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Tony Incenzo: A hopper’s checklist

A brand new Non-League season is upon us thereby bringing great excitement up and down the country – and as a lifelong aficionado of our special level of football, I’ve been meticulously preparing myself for the 2025/26 campaign

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Tony Incenzo
3 August 2025

HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE: Hendon have been pushed from pillar to post in recent seasons PICTURE: Matt Bristow

By Tony Incenzo

A brand new Non-League season is upon us thereby bringing great excitement up and down the country.
As a lifelong aficionado of our special level of football, I’ve been meticulously preparing myself for the 2025/26 campaign.
Here are my top 10 topics researched…
Promotion and relegation within the National League system
Always a lengthy list but so important to keep abreast of. I am often asked random questions about various clubs such as: “What league do Macclesfield play in?” Having compiled my in depth preparatory notes, I can now confidently reply: “They’ve reached the ...

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