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NOBBY'S DAYS ARE NUMBERED FOR SPARTANS

NOBBY Solano’s first stint in management lasted just six games after he was sacked by Blyth Spartans this week.

REGAN SHARES DERBY SPOILS

REGAN Linney’s first goal of the season earned a point for Altrincham in an ill-tempered, but entertaining Greater Manchester derby against Oldham, that leaves the expectant title challengers four without a win to continue their stuttering start to the season.

CITY BACK IN THE BIG TIME

THE play-offs may be forward-thinking Worcester City’s priority but boss Chris Cornes would love history to repeat itself in the FA Trophy.

WHERE WILL WE BE IN A DECADE?

THERE’S a natural tendency in Non-League to look backwards rather than forwards.

HEED HAVE TOP STOREY TO TELL AT THE SUMMIT

TEN-MAN Gateshead struck at the death to hit the top of the table and stretch their unbeaten start to six games, winning four of them.

JOHN'S ON TOP OF THE WORLD

SUPPORTERS of a certain vintage in the West Country could have been forgiven for thinking they had been transported back in time earlier this month.

HINSH ROLLS THE DICE AND STEERS YORK TO AWAY JOY

TWO late goals ensured York City returned to winning ways after their Bank Holiday Monday home defeat to Boston United with a hard-fought win over Dagenham & Redbridge at the Chigwell Construction Stadium.

MOORS IN A FLUSTER AS DARLO SEAL WIN

JACK Maskell’s bullet header was enough to give Darlington victory, though Spennymoor Town were left fuming at not being awarded two penalties, including one in added time.

FRANTIC FINISH AS ALF KEEPS WHITES IN

IN ONE of the most incredible finishes ever seen in an FA Cup tie in Kent, Dover Athletic somehow snatched a draw in stoppage time to deny Sittingbourne a place in the next round.

GRAY EYEING REDEMPTION

MATT GRAY is back, refreshed, refuelled and ready to make his mark in the dugout once again.

Goodrick-Clarke aiming to add his power up front for Chiefs

DUBBED ‘Mr Incredible’ by the club on his official unveiling, Exeter Chiefs have not been shy in promoting the physical prowess of summer signing Will Goodrick-Clarke.

Bailey: I'm just happy to get on and play

ORLANDO Bailey is happy to do whatever it takes to fulfil his dream of becoming a Premiership winner with Bath.

Cavalry comes to rescue for Bath

REMARKABLY this was the first meeting of these clubs since October 2020 when they contested a double-header in the European Cup competition.

Dozens of players in search of a contract

A SQUAD’S worth of Premiership players are still without a contract with just three weeks to go before the start of the 2024/25 season.

Freeman: We will be ready for All Blacks

TOMMY Freeman has an international date on November 2 circled in his diary and has urged England to make home advantage count that day.

Rees-Zammit's dream still alive

LEGENDARY American sports agent Leigh Steinberg believes Louis ReesZammit has a good chance of playing in the NFL this season despite being cut by Kansas City Chiefs.

Barker determined to hit the heights at Bristol

Paul Rees talks to Steele Barker, a young player who was once told he was too small to make it in the second row

Price glad he played under old regime

AT Pontypool Park on September 24, 1986, with the sweet chestnut trees in full autumnal regalia, the faithful rolled up without the foggiest clue that they were about to see something they had never seen before. And would never see again.

Energetic thinking urgently required

CRITICAL supporters of Bristol in the late amateur era believed their team was being straitjacketed by a rigidly traditional committee structure driven primarily by the pursuit of a better yesterday.

Fit-again Anscombe can't wait to pull the strings for Gloucester

GARETH Anscombe has been charged with helping propel Gloucester up the Premiership table, a task the Wales outside-half is relishing nearly a year after he played his last match.

We must get used to life after Lawes, urges Dowson

NORTHAMPTON boss Phil Dowson has told his squad to get used to life without Courtney Lawes and co in a hurry ahead of their Premiership title defence.

Relentless Tigers run in six as Cheika era starts in style

WILL Wand, one of Leicester’s newbies, summed up this hectic friendly, which launched Tigers’ Michael Cheika era, by saying: “I played for 40 minutes but it felt like 80.”

Round 1 to Boks in battle of the big beasts

RASSIE Erasmus won the battle of the coaches against Scott Robertson as his South African Bomb Squad – headed by Malcolm Marx – got the Springboks over the line and kept them on track for the Rugby Championship.

Warrior Macqueen shooting for gold

A FORMER rugby prodigy turn paralympic archer could fulfil a life’s ambition today and complete a unique sporting journey for Team GB in Paris.

Working together is name of the game

ONCE upon a time, when the game went pro, the astute national rugby unions took control of their biggest asset, which was the players, by contracting them.

England must find answers ...and fast

THE coaching churn that was a canker during the Eddie Jones’ tenure as England head coach has now spread to Steve Borthwick’s regime.

Students too good for Esher

THIS weekend’s preseason encounters presented National League coaches with a final opportunity to test their squads ahead of their season openers on Saturday.

Holmes hoping to make his mark with Scottish

WHEN it comes to player movement this summer, English rugby’s normal merry go round has been somewhat of a slow spin, a reminder of the fragility the game still has as it looks to work its way out of the woes left by Covid.

Devoto to make the difference for Titans

TWO sides have dropped down from National One into the West meaning it would be hard to look past one of Cinderford or Taunton Titans bouncing straight back up.

Shanahan: We need to create fear factor

NATIONAL One gets underway next weekend and supporters will expect another enthralling campaign with jeopardy throughout.