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At last, the Gates have opened for wily campaigner Malcolm Crosby

18 June 2015 0 comments

MALCOLM CROSBY knows all about the importance of timing. Twenty-four years ago, the new Gateshead boss was a rookie coach at Sunderland when his friend and mentor Denis Smith was sacked.

Kevin Nicholson: I’m ready for one last hurrah!

25 May 2015 0 comments

THIS time of year might be all about the promoted clubs enjoying their moment in the spotlight, downing the champagne and jetting off to party in Magaluf.

So, how do you solve a problem like Stockport County?

23 April 2015 0 comments

PICK up any newspaper this week and you’ll discover there’s a dark cloud hanging over the blue half of Manchester. There’s a club in decline, we’re told. Things ain’t what they used to be.

He was an Anfield starlet, but now Craig Lindfield is a Red Rebel!

4 February 2015 0 comments

CRAIG LINDFIELD has a skeleton in his football closet he doesn’t like to talk about too much around FC United fans.

How Lincoln City boss Chris Moyses is changing perceptions

22 January 2015 0 comments

IF ever a manager really needed a good start, it was Lincoln City’s Chris Moyses. He’d seen the restless natives coming, and it wasn’t just his lack of managerial experience that had them reaching for their pitchforks.

Andre Gray Bossing Things Both On And Off The Pitch

20 March 2014 0 comments

THE BOSS, reads the graffiti on the wall behind Andre Gray. It couldn’t be a much more fitting translation for the Luton Town and England C striker.

Elliott Durrell Gets His Full-Time Chance With Wrexham

6 February 2014 0 comments

ELLIOTT DURRELL had got used to his football money supplementing a well-paid job selling mobile phones, with goal bonuses from the 23 he’s already registered for Hednesford this term amply filling a piggy bank for his first child.

Managers Are Like Refs – We’re All Clueless!

21 January 2014 0 comments

IN A time of managers trotting out platitudes and clichés, Alex Pike is a hurricane of fresh air. The 52-year-old could be considered one of Non-League’s real characters.

It’s Bignot, Not Big Time – Now Merry Moors Are Reaping Rewards

14 January 2014 0 comments

MARCUS BIGNOT is half joking when he says he only seems to work with people who have “no money”.

I’ve Come Full Circle So I Know It Won’t Be An Easy Ride

27 December 2013 0 comments

JOHN COLEMAN wasn’t looking forward to Christmas. As an out-of-work manager he’d missed his first Easter bank holiday and pre-season in decades, and the absence of a Boxing Day and New Year derby double-header would have been enough to drive a man to drink.

We’re Savouring Home Comforts – Now For A Big Gun!

17 December 2013 0 comments

THERE is a reason why, once the chance of a Premier League giants had gone, Paul Hurst wanted a trip to one of the Sheffield clubs in the FA Cup third round.

Now It’s Nick Chadwick’s Chance To Shine

11 December 2013 0 comments

He says Wayne Rooney is the best player he’s ever played with, was managed by David Moyes and had a legend like Paul Gascoigne as just “a humble team-mate”.

It’s Never A Chor For Garry Flitcroft

3 December 2013 0 comments

He’s had emulsion and bleach all over them, but ask one-time £3.5m Premier League star Garry Flitcroft if he regrets getting his hands dirty in Non-League management and the answer is resounding.

Youth Team Cling-On Connor Jennings Is Goal King

19 November 2013 0 comments

Rags to riches? Maybe not. This is recently moribund, and still seemingly stricken, Macclesfield Town after all.

Our Chance To Shine, Says Shortwood United Boss

13 November 2013 0 comments

It’s August in the home dressing room at Shortwood United’s quaint Meadowbank ground, and Alex Sykes is borrowing from one of his old bosses as he sets out his Step 4 side’s targets for the season.

Sutton United Skipper Has Regrets But Lots To Give Back

8 November 2013 0 comments

Jamie Stuart can barely catch his breath, returning The NLP’s call in a small window between managing Welling’s youth team and doing the Wednesday afternoon school run.

Forget Dwight Gayle – I’m The New Bishop’s Stortford King

23 October 2013 0 comments

Kyle Vassell just knew the comparison would come. Fourteen goals in 12 games, one four-goal haul in the FA Cup and a hat-trick the round after – the 20-year-old is, of course, the new Dwight Gayle.

Praise The Lord! Alan’s The Answer To Stockport County Prayers

16 October 2013 0 comments

One off the bottom of Skrill North with a solitary point from five games, Stockport County did not have a prayer; a once-proud Championship club at their lowest ebb with manager Ian Bogie quitting after abuse from fans.

From The Boardroom Floor To The Lap Of Luxury

8 October 2013 0 comments

Sergio Torres probably hadn’t heard of Non-League football, let alone his future stomping grounds Molesey, Basingstoke Town and Crawley Town when he arrived in?England a little less than ten years ago with a big dream.

Love And Loyalty – Perfect For A Whites Wedding

1 October 2013 0 comments

Mikey Harris’ relationship with Salisbury City is more than a love affair – it’s a full blown romance.