FC Halifax Town
The 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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Fans Forum
/ 2 weeks 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
/ 2 weeks 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
/ 2 weeks 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
/ 2 weeks 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
/ 4 weeks 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
/ 4 weeks 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
/ 4 months agoThe Big Interview: Carlisle United’s Charlie Wyke – I’d love one last hurrah for my son
Four years ago, Charlie Wyke suffered a heart-attack during a training session for Wigan Athletic and died for four minutes.
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Features
/ 5 months agoThe Big Interview: Alan Dowson – Pressure? It’s what I live for!
How pleased is Alan Dowson to be back in the management madhouse at Hampton & Richmond Borough with all the stresses and strains of trying to win a game of football each week?
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Features
/ 6 months agoThe Big Interview: Chris Agutter – Sutton United boss has found the right path
Chris Agutter quit a well-paid mechanical engineering job to pursue his dream of becoming a full-time football manager.
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Features
/ 7 months agoThe Big Interview: Hungerford Town boss Danny Robinson – I’ve plenty more left in the tank!
Danny Robinson still remembers his first game as a Non-League football manager.
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Features
/ 9 months agoThe Big Interview: Spencer Gore – I’ve got this big hairy ambition, to take Chelmsford City to the Premier League!
Spencer Gore calls them BHAGs – Big Hairy Audacious Goals. “With EMJ (European Medical Journal) we’ve got a mission to elevate the quality of healthcare globally,” Gore says of the company he founded that has...
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Features
/ 10 months agoThe Big Interview: Kelvin Davis – Virgil van Dijk’s exit taught me you must live for the moment
The moment Burton Albion signalled their intention to sign Tyrese Shade, Eastleigh manager Kelvin Davis knew the game was up - and memories of Virgil van Dijk's big money move to Liverpool came to his...
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Features
/ 11 months agoThe Big Interview: Aaron Wildig – Shrimps’ saga just shows that you must live for the moment
Aaron Wildig spent the best years of his career at Morecambe and is heartbroken to see the chaos currently engulfing the Shrimps.
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Features
/ 11 months agoThe Big Interview: Adam Le Fondre still has targets after goal-laden career
Adam Le Fondre scored 12 goals in his solitary season as a Premier League footballer. That’s a better minutes-per-goal ratio than Mo Salah and Harry Kane.
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoThe Big Interview: Hartlepool United manager Simon Grayson
Simon Grayson is no mug. After 784 games, four promotions and an abundance of boardroom drama, he knows exactly what he’s walked into at Hartlepool United.
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Features
/ 11 months agoThe Big Interview: Steve Pitt – Whatever the task, I’m willing to get my hands dirty
There can’t be many National League managers helping out with a kitchen fitting when The NLP calls but Steve Pitt needs to phone back.
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The Big Interview
/ 12 months agoThe Big Interview: Graham Coughlan – I’m a tight Irishman, it’s not all about money!
By CHRIS DUNLAVY By CHRIS DUNLAVY GRAHAM COUGHLAN GRAHAM Coughlan’s bid to rebuild Boston United has unfortunately required several fruitless trips to Starbucks. “I’m a tight Irishman,” explains the 50-year-old Dubliner. “So there’s nothing worse...
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Features
/ 12 months agoThe Big Interview: Richard Pacquette – I’m ready for my next step
If there’s one thing that much-travelled striker Richard Pacquette has learned over the last quarter of a century playing football at various levels, it’s the importance of team spirit.
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Features
/ 12 months agoThe Big Interview: Jefferson Louis – Love of game kept me going
He changed clubs 51 times over 28 years, made over 900 career appearances and scored 257 goals, but Jefferson Louis can pinpoint the exact moment he knew it was time to hang up his golden...
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National League South
/ 1 year agoThe Big Interview: Lee Martin – Fergie’s fledgling has earned his Wings
Lee Martin played with Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs during his formative years at Manchester United.
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Chorley
/ 1 year agoChorley: Magpies’ stalwart Mark Ellis has found his range
Not content with carving out a 500-game professional career as a top-class defender, Mark Ellis is now revelling in a new role – as Chorley’s top goalscorer!
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Features
/ 1 year agoClitheroe FC: Danny Wilkins has got the board’s backing
There was a moment when Danny Wilkins realised that becoming Clitheroe FC’s next chairman might not be such a mad idea.
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Features
/ 1 year agoRyan Beswick’s earning his Quorn in dual role
With his team 20 points clear at the top of NPL Midlands pre-weekend and topping the club’s scoring charts, it’s safe to say that Ryan Beswick has settled well into his role as Quorn player-manager!
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Dagenham & Redbridge
/ 1 year agoBen Strevens strives for more time
For Ben Strevens, the job title of manager is not one he is totally wedded to. It’s one he also ponders whether he will want again and perhaps it’s too early to say.







