Features
What entices investors to Non-League football? How a community makes clubs an attractive proposition
From Gateshead to Goole, overseas money is starting to find its way into Non-League. In the latest of their monthly boardroom updates, Tim Fuell, of the...
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Fans Forum
/ 2 weeks agoA Hopper’s menu won’t ever change
FANS’ FORUM I DON’T know if I was meant to smile or not at Shane Roberts’ take on food at matches, but I did anyway (Fans’ Forum, October 11). As a groundhopper with no affiliation...
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Fans Forum
/ 3 weeks agoOur grounds are no places for vegans!
FANS’ FORUM WHILST I sympathise with John Barnett (Fans’ Forum, Oct 4) concerning the lack of vegetarian food in football grounds, I would suggest that he tries putting himself in the shoes of a vegan!...
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Fans Forum
/ 4 weeks agoPlace extra sales into a central pot
FANS’ FORUM WITH National league attendances totalling 1,545,344 for last season, a minimal increase of say £0.25p per ticket sale would have yielded a total income of £386,336. The National League could then place this...
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Fans Forum
/ 1 month agoCup replays simply don’t make sense
FANS’ FORUM AS a relative newcomer to being a football fan, I have taken the plunge and fully engrossed myself in Non-League and joined my amazing hometown club, Merthyr Town. It was difficult therefore to...
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Fans Forum
/ 1 month agoCan we create a revelutionary ‘GB Pyramid’?
FANS’ FORUM I CONGRATULATE all those involved in getting the English Non-League pyramid up and running from the messy arrangements that prevailed in the 1960s and then developing it into its complete coverage today. I...
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Features
/ 2 months agoThe Big Interview: Cole Skuse – Mick McCarthy was a key influence for the Bury Town boss
Bury Town boss Cole Skuse reflects on his journey from a 600-game EFL career to management and the lessons he learned from Mick McCarthy about getting the best out of his players.
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Featured
/ 2 months agoMy Diamonds glory days will live with me forever
Looking back on the most special time of his career during the reflective days of Covid, Andy Burgess began making some causal notes.
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Boreham Wood
/ 2 months agoIliman Ndiaye and Sorba Thomas – Boreham Wood’s academy success stories
Matt Badcock looks at how Boreham Wood helped shape the careers of academy graduates Iliman Ndiaye and Sorba Thomas, who have both landed Premier League moves.
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Fans Forum
/ 2 months agoChevrons 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 for around 18 months now, going whenever we can,...
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Fans Forum
/ 2 months 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 months 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
/ 3 months 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
/ 4 months agoFantasy Non-League 2026-27 – Introduction & Entry Form
Fantasy Non-League 2026-27 - Introduction & Entry Form
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Fans Forum
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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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Fans Forum
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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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Features
/ 4 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
/ 4 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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