Non-League Paper

Hard… but always fair!

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
24 December 2017

ONE of the joys of Non-League football is that players often seem a harder breed than those in the big leagues. Hard tackles were not frowned upon, and players who went down in the penalty area for no good reason were told to get on with the game.
Today, too many players are copying the often overpaid stars of the Premier League, turning small incidents into dramas, during which the referee is surrounded by both teams.
Hard tackling is lawful and must not be confused with those badly judged and dangerous sliding tackles, which are often the cause of a scene. But defenders do need to go for ...

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