Like it or not, Non-League football is no longer a matter of kicking a ball round for 90 minutes on a Saturday afternoon. We rely on volunteers to do the jobs that enable clubs to stage matches.
Marine are about to begin their latest adventure of National League North football but boss Neil Young is happy to wait a little longer – he still needs to get some players in!
Some see the Regulator as the game’s saviour. We don’t yet know whether the new government will follow their predecessors in restricting the Regulator’s scope to including Steps 1-2 of the NLS.