DAVE TARPEY finally fulfilled his lifetime ambition of becoming a Football League player – but thanks to his chairman’s five-a-side match, a dodgy fax machine and a painfully slow e-mail connect it almost never happened!
After another thrilling weekend of National League action, Tuesday has already rolled round… meaning it’s so nearly time for another set of midweek fixtures.
The 29-year-old set a National League South record last season by scoring 45 goals as the Magpies romped to the division’s title, but many speculated a step into the top tier of Non-League could prove too difficult for the prolific striker.