YOU’RE wanted by Sir Alex Ferguson so much that the greatest manager that there’s ever been is not only hammering your agent’s phone, but he’s put in three bids for you. He usually gets what he wants.
KARL MARGINSON reckons the St Mary’s Road End is fast turning into FC United’s Stretford End – and says there’s no more feared stand in Non-League football as the club really start to settle into its new home.
A HUGE banner that was unfurled among the fans before kick-off declared “The boys are back in town” – and after ten years in the making, FC United of Manchester celebrated coming home on Friday night.
It has now been over two years since Manchester United bucked the trend of football clubs going private by publically listing on the New York stock exchange (NYSE); a move which, if successful, analysts at the time speculated could convince other top clubs to consider the same financial route.
The major problem faced within grassroots football remains ever present, regardless of the money involved in the game. It still continues to show how much this sector needs funding.
Sergio Torres probably hadn’t heard of Non-League football, let alone his future stomping grounds Molesey, Basingstoke Town and Crawley Town when he arrived in?England a little less than ten years ago with a big dream.
Shelton Payne played a key role in helping Colwyn Bay avoid relegation last season but the North Wales will have to do without him next term following his decision to join Barrow.
This weekend, the FA Cup kicks into full force with Non-League clubs starting to dream about which big team they could pull out in the first round proper.