MACCLESFIELD TOWN’s demise really preceded the pandemic, the club was on the brink and was pushed into the abyss after years of hurdles and obstacles. But there’s good news for their long-suffering fans in the form of phoenix club Macclesfield … Continue reading Singing for the Macclesfield revival
SUDDENLY, the FA Trophy is important once more. With non-league action suspended, FA Trophy games have been allowed to continue, although goodness knows if the competition will be allowed to continue to its conclusion. With last season’s final between Harrogate … Continue reading In the bleak midwinter, Hitchin’s trophy exit
FROM the evidence of the first month or so of the non-league season, fans are clamouring for live football, regardless of the quality of the product on offer. Non-league football is seeing an increase in demand, even though clubs are … Continue reading Non-League Football: A boom in the making
THE late Alan Hull of Lindisfarne once wrote a tune called “The Money Game” and sang that he could “smile when it’s a rainy day”, implying that he didn’t have to worry about cash when things were bad. Sadly, modern … Continue reading Non-League’s rainy day… time to crisis test and change the constitution
WHAT A ridiculous situation this season’s FA Cup is. The second qualifying round brought us many ties involving step two teams from the non-league world. But in this confusing world of the pandemic, step two clubs cannot admit supporters to … Continue reading Non-League without a signal is nothing
THE late Alan Hull of Lindisfarne once wrote a tune called “The Money Game” and sang that he could “smile when it’s a rainy day”, implying that he didn’t have to worry about cash when things were bad. Sadly, modern … Continue reading Non-League’s rainy day… time to crisis test and change the constitution
WITH nobody allowed near a Premier League turnstile and everyone being advised to adopt a simpler, more fulfilling life while they refrain from breathing the same air as their neighbour, non-league football may have a golden opportunity to win more … Continue reading Non-League football’s time may have arrived
TO THE outside world, Leatherhead’s FA Cup run of 1974/75 might have looked like an ‘overnight success’. Indeed, the club had never previously reached the first round proper of the competition, much less the heights of the fourth round and … Continue reading The Non-League 100: Leatherhead 1974-75 – “The Lip” and Leicester
FOOTBALL clubs at all levels are feeling the squeeze at the moment. When you hear that a huge organisation like Barcelona is having financial pressure and their players have taken a pay cut, then you know the game is in … Continue reading Non-League should use coronavirus as a time for reinvention
