYIFC) on Saturday, July 18 (ko 3pm). NYIFC are a wonderful demonstration of American culture and are serious about...
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Fans Forum
/ 2 months agoI’m not finished just yet – at 50!
Goal-den oldie Jamie Cureton turns 51 at the end of August, but he’s still keen to keep on playing – and has one more milestone in his sights.
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Fans Forum
/ 2 months agoClark’s given us Pools’ fans hope
LEE Clark has only had his feet in the door at Hartlepool United for five minutes and already he’s making a big impression. High-profile summer signings such as Jordan Hugill, Jack Nolan and Corey McKeown...
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Fans Forum
/ 2 months agoOur great clubs need protecting
AM I alone in being concerned about the number of clubs, particularly at Steps 5/6, either taking voluntary relegation or, worse still, being forced to pull out of senior football altogether. This year, we’ve seen...
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Fans Forum
/ 2 months agoBEES BOSS BRENNAN DOUBLE DIPS
BARNET boss Dean Brennan has returned to his Non-League grounding to grab an exciting talent – twice! The League Two Bees have added Isiah Noel-Williams from Brennan’s former club Hemel Hempstead Town, while Jack Maskell...
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Fans Forum
/ 2 months agoGAME’S FLOW IN NEED OF A BREAK
IT’S NO longer a game of two halves but one of four quarters. As always, money makes the earth spin and when the World Cup is serving up hydration breaks even in climate controlled indoor...
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Features
/ 2 months agoStory of a Season – 2000-2001 – When Rushden & Diamonds sparkled to complete Max Griggs’ dream
Chris Dunlavy revisits the 2000-01 Conference season, when big-spending Rushden & Diamonds finally secured Football League promotion under owner Max Griggs.
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Fans Forum
/ 2 months agoGreens were left in awe of Genchev
HIGH PROFILE: Jordan Hugill has joined Hartlepool I HAVE fond memories of Boncho Genchev (NLP, June 14). His first goal for Hendon was an overhead scissors kick 15 minutes into his first start. His infectious...
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Features
/ 3 months agoThe Big Interview: Jordan Hugill – Hartlepool United new boy has come full circle
Jordan Hugill was 14 when Hartlepool United sent him packing after an unsuccessful week on trial - two decades later, he is back to prove himself once again!
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Features
/ 3 months agoStory of a Season – 1999-2000 – Jan Molby’s masters rallied to leave Rushden & Diamonds in the shade
The NLP’S story of a season: Turning back the clock to 1999-2000
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Features
/ 3 months agoThe Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Grant Shenton – Bern and Johnno gave me the tools to go with the flow with ‘Ro
As Grant Shenton muses on his career, he confesses it’s uncomfortable singing his own praises.
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Features
/ 3 months agoStory of a Season – 2005-06 – Accrington Stanley found the bottle to finally fulfil their EFL dream
The NLP’S story of a season: Turning back the clock to 2005-06
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FC Halifax Town
/ 3 months agoThe Big Interview: John McGrath – I feel I’ve earned my stripes and now I’m ready to kick on
New FC Halifax Town boss John McGrath says nobody can question his readiness to manage the Shaymen after a decade in the Non-League trenches.
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Features
/ 3 months agoNational Game Awards: Team of the Year Rochdale just kept coming back
Vince Lombardi, the legendary Green Bay Packers coach, said the mark of a good team is not whether they get knocked down, it’s whether they get back up.
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Fans Forum
/ 3 months agoWembley experience is lacking
FANS’ FORUM ONCE again, I have to complain about the poor Wembley experience – and I am not talking about the lack of goals or excitement in both FA Trophy and FA Vase finals. Upon...
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The Big Interview
/ 3 months agoWe’re five alive on Clapton rise
THE other week, Clapton Community FC won promotion to Step 5 after winning the Eastern Counties League Division One South play-off final 4-2 against Rayleigh Town. It was the latest episode in a 22-game unbeaten...
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The Big Interview
/ 3 months agoHarry’s still very much in charge
THE quote from Radcliffe boss Bernard Morley in last week’s NLP (The Week In Words, May 17), suggested that after 60 years, Harry Williams had retired as chairman of Ramsbottom United. This is not the...
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