FA Cup

AMMIES CHALLENGERS MEAN BUSINESS

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 November 2018

SOLUTION: Justin Edinburgh

WE’RE slowly seeing a gap emerge in the National League where it is becoming harder than ever for a part-time side to compete with the big boys. Yes, the FA Cup often throws up part-time sides beating fulltime sides but, over a season, it’s a tougher task.
Managers will always say they haven’t got much money, they’re struggling with this or that, and often have different versions of what part-time is. But the money in the National League is prevalent now more than ever.
At the moment there is a cluster of teams you could make a case for ...

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