Crown dependencies’ offshore football clubs have become part and parcel of the Non-League Pyramid in recent years with Guernsey, Jersey Bulls and FC Isle of Man all valued members of our National League System.
A very special anniversary is being celebrated in military football circles this season – it is exactly 150 years since Royal Engineers lifted the FA Cup.
Guernsey boss Tony Vance believes moving into a football-specific stadium for the first time can give the game on the island a reboot – but insisted for now he is only focused on points and survival.
Merthyr Town fans last night gave a thumbs-down to the Football Association of Wales’ offer to join the Welsh top flight and will continue their pursuit for Step 2 football in the Non-League pyramid.
There’s a natural tendency in Non-League to look backwards rather than forwards. Nostalgia is great, but how often do we consider what our level of the game will look line in ten or fifteen years’ time?
JERMAIN DEFOE has exclusively revealed he is in talks to buy a Non-League club, as the former England striker spoke of his love of grassroots football and how ‘special’ he finds the pyramid.