IT’S a long way from the Eastern Counties League to the Championship. In fact, for pretty much everyone at that level of the game, even the National League can feel out of reach, let alone the Football League.
SALFORD CITY joint-boss Anthony Johnson says there’s no chance of him and Bernard Morley thinking they’ve made it now they’ve become full-time managers – and he’s told the Ammies to make sure they book their spot in the play-offs.
BENEFACTORS and Non-League football. For every happy ending, there seem to be five clubs caught in the eye of a storm. Sometimes the trail of destruction left when a rich man tires of his latest play thing is like trying to dustpan and brush-up the after effects of a hurricane.
EFE SODJE will team up with North West Counties League Division One side Sandbach United in pre-season after his exit from Macclesfield Town was made official.
NEWLY formed City of Liverpool FC have already secured a big victory before kicking their first ball and will start life at Step 6 after a successful appeal.
LEAGUES say they may have no other option but to kick off the new season in July after the Football Association announced the FA Cup is set for an August 6 start.
RAMSBOTTOM UNITED are hoping their new managerial team of Paul Fildes and Mark Fell can match the success of former joint-bosses Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley.
SQUIRES GATE’S Joe Noblet was denied a 40-yard wonder strike in his side’s end of season relegation decider – because the match officials didn’t see it go in!
NORTH West Counties League Premier side Squires Gate will be welcoming some illustrious visitors on Thursday as top level Portuguese club Academica roll into town.
DOUBLE-WINNING AFC Darwen have been given a further boost after former Blackburn Rovers and Burnley winger Peter Devine agreed to become the club’s new manager.