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FA Cup Factfile: The first stop on the Road to Wembley

1 August 2021 0 comments

Three hundred and forty-eight of the 729 clubs participating in the 150th anniversary of the FA Cup begin their campaigns on August 6, 7 or 8.

Mark Harris: Plans are better than panic!

1 August 2021 0 comments

An alarming number of pre-season games have been called off, mainly due to players and volunteers having to self-isolate after being pinged by NHS Track and Trace.

Football is a whole new ball game – Chelmsford City chairman Steve Shore

1 August 2021 0 comments

I got a call from a friend. “I’ve put some money into Chelmsford City Football Club but know nothing about football; could you help look after it?”. Always one to say yes to a challenge, I accepted – little did I know what was to come.

Guillem Balague: We’ve put big blow to bed

1 August 2021 0 comments

ONE of my main ambitions since I joined Biggleswade United back in 2014 has been to see us field a first team in both our men’s and women’s sides made up entirely of homegrown players who have progressed into our top sides through the junior sections of the club.

Tony Incenzo: Now it’s the wide-awake club!

25 July 2021 0 comments

Teams like St Helens Town, Warrington Town and Warrington Rylands have all made it to Wembley in the FA Vase over the years despite being in areas where football plays second fiddle to the oval ball game.

Chris Dunlavy: This is Phil Parkinson’s big chance

25 July 2021 0 comments

When Parky was appointed by Sunderland in October 2019, he was widely seen as the steadiest pair of hands in League One.

Reforming the game is no easy task – NPL Chairman Mark Harris

18 July 2021 0 comments

Last week, the government launched a survey of fans to canvas their views on football governance. You’ve got until July 22 to take part.

Chris Hargreaves: England Euro success gives us all a lift

11 July 2021 0 comments

Firstly, with the obvious and devastating impact of Covid, and secondary, with regards to football – a 55-year barren spell of success for our national football team.

Steve Hill: You can’t top a Euros win!

11 July 2021 0 comments

It is with some difficulty that I type these words in the fug of a hangover following England’s dramatic semi-final victory over Denmark.

Tony Incenzo: Living the dream and inspired by others

11 July 2021 0 comments

The involvement of women – from volunteers to board level, from clubs to league administration – is commonplace in today’s game and vital in bringing us the game we love.

NPL chairman Mark Harris calls for evolution, not revolution after fan-led review

11 July 2021 0 comments

Does football need an independent regulator? That’s one of the questions being pondered by the Independent Fan-Led Review of Football Governance, led by former Sports Minister Tracey Crouch MP.

John Lyons: A big test lies ahead for Torquay United boss Gary Johnson

4 July 2021 0 comments

For a chunk of last season it looked as though Gary Johnson’s Gulls were going to cruise to the title and win their place back in the Football League after a seven-year absence.

Tony Incenzo: Thumbs-up for the addition of play-offs at steps 5 and 6

27 June 2021 0 comments

Although the Football Association is yet to confirm the arrangements for the commencement of play-offs across all of these leagues officially, some plans have been published on various websites and social media.

Chris Dunlavy: Penalties…it’s art, not luck!

27 June 2021 0 comments

Such equanimity will offer cold comfort to Gary Johnson and his Torquay United players following last weekend’s painful shoot-out defeat to Hartlepool in the National League play-off final. Nor is it likely to prevent Pools supporters toasting a dramatic return to the EFL.

Columnists

FA Cup Factfile: The first stop on the Road to Wembley

Mark Harris: Plans are better than panic!

Football is a whole new ball game – Chelmsford City chairman Steve Shore

Guillem Balague: We’ve put big blow to bed

Tony Incenzo: Now it’s the wide-awake club!

Chris Dunlavy: This is Phil Parkinson’s big chance

Reforming the game is no easy task – NPL Chairman Mark Harris

Chris Hargreaves: England Euro success gives us all a lift

Steve Hill: You can’t top a Euros win!

Tony Incenzo: Living the dream and inspired by others

NPL chairman Mark Harris calls for evolution, not revolution after fan-led review

John Lyons: A big test lies ahead for Torquay United boss Gary Johnson

Tony Incenzo: Thumbs-up for the addition of play-offs at steps 5 and 6

Chris Dunlavy: Penalties…it’s art, not luck!

Jeff Stelling: It just does not get any better after Pools play-off success

Tony Incenzo: End EFL ban of 3G surfaces

Steve Hill: Euro 2020 is not a patch on the play-offs!

Adam Virgo: Sorry, but the promotion final is too close to call!

Lee Fowler: Promotion Final bosses know what it takes

My Ultimate Dream Team: Adam Virgo gives his National League Team of the Season

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