Managers Are Like Refs – We’re All Clueless!

IN A time of managers trotting out platitudes and clichés, Alex Pike is a hurricane of fresh air. The 52-year-old could...

It’s Bignot, Not Big Time – Now Merry Moors Are Reaping Rewards

MARCUS BIGNOT is half joking when he says he only seems to work with people who have “no money”.

I’ve Come Full Circle So I Know It Won’t Be An Easy Ride

JOHN COLEMAN wasn’t looking forward to Christmas. As an out-of-work manager he’d missed his first Easter bank holiday and pre-season in...

We’re Savouring Home Comforts – Now For A Big Gun!

THERE is a reason why, once the chance of a Premier League giants had gone, Paul Hurst wanted a trip to...

Now It’s Nick Chadwick’s Chance To Shine

He says Wayne Rooney is the best player he’s ever played with, was managed by David Moyes and had a legend...

It’s Never A Chor For Garry Flitcroft

He's had emulsion and bleach all over them, but ask one-time £3.5m Premier League star Garry Flitcroft if he regrets getting...

Youth Team Cling-On Connor Jennings Is Goal King

Rags to riches? Maybe not. This is recently moribund, and still seemingly stricken, Macclesfield Town after all.

Our Chance To Shine, Says Shortwood United Boss

It's August in the home dressing room at Shortwood United’s quaint Meadowbank ground, and Alex Sykes is borrowing from one of...

Sutton United Skipper Has Regrets But Lots To Give Back

Jamie Stuart can barely catch his breath, returning The NLP’s call in a small window between managing Welling’s youth team and...

Forget Dwight Gayle – I’m The New Bishop’s Stortford King

Kyle Vassell just knew the comparison would come. Fourteen goals in 12 games, one four-goal haul in the FA Cup and...

Praise The Lord! Alan’s The Answer To Stockport County Prayers

One off the bottom of Skrill North with a solitary point from five games, Stockport County did not have a prayer;...

From The Boardroom Floor To The Lap Of Luxury

Sergio Torres probably hadn’t heard of Non-League football, let alone his future stomping grounds Molesey, Basingstoke Town and Crawley Town when...

Love And Loyalty – Perfect For A Whites Wedding

Mikey Harris' relationship with Salisbury City is more than a love affair – it’s a full blown romance.

I’d Retired But Now I’m In No Rush To Hang My Boots Up!

Five months ago, Dele Adebola came on for the last few minutes of Wrexham’s Conference Premier promotion final defeat at Wembley,...

Life’s Too Short For Regrets, Now I Plan To Have Some Fun

James Norwood?has always been a man in a hurry. After all, when he first arrived on the men’s football scene with...

Tag Teams Or Rock Festivals, They Don’t Beat Scoring A Goal

KYLE PERRY is roaring with laughter: “I’m not telling you what I was called!” says the Altrincham striker when asked the...

I Knew I’d Play For The Gaffer Again, It’s Like Coming Home

As Freudian slips go, it’s a mild one, but when Paul Benson says: “I’m back here now”, it is understandable that...

‘Right Place, Right Time?’ Not As A Striker!

Olly Murs dreamed of playing at Wembley, and the semi-pro striker turned singer rocked the national stadium recently by playing Kylie...

I’m 37, But I’ll Not Be Beaten In A Foot Race

After a 20-year professional career in some of the best dressing rooms in world football, you could forgive Michael Duberry for...

California Dreaming Has Left Me Feeling Champion

While his new Cambridge United team-mates had the sound of the infamous pre-season bleep test ringing in their ears, Tom Champion...

Disaster Has Prepared Us For Title Tilt

Anth Smith used to run a business importing granite – now he’s in the profession of exporting Gateshead.

I’ve Finally Got The Job I Wanted!

You certainly can’t accuse John Askey of not knowing the score.

Fleetwood Could Be Writing Headlines, Not Just Making Them

It was January that Stuart Fleetwood got in touch with this reporter to enquire about courses, qualifications and ways into sports...

Grimsby’s Faith Has Given Me A New Lease Of Life

In Alex Rodman’s own words, he was looking at something “life-changing” happening as he starred in Aldershot Town’s impressive start to...

Refocused Dean Back From The Wells Of Despair

Suspended, injured or in a huff because you’ve been dropped.