NLP’S VERDICT

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE
CAN South Shields make it four in a row? Plenty will fancy the north-east club but there is a host of clubs out to halt the pre-season favourites in their tracks.
It’s been all change at Grantham Town since their play-off final defeat to Ashton United with boss Adam Stevens returning to his former club Coalville Town. But his replacement Ian Culverhouse commands big respect and he assembled a play-off team at Southern League King’s Lynn Town last season.
Farsley Celtic also made the play-offs last time out and boss Adam Lakeland will f...