For Ben Strevens, the job title of manager is not one he is totally wedded to. It’s one he also ponders whether he will want again and perhaps it’s too early to say.
The Spitfires came out on top of this dogfight in bomber county, their plucky hosts Boston United requiring a quick upturn in form to recover the gap to safety, now ten points in the National League.
Delighted Steve Cotterill hailed the spirit of his Forest Green Rovers side after matching their 19-game unbeaten run record of the 2021-22 season in League Two with this last-gasp victory over Eastleigh in the National League.
The lowest ranked club still in this season’s FA Trophy, Isthmian South East club Sittingbourne FC, are also appearing at this stage of the competition for the first time in the club’s 50th Trophy campaign – a competition record for the most campaigns before reaching the last 16.
ALTRINCHAM powered their way into the National League play-off places with a hard-earned victory over ten-man Eastleigh, whose nine-match unbeaten run came to a disappointing end.