By Matt Badcock
GOVERNMENT loans being turned into grants for clubs at Steps 3-6 are hugely welcome but not perfect.
That’s the view of Pitching In Northern Premier League chairman Mark Harris following the announcement that clubs below the National League will have access to a £10m pot to help cover losses incurred by the Covid-19 pandemic.
There had been fears the money in the Winter Sport Survival Package would only be on offer as loans but, after exhaustive lobbying from the Football Association, the DCMS this week confirmed they would be grants through application to the Fo...