Non-League Paper

NLP says…

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
7 January 2018

Grading is unfair to the smaller clubs
This is a busy time for football clubs, especially those with aspirations to climb up through the leagues because the suits from the Football Association are getting the clipboards at the ready. Oh yes, be on your guard, those pesky ground graders will be coming to see you over the next couple of months. Big question is, will they be ticking the right boxes for your club?
Last season, The NLP was as shocked as anyone to learn the fates of Darlington, Poole Town and Hungerford Town – who all saw their promotion dreams from National League North an...

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