with Chris Towers

The wind and rain were driving hard into my overcoat as I squirmed through the narrow turnstile of Basford United, decked out in multiple layers of clothes to keep the storms at bay.
My damp match ticket presented to the staff like a semi wet flannel. The Nottingham based ground is tucked away in a housing estate, not far from the tram stop at David Lane.
This club always seems close to the community, almost part of the estate, with it being tucked in , alongside the housing. But home itself may have appeared more warming and distant for many on a day for strong co...