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TIME WE GOT SOME RESPECT

DAY JOBS ARE IRRELEVANT

YOUNG HOOKED ON MARINE LIFE

NEIL YOUNG wants his youthful Marine side to create even more memories when the Step 4 club take on League Two Colchester United in the first round proper.

TOP, AND NO HANGOVER!

I THINK we can safely say we miss the fans so much. I cannot wait until they come back because we need each other badly. Football is not football without them. It’s been really strange. I have taken in nine games in October at various levels with no fans, with 100 fans, with 600 fans. It’s just a crazy situation that makes no sense.

JAMIE'S LATICS LIFELINE

IT won’t only be local rivalries at stake when Chorley take on 2012-13 winners Wigan Athletic – Magpies boss Jamie Vermiglio’s son supports the League One club!

Gaffer was a one in a million

TRIBUTES PAID TO GARY LOWE

FANS' GESTURE IS TON-DERFUL

STEVE McKimm knows Tonbridge will still be decked out in blue & white even though Angels fans won’t be in the ground to see their first-round tie with Bradford City – and he says the fundraiser organised by a Bantams fan shows the best side of football.

DWYER'S CLASS POWERS PITMEN

CLASSY striker Anthony Dwyer provided a double whammy as Hednesford Town eased past their Southern League rivals in an absorbing tie.

BIG TOM DENTS TOWN'S PRIDE

CHESTERFIELD manager John Pember-ton praised his side’s character after striker Tom Denton netted his sixth goal of the season to edge past Yeovil in a game of few chances.

A WRIGHT THRASHING FOR POOLS

FIVE goals away from home, five wins in a row and five points clear at the top of the National League.

Butter Won't Let Chance Slip

Milan Butterfield’s late equaliser sent this tie at a wet Edgeley Park into penalties – and then he coolly stroked home the winning spot-kick to send Chesterfield through at the expense of National League rivals Stockport County.

WE AIM TO KEEP FANS BEAMING!

BEN STREVENS says Eastleigh are determined to build on their positive start so their fans really have something to shout about when the turnstiles re-open.

CARDS CLAIM THEIR SWEET REVENGE

THEY had to wait ten months for revenge – and Woking made sure they didn’t slip up in delivering it!

SKEM SHINE TO RE-WRITE THE REALMS OF HISTORY!

SKELMERS DALE United booked their place in the FA Cup first round for the first time since 1971 with another glorious display against a Stafford Rangers side from two divisions higher.

KATZ HAS EYES ON THE PRIZE

US investors close in on Woking takeover

TREAT US FAIRLY OR GIVE US ANSWERS

Step 1 & 2 clubs urge National League to explain cash distribution

POOLS GOING IN AT THE DEEP END

Challinor aiming to be in the mix – but only on merit

CHALLINOR HAILS NEW STAR AFTER THRASHING

DAVE CHALLINOR reckons Hartlepool United could have a star for the future in Joe Grey, after the youngster capped a fi ne debut to help the National League side progress in the FA Cup in this eye-catching encounter.

BRAVEHEARTS – AT THE LEIST!

AN 84TH-MINUTE winner from debu-tant striker Michael Petrasso saw Barnet edge through to the first round – but only after held off a late brave Leiston march threatened to cause a cup upset at Victory Road.

Boatmen pay a big penalty

SHOLING boss Dave Di-aper took his frustrations out on referee Adrian Quelch after Torquay United avoided a huge cup banana skin at the Mackoy Stadium.

Live The Dream From A Stream

Gary Johnson might only be able to do his traditional first pump celebration down the lens of a camera but the Torquay United boss is adamant their absent supporters still feel part of the season.

SHOTS ARE ROZEN OUT BY WYNTER

A LAST-MINUTE equaliser from Alex Wynter denied Aldershot Town a deserved second victory in five days – while rescuing Eastleigh’s unbeaten start in the process.

MASTERFUL MURRAY IS MAIN MAN FOR LINNETS

DEFENDER Sean O’Ma-honey’s injury-time header won the day for Runcorn Linnets, but it was his team-mate Iwan Murray who stole the show, the forward having a hand in all three of his side’s goals.

Hatters top with Reid winner

STOCKPORT County went top of the Na-tional League with a late goal from sub Alex Reid earning them victory at Chesterfield.

STONES SHOW PREM POWER!

BATTLING Wealdstone earned a first win in Non-League’s top tier since April 23, 1988 by overcoming Wrexham in a seven-goal thriller.

IT'S MY CHANCE OF REDEMPTION

NINE years on and the infamy of the day that “changed my whole life” still spurs on 37-year-old Josh McKenzie.

ANSWERING BACK THE ‘ARMCHAIRS'

AT a time when crowds are increasing at Step 3 and below, it pains me when loyal supporters of local teams are subjected to ridicule from glory hunting Premier League armchair fans.

COVID IS NOT WHY WE LOST

NOTTS COUNTY boss Neal Ardley defend-ed the decision to go ahead with the game against Maidenhead despite four Notts players testing positive for Covid.

SORBA WON'T BE SOLD CHEAP

BOREHAM WOOD chairman Danny Hunter has delivered a sobering message to a host of EFL clubs chasing talented winger Sorba Thomas, “meet our valuation or look elsewhere”.

BLUES IN FORM AS THEY EYE THE TOP

Long Eaton maintain undefeated record

‘I WAS NAIVE – NOT MALICIOUS'

BOWERS & PITSEA manager Rob Small says he was naive not malicious in breaching the FA’s betting regulations but hopes the context portrays the true picture – and he has offered to help with the education he feels is needed.