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BLUES GET READY FOR A VENTURE UP NORTH

Smith accepts club's fate after failed appeal

STEVE LANDS ON HIS FLEET!

STEVE Claridge is looking to rediscover his love for football after nine months of professional pain and personal sadness by returning to his roots

BADGERS HAVE NEW-PARTNERS

IT'S one of the most unlikely partnerships of the year, but Eastwood Community Football Club really have joined forces with Benfica!

ANDY CAN MAKE POPPIES BLOOM

IT’S fair to say Andy Leese is something of a Step 3 expert, so Kettering Town look to have made a rather shrewd appointment this week.

ARCA KNOWS THE ART OF HIS CRAFT

JULIO ARCA can take inspiration from several managers as he prepares to kick off his own career in the dugout with National League North newcomers South Shields.

AIDAN GETS HIS BIG HEED SHOT

STEP 6 hotshot Aidan Rutledge says he is ‘absolutely buzzing’ at the chance to be dining at NonLeague’s top table next season after landing a dream deal at hometown club Gateshead.

Buck stops with me, but we'll bounce back as one

EVIN Wilkin says he would have had no complaints if AFC Telford United had sent him packing following relegation from National League North.

COASTERS ROLL ON AMID A SEASON OF THRILLS AND A GRIPPING FINALE

NEWCOMERS King’s Lynn Town and Banbury United were the first to show as they topped the table at the end of the month.

A TEAM THAT TIME FORGOT

RELEGATION from League Two is usually the result of long-term neglect or financial mismanagement, and frequently both.

BRIDGE HAVE WORK TO DO

Stadium headache for Heath

FULL STREAM AHEAD! STEP 2 JOINS PARTY

THE National League plan to press ahead with streaming in their North and South divisions in the coming season after impressive top-flight results last term.

MIKEY'S THE GRAND OL' DUKE OF YORK

MIKEY Morton grew up in York, which is just as well. Without emotional those ties, the man who saved the Minstermen from an instant return to National League North might well have walked away.

STOCKDALE REVELS IN RETURN TO HIS ROOTS

DAVID Stockdale says he wants to earn his place as York City’s number one on performance as opposed to reputation – and has still set his sights on glory.

DAVID EMERY: A TRUE GENT AND BEST IN THE BUSINESS

DAVID Emery was a brilliant writer and unflappable who brought editor a sense of serenity to the most chaotic of professions.

SHAUN AIMS TO RAISE BAR HIGH

LOCAL hero Shaun Saunders was chuffed to lead Whitehawk to promotion – and is hoping his summer recruitment gives them the chance to repeat the trick.

MARGETTS MOVES TO MATLOCK

JONNY Margetts admits Stamford’s switch to the Southern League was a key factor in his departure – and is now eager to fire Matlock Town to NPL Premier glory.

REBELS BOSS HINSH LANDS LUQUE DEAL

NATIONAL LGE SOUTH

NOW MACCA HAS RAISED THE BAR!

SEASON 2022-23 REVIEW

A YEAR OF STARS AND NEW HISTORY

THE NLP'S 2022-23 SEASON REVIEW NATIONAL LEAGUE

JAMIE WELCOMES NEW GENERATION

JAMIE Cureton is under strict instructions to keep his boots locked away following Enfield FC’s promotion from the Essex Senior League.

LEARN RESPECT, LIKE CLOUGHIE!

WRITING in his 1994 autobiography, Brian Clough explained that his hatred of Don Revie’s Leeds United was fueled by their lack of respect for authority.

JOSH FACES HIS BIGGEST BATTLE

Cancer scare has changed my life

WE'VE MADE OUR POINT!

HOPES are high that player behaviour at grassroots level will improve after the Football Association announced it is bringing in points deductions for teams who repeatedly commit offences of serious misconduct.

NOW IT'S ALL FINE & DANDO

Saviour keeps Pitmen afloat

FLINN KEPT US GUESSING 'TIL THE END

IT didn’t feel like it at the time but, looking back, Gary Flinn pretty much revealed his future plans to leave Newport Pagnell Town when addressing the press at the end of an arduous FA Vase final defeat.

JAMIE FULFILS HIS WEMBLEY DREAM

CLUTCHING the FA Vase, Ascot United manager Jamie Tompkins wore a smile as wide as the Wembley arch.

WINTER TURN UP THE HEAT!

Rangers have no fear of hitting new heights

SOCCER AM HELPED SAVE ME, SAYS BEN

BURY Town goalkeeper Ben Meyhew thought his football days were behind him before the age of 30 – before Soccer AM helped revitalise his career.

FLINN'S OUT ON A HIGH!

GARY Flinn says he will never forget his ‘amazing time’ in leading Newport Pagnell Town to two Wembley finals – but felt it was the right moment to move on.

Chairman Mark has more to do

NON-LEAGUE custodian Mark Harris has spent a lifetime in football – but he is not finished yet.