There’s a natural tendency in Non-League to look backwards rather than forwards. Nostalgia is great, but how often do we consider what our level of the game will look line in ten or fifteen years’ time?
104 clubs that started in the extra preliminary round are still in the competition including 55 clubs from Step 5. At least 13 of these clubs will be in the next round.
Worksop Town striker Jordan Burrow reckons the NPL Premier promotion race is so hot because all the contenders are capable of competing in the National League North.
Things on and off the field are vastly different now to when The NLP started, and even more so if we look back to the late 80s and early 90s. But is it a price worth paying?