Proud boss Carl Magnay hailed his Gateshead side after this victory at fellow promotion chasers Forest Green Rovers in the National League late kick-off.
Gritty Wealdstone capped a perfect week in their bid to avoid the drop with a come-from-behind victory over National League promotion-chasing Forest Green Rovers at Grosvenor Vale.
Forest Green Rovers’ first-team coach Dan Connor reckons Adam May’s first-half goal to beat National League side Solihull Moors was the “goal of the season”.
I’ve been told by people within the Football League for years that three-up was just around the corner – I’m not sure how far in the distance that corner is but it’s not been getting much closer.
Dean Brennan’s runaway National League leaders Barnet confidently dispatched playoff chasing Altrincham to record an eighth straight victory and increase their lead at the top of the table to 14 points.
Angelo Cappello’s early strike earned FC Halifax Town a second home win in a week to continue with their National League play-off place push after defeating Yeovil Town.
Steve Cotterill was delighted with the calibre of goals that his Forest Green Rovers side scored after a convincing victory over Maidenhead United kept their National League title hopes alive.
The National League title wasn’t won or lost on Tuesday night and whether in two months’ time we look back as the pivotal evening in the race remains to be seen.
Braintree Town opened up daylight between them and the relegation places as two first-half goals sealed a well-deserved win over National League title hopefuls Forest Green Rovers.
The issue for the National League is not so different to the one faced by the EFL. Its leaders have spent the last few years pleading with the Premier League for a bigger slice of its TV revenue. The “New Deal for Football,” they call it.