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NIGEL ENJOYS STAGS' LEAP

UPBEAT Mansfield Town boss Nigel Clough says he is ‘delighted’ with the way his players have adapted to the step up to League One – and believes they can cope with any potential winter fixture pile-up.

LUKE BOOSTED BY WALES ACE LIAM

Swans bid to mark new era in style...

COBBLERS TEST IN TROPHY FOR POSH

HOLDERS Peterborough United have been drawn against fellow League One side Northampton Town in the Round of 32 of the newly-named Vertu Trophy.

Rohl confident Owls

DANNY Rohl said getting results is the only thing missing as his Owls were held at home by Cardiff.

DONS LACK A CLINICAL EDGE AS SADDLERS GRAB POINTS

NATHAN Lowe's strike inspired promotion-chasing Walsall to victory over AFC Wimbledon at the Cherry Red Records Stadium.

WILDER IS LEFT 'MUGGED' BY RED BUT TAKES THE POSITIVES

Manager sees draw as 'point gained'

ARCHIE ANSWERS CHURCH PRAYERS IN FLOWERS BOW

TEN-man Alvechurch fought their way to a first league victory since mid-September to kick off the Tim Flowers era with a precious three points.

DAWS SHUTS DOWN TOWN BUT MAGPIES DRAW AGAIN

DORCHESTER TOWN boss Tom Killick called for unity to help the Magpies shake off their mini slump after a fourth league draw on the spin.

MACCA'S THE HERO IN 'NICK' OF TIME!

SUBSTITUTE Nick McCoootie grabbed a stoppage-time winner as Weston-superMare battled back from 3-2 down with five minutes left to clinch victory in this top-of-the-table thriller at the Woodspring.

SHOTS LAUD HERO HENRY

FRUSTRATED Phil Parkinson bemoaned the rigours of life on the road as Altrincham were blown away by Storm Bert and a resurgent Aldershot Town in a fruitless tenhour round-trip though the wind and rain.

GRAHAM GETS THE GO-AHEAD

Coughlan back in at Boston

GOAL ACE ROSS HAS PLENTY OF SHELF LIFE

It's 300 up for Allen but Green Lion marches on

TREBLE TOPS OLLIE LEAVES GLOVERS IN A FINE MESS

YORK City are back on top of the National League after strolling to a comfortable win over a Yeovil Town side who finished the match with nine men.

BUILDING A STRONGER COMMUNITY

TWENTY clubs across Steps 3 and 4 of the Non-League pyramid have become the latest beneficiaries of grants from the Trident Community Foundation, which has now awarded more than £500,000 to support projects across the country since its inception in 2020.

KEV'S MEN SHOW BIG CHARACTER

SOUTHEND United boss Kevin Maher praised the spirit of his side after they twice fought back to hold high-flying Forest Green Rovers at Roots Hall.

GRAHAM GIVES UNITED BOUNCE

NEW Boston United manager Graham Coughlan ended the Pilgrims’ 11-match winless run with his first attempt, at the expense of fellow survival fighters Braintree Town.

TOWN ARE READY TO GO AGAIN!

Witham boss Kimble is eyeing a repeat

JOE IS SPECIAL GUEST STAR!

YATE TOWN 1 Guest EVESHAM UTD 0

CUT ABOVE THE REST!

ALAN JULIAN is fully on board with Hampton & Richmond Borough's serious message Movember even if he can't stop laughing at his players!

GRAHAM GIVES UNITED BOUNCE

NEW Boston United manager Graham Coughlan ended the Pilgrims’ 11-match winless run with his first attempt, at the expense of fellow survival fighters Braintree Town.

LIFE'S A BEACH AGAIN FOR DEC

DECLAN HOWE might have still been coaching in the LA sunshine had he not decided to come back to England around Covid and give his playing career another shot.

HORNETS HAVE THE BUZZ FOR VICTORY!

THE CLASH between Wingate & Finchley and Horsham was a tight and fiercely contested affair, with Horsham emerging as narrow victors thanks to a second-half strike.

Shadow of Eddie still hangs over Borthwick

STEVE Borthwick is in the ultimate nowin situation today against Japan at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, a game he cannot afford to lose and where a victory will mean almost nothing.

England have bullets but not the right gun

I WAS optimistic about England’s chances at the start of the autumn series, given the closeness of the games against New Zealand in the summer.

Dirty dozen could finish off Gatland

WHEN the Gatland Gate clanked shut behind him last night on a year of endless misery, the man himself might have wondered whether he will be back to walk through it again.

Kolbe's majesty is a delight to behold

CHESLIN Kolbe won the “man of the match” award for his two-try contribution to South Africa’s victory over England, thereby proving that for all their sins of omission and commission, members of the union game’s decision-making class still have the capacity to recognise the bleeding obvious when they see it.

This is where I'm supposed to be - Sione

SIONE Tuipulotu’s journey from the suburbs of Melbourne to the Scotland captaincy will come full circle today as he leads out his adopted nation against his country of birth at Murrayfield.

Tom 'Ailes' the achievements of inspirational skipper Riley

SEDGLEY Park No. 8 Tom Ailes says his team relish the competitive nature of National One and is confident the Tigers can rectify their rocky start to the season in weeks to come.

Cook's crew not fazed as they eye tilt at top half

THERE appear to be few signs of second season syndrome at Westcombe Park as captain Nick Cook reveals the group aren’t even contemplating the threat of relegation and are instead targeting a top-half finish.

Being a Lion was the highlight of my career

I PLAYED 19 games and scored 219 points for the Lions, on the tours to South Africa in 1968 and New Zealand in 1971, but I never played in a Test and that was fair enough.