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Haver 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...
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Features
/ 1 week 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
/ 1 week 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
/ 1 week 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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/ 2 weeks 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 weeks 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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/ 2 weeks 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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/ 2 weeks 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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/ 2 weeks 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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/ 2 weeks 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 weeks 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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Features
/ 3 weeks 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
/ 4 weeks 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
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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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The Big Interview
/ 1 month agoBRAD’S SIGHTS SET ON POPPIES POWER
By Peter Short FORMER defender Brad Piercewright is determined to become the next owner of Kettering Town – and wants to take the club into the Football League. Last week, it was revealed that two...
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The Big Interview
/ 2 months agoHOLS LEFT ON HOLD AS AL BEGINS REBELS ROLE
By Jon Couch RETURN: Alan Julian is back in the hotseat at Slough ALAN Julian has revealed the driving force behind a productive first week in the Slough Town manager’s office – his understanding wife...
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The Big Interview
/ 2 months agoWith a glut of goals and a sprinkle of stardust , i’ll get the fan’s Seal of approval
CHESTER FC MANAGER PHIL PARKINSON By CHRIS DUNLAVY MAKING NOISE: Phil Parkinson is back in the manager’s hotseat at Chester PICTURE: Jonathan Moore PHIL Parkinson has spent the last six weeks watching Chester, so he...
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Features
/ 2 months agoThe 2026 NGAs: Ollie Pearce is chasing a Player of the Year double
As we celebrate the end of another rollercoaster season, the National Game Awards are once again preparing to honour the great and the good for their part in another memorable campaign.
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Fans Forum
/ 2 months agoDenis and Viv’s 80s heroes left me Radio Ga Ga
FANS’ FORUM I REMEMBER vividly when York City accumulated over 100 points in the 1983-84 season. I attended many games at the old romantic Bootham Crescent ground, where strikers Keith Walwyn and John Byrne spearheaded...







