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July matches could ease a winter backlog
FANS’ FORUM WITH the weather getting wetter and warmer each year, surely something needs to change in the football calendar. Unfortunately, I fear that the leagues...
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/ 1 month agoFans’ Forum: Macc’s top cup scalp was a proud day for Non-League
Was Macclesfield's FA Cup third round win against Crystal Palace the biggest shock of all-time? It's up there according to this supporter.
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/ 2 months agoWe have to do things differently
FANS’ FORUM ON SATURDAY at 2.10pm, the referee at Bath City called the FA Trophy game against Southend off. A mere 50 minutes before kick-off. Even he agreed that the pitch was completely playable so...
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/ 2 months agoThis weather chaos is just so pointless
FANS’ FORUM LAST weekend saw the usual chaotic, and at times comical, approach to dealing with matches affected by poor weather. Some matches were postponed the day before, some on the morning of the game...
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/ 2 months agoSol needs a grounding lower down
FANS’ FORUM I WAS surprised with the front page coverage in The NLP for Sol Campbell (December 14). If Campbell is wondering why he’s not been offered managerial jobs then maybe he should review his...
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/ 3 months 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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/ 4 months 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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/ 5 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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/ 6 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 8 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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/ 9 months agoWe lost fair and square on the day
FANS’ FORUM AS A York City fan and in response to Cliff Wild (Fans’ Forum, June 1), I would like to congratulate Cliff and his beloved Oldham Athletic for their promotion via the play-offs. They...
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/ 9 months agoWe’ve been hoodwinked
SO, FA Cup replays were scrapped to “protect players”, yet Manchester United can fly out 6,500 miles to Kuala Lumpur – just hours after their final Premier League game of the season – to play...
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/ 9 months agoSorry Chris, but York knew play-off score
AS AN Oldham Athletic fan, I have to take issue with the comments made by Chris Dunlavy in his columns over the last two weeks. In the May 18 edition, he laughingly stated that it...
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/ 9 months agoHold FA accountable – not our volunteers
I GAVE up my role as a Step 5 match secretary of over 15 years in 2019, mainly because of The FA and their intransigent attitude. Having seen the comments from the clubs involved in...
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/ 9 months agoA neutral venue was fairer
THE Combined Counties Premier South play-offs went from one controversy to another. A hastily-arranged Wednesday night final meant that Cobham had just three days to put together a side to travel to Jersey midweek when...
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/ 9 months agoTime to set a standard
LAST week’s NLP (May 25) highlighted a number of issues which have left Non-League clubs unhappy. Firstly, there’s the National League Promotion Final between Southend and Oldham at Wembley where travel restrictions at Wembley Park...
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/ 9 months agoCity are left isolated in south-west
FANS’ FORUM SO, Winchester City will be playing at Step 4 next season. As disappointing as it is to be relegated, the most galling part is the potential travel costs. Having crunched the numbers, being...
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/ 10 months agoGregor’s spot on, refs have become lazy
FANS’ FORUM SPOT on Gregor! What a great article from Gregor Robertson in April 13’s NLP (April 13) on the varying interpretation of refereeing across the pyramid in this country. The prime example of your...
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/ 12 months agoGibson will remember his famous Port foray
FANS’ FORUM I WAS interested to read about Neil Gibson’s move from Welsh football into the National League as manager of Wealdstone (NLP, February 2). Gibson’s first match in charge of Wealdstone last Saturday, may...
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/ 12 months ago‘Filthy’ criticism is so un-informed
FANS’ FORUM I WASN’T at the Hilltop v Broadfields United match at which the Broadfields players’ behaviour so angered Groundhopper (NLP March 2) so cannot judge whether his response was fair. He is certainly entitled...
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/ 1 year agoHellenic has lost its core
FANS’ FORUM I NOTE with interest that Southam United have withdrawn from Hellenic League Division One and had their record expunged. It is worth noting that from the division’s original allocation of 22 clubs, one...
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/ 1 year ago‘Wokeness’ is admirable in today’s game
FANS’ FORUM AFC FYLDE chairman David Haythornthwaite is understandably frustrated that his club lost money, travelling to Aldershot for a fixture that was subsequently postponed. However, I challenge his statement, “hopefully the tide is turning...
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/ 1 year agoHill did it the hard way with Shrimpers
FANS’ FORUM I READ with great interest you article on Gordon Hill and his memories of first playing at Southall FC in season 1972-73 (NLP, February 9). But I would like to add that, at...
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