Blues supporters raised £115,000 in a ‘Boost the Budget’ appeal last year and they’ve already pledged well over £80,000 of a £100,000 target this summer. It’s a massive boost for Johnson and fellow joint manager Bernard Morley as they bid to put to put together a squad that can compete against a host of fulltime outfits in the notoriously difficult National League North.
Non-League Paper
Lower leagues benefit as fanatics get the buzz back
THE lengths some people will travel to watch a football match can go to extreme limits. Fans deprived of their regular Saturday afternoon fix this past year have been making up for lost time by attending games in those leagues which have resumed after spending months in limbo because of the pandemic.