Grading criteria is much more than just a few unhinged seats

By MATT BADCOCK

TUESDAY morning, a little before 9.30am and a corner kick away from Wembley Stadium, Hanwell Town are opening up their ground for assessment.
It’s part of the intensive drive to look in depth at all Step 3-6 grounds in the National League System by the end of October, with National League clubs to get the same treatment later in the season.
The NLP has been invited along to see what we’d traditionally know as a ground grading in action.
Launched at the end of July, the FA and Premier League have joined forces to launch the Stadium Accreditation Programme.
For the first tim...

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