No substitute for manager’s hunch

FANS’ FORUM LIFE’S A PITCH: Buckingham FC’s Stratford Fields ON JANUARY 24, 2024, I attended the Northern Premier League game between...

Vase rivals a credit to their clubs

FANS’ FORUM LAST week’s FA Vase tie between Tilbury and North Greenford United was, as expected, a tense and exciting encounter....

Late venue switch isn’t fair on fans

FANS’ FORUM AS a supporter of Romford FC since the 1960’s, I was somewhat irked by the late change and venue...

Not all clubs have luxury of a facility

FANS’ FORUM I REFER to the excellent article by Tom Cooper, Managing Director of Sports Ground Development (NLP, Jan 14). In...

It’s so easy just to blame the manager

FANS’ FORUM THE recent merry-goround of football clubs sacking managers suggests that some club chairmen – and indded supporters – have...

Capturing the spirit of grass roots

FANS’ FORUM I RECENTLY attended Worthing United v Dorking Wanderers B in the Southern Combination Division One at Step 6. After...

Embracing the game’s entertainers

FANS’ FORUM FOR ME, Non-League football is one of the best aspects of living in England today. More controversially, since I...

The wrong way to the Rhonddas

FANS’ FORUM JUST an observation on the otherwise excellent report on the Merthyr Town v AFC Totton match last Saturday, which...

I got the RAW end of the deal at City

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]...

Ravens can not be more welcoming

FANS’ FORUM I WRITE in praise of Bromley FC and their amazing hospitality. I was a guest of the board of...

Following Ites brings back so many memories

FANS’ FORUM AROUND 70 years ago, I went to Botany Road with my Dad and saw Sheppey United go through the...

Never mind dogs… it’s the children

FANS’ FORUM I READ with interest in last week’s Diary of a Groundhopper (NLP, October 8) that your mystery hopper doesn’t...

Cup draw sent me all radio gaga

FANS’ FORUM THROUGH the pages of your excellent paper, I would like to complain about the live coverage of the FA...

Regulator needs special powers

FANS’ FORUM I AM not sure all socalled ‘rogue owners’ get into football for wrong reasons – but sometimes ego takes...

Benches set the wrong example

FANS’ FORUM READING ‘Diary of a Groundhopper (NLP, Sept 16), I can whole-heartedly relate to his comments made regarding the “tripe...

Is digital era the end for collectors?

FANS’ FORUM FURTHER to the cashversus-card debate, my club, Sheffield FC, thankfully offer both. However, they only run an online match...

WELCOME KING LOUIS – THE 51ST!

FANS’ FORUM By Neil Harvey VINTAGE: Jefferson Louis has returned to Beaconsfield in a player-coach role PICTURE: Neale Blackburn NON-LEAGUE’S favourite...

WE’RE AS PROUD AS PEACOCKS

FANS’ FORUM By Matt Badcock ROB DRAY says his high-flying Taunton Town have got the taste for being around the top...

Clubs must show grace in cash row

FANS’ FORUM I WISH to defend Brian Cuttell’s dilemma in the “cash v card” argument at football grounds (NLP Sep 10)....

No contest in the ‘Cash v Card’ row

FANS’ FORUM WHILE I share Brian Cuttell’s dilemma in the Cash versus Card debate at football stadiums these days (Fans’ Forum,...

Referees’ respect is a two-way thing

FANS’ FORUM LATE CALL: Scunthorpe v Buxton was abandoned WHAT a shameful decision from referee James Bancroft at Scunthorpe last Saturday...

Couldn’t ref play a waiting game?

FANS’ FORUM THE decision to award last week’s game between Scunthorpe United and Buxton to be replayed is totally unfair on...

OUR RIC’S IN GREAT NICK!

FANS’ FORUM By John Lyons IT’S GERMAN EFFICIENCY! Chesham co-boss Michael Murray congratulates Ricardo German on his hat-trick at Merthyr Town...

What about cash or card on the gate?

FANS’ FORUM I HAD planned to go to the Banbury United v Alfreton Town National League North match on Tuesday night...

What a day to be had at Clay

FANS’ FORUM ONE TO VISIT: Clay Cross Town FC I’VE just got back from a most enjoyable trip to Mill Lane,...