DIEGO SEALS BUCKS’ WIN

By Tony Tomlinson BUXTON 3 LEEK 1 THIS traditional pre-season meeting between neighbours provided ample good football with the teams well...

Masks for trialists?

I SAW “Mystery Triallist wins it…” for Hampton & Richmond at Gosport and reflected that we watched a triallist keeper save...

LIAM’S HAD A LONG TROTT!

From Colarado to Bromley for EFL ace By Chris Dunlavy MOST National League players despair at the thought of a midweek...

DARTS ON TOP

By Dec O’Reilly NATIONAL League South play-off runners-up Dartford started pre-season with a win. Goals from former Stone Jack Jebb and...

Sharing…dream on!

MARK Jackson suggests sharing out the FA Cup funds equally, asking what have the FA and Premier League got to lose...

GET SET FOR BATTLE OF THE HEATHS

FA CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND STATS & FACTS BY PHIL ANNETS OF @FACUPFACTFILE 9 Just nine days after the last Extra Preliminary...

MCCALLUM HAS FINAL SAY TO SEE OFF URCHINS

By Dan Bennett HORNHURCH 1 Dickson 79 DAGENHAM & R 2 Trialist 24, McCallum 81 DAGGERS continued their winning start to...

Cancel the cup games

NOW the fixtures are out let’s hope all leagues and County FAs follow the ones who already have and cancel their...

PARROTT IS TALK OF THE WOODS

By David Richardson THE FA Cup returned with a bang in midweek as Non-League clubs became the first to welcome crowds...

ATHLETIC PUNISH LINNETS

By Richard Scott KIDSGROVE 3 RUNCORN LINNETS 0 TWO goals in the minutes before half-time saw Kidsgrove complete their pre-season with...

FANS’ FORUM

Ailing Non-League is left to sink or swim! SOMETIMES good things happen to those who wait. Those of us who gain...

PICS SO HIGH AS PREM ACE KIGHTLY FLIES IN

By Tom Blackett FORMER Premier League winger Michael Kightly has come out of retirement to sign for Rushall Olympic. The Pitching...

ALFOLD ON CLOUD NINE AS CUP DEBUT GRIPS VILLAGE

By Alex Thrower I N 2015, Alfold club secretary Wayne Mouring was erecting a fence around the pitch to stop cars...

KEANE’S CRACKER TAKES IT

By Alan Gee STAFFORD 2 CHORLEY 1 STAFFORD dispatched higher-league opposition impressively. The hosts imposed themselves so much it took Chorley...

PROTECT THE CASH

RARE SILVER: Any FA Cup prize money must be used carefully I READ the letters from Mark Jackson and D Dyson...

WEMBLEY DATE SETT IN STONE!

By Jeff Bowron WE’VE DONE IT! Consett players celebrate victory at full-time PICTURES: Shutter Press CONSETT AFC will be marching down...

PERFECT PENS LIFT PHOENIX…

By John Lyons DELIGHTED boss Paul Bryon admits there’s a real buzz around Phoenix Sports after they triumphed 11-10 on penalties...

CARDS TOO STRONG FOR BORO

By Matt Green ROUND-UP GOALS from Selim Saied and Nathan Wood gave Woking a 2-1 friendly win at Farnborough. The pair...

Virus hits coaching system

THIS week we have seen a number of County FA’s coach development officers losing their jobs across the country. This comes...

AT LAST! IT’S WEMBLEY BUZZ FOR HORNETS

By David Richardson THEY had to wait six months for this moment but ten-man Hebburn Town will never forget their colossal...

A MYDAS TOUCH

WHITTON United midfielder Mydas Smalls staked his claim to being the youngest-ever player to score in the FA Cup during the...

SCHWARZER JNR SAVES DRAGONS

Julian is spot-kick hero like his dad By Ken Gaunt VETERAN STAR: Mark Schwarzer played for Chelsea and Fulham NEW Basingstoke...

Pressure on Seagulls

CREDIT must go to the owners of Weston-super- Mare, who have obviously invested heavily over the summer, as can be witnessed...

WAIT IS OVER AS NOTTS GO PLOTTING REVENGE

By Tom Blackett RULED OUT: Ben Turner NOTTS COUNTY and Harrogate Town will play their FA Trophy semi-final on Thursday, September...

BOYCE IS BACK – JUST FOR JOSEPH!

PREMIER STARS GRACING NON-LEAGUE By John Lyons GOLDEN BOY-CE! Emerson Boyce scoring for Wigan Athletic and lifting FA Cup in 2013...