BASFORD UNITED have dropped out of the Evo-Stik NPL Division One South play-off places after being deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.
It’s a scene many fans of small-time football teams look forward to, seeing their club go up against the biggest names in the game and get a shot at making the headlines all around the country.
It’s August in the home dressing room at Shortwood United’s quaint Meadowbank ground, and Alex Sykes is borrowing from one of his old bosses as he sets out his Step 4 side’s targets for the season.