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...

Diary of a Groundhopper: Boro Rangers 4-0 Northallerton Town

This week, I am following in the footsteps of The NLP’s own Tony Incenzo, who recently visited the home of Boro...

Diary of a Groundhopper: Paget Rangers 2 Walsall 5

TUESDAY DECEMBER 12TH I’ve been in Panama dreaming of the cold weather in England (but not the place) while ‘sweating buckets’...

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...

Macc’s £13m man is a nice Brucie bonus

ALEX BRUCE By CHRIS DUNLAVY IN football, it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Or, in the case of...

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

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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...

DARTY BROWN

All Stars unite to champion a true legend By MATT BADCOCK ALL ACTION: Darty Brown on the ball for Yeading against...

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...

Pats on the back, we but must stay humble

DEAN BRENNAN By MATT BADCOCK IF THERE were questions in the summer whether Barnet were going to be one-hit wonders, then...

WE NEED TO MEET REFS MORE

DEAN BRENNAN believes morefrequent manager and referee meetings will help raise standards across football. “I want referees to understand the tactics...

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)....

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...

ROSS JENKINS

We have shown we can thrive in this division By MATT BADCOCK ROSS JENKINS and his staff took about three days...

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,...