I HAVE argued for a long time that there is too much football played in August, and so it was no surprise to see that clubs in the National League will have to front up in no fewer than seven league games in the space of just 21 days next month.
National League
This is where you will find all of the Non-League Football Paper’s National League news, opinion and content.
I’m now in perfect Nick! Barrow defender Anderton earns Blackpool move
Experienced midfielder Jai Reason chooses parklife for pre-season
Full list of 2017-18 National League fixtures released
Defender Shaun Pearson looking forward to responsibility after being named Wrexham captain
Portsmouth make bid for Dagenham & Redbridge goal ace Oliver Hawkins
Fans’ Forum: Taste of the Orient is sweet – at last!
Sam Deering decides against return to the National League to sign for Billericay Town
Is football betting at the workplace addictive?
In The Non-League Paper, July 2
Former Dover Athletic striker Ricky Miller gets six-game suspension for biting Guiseley player
Striker Luke Benbow looking to give Moor for new club Solihull
Sutton United looking to improve again but 3G discussion must continue, says boss Paul Doswell
National League will be even tougher, says Barrow boss Paul Cox as competition increases over signings
Winger Blair Turgott earns Stevenage move after impressive season with Bromley
Former Conference promotion winner Sam Hatton confident of making National League impact
Craig Harrison Big Interview: Career-ending injury made me bitter… but now I want to reach the top as a manager
The NLP says: From such a bleak outlook, a bright future has emerged for Leyton Orient
FOOTBALL… it really is a bloody soap opera! Just last week we were all set to pen the potential obituary of Leyton Orient with the club lurking in limbo. Despite surviving a winding-up petition at the High Court, the threat of liquidation remained a real prospect as the fans screamed for a financial backer and saviour.