MAY 4, 2019. Listening to Radio Nottingham’s commentary of Notts County’s trip to Swindon Town, I was left speechless as a 3-1 defeat confirmed the unthinkable – after 157 years the world’s oldest League club were officially Non-League.
High up in the Wembley stands, a huge banner of Notts County’s late CEO Jason Turner was spread over several rows of seats looking down on Luke Williams’ side.
Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Real Madrid at the Bernabeu was intriguing, but never exciting. First legs rarely are. Like the opening round of a boxing match, there are jabs and feints and the odd stiff right to raise a cheer.
Assistant manager Danny Webb wants Chesterfield to show why they finished 13 points above Bromley when the two meet in the National League play-off semi-final.
DAVE DIAPER cannot wait for the challenge of Southern Premier League football after making it fourth time lucky in the play-offs – and says Sholing needed promotion to ‘keep things fresh’.