COOL IRON READY FOR THE CRUNCH

ANGELO HARROP can’t help but think back 12 months ahead of his Braintree Town returning to Worthing tomorrow afternoon.

WHITES TAKE A HARD LINE

SALISBURY boss Brian Dutton says his team won’t be bullied out of a place in the National League by big-spending AFC Totton.

FAN PASSION BOOSTS GAV

ENFIELD TOWN boss Gavin M a c p h e r s o n says the Towners will know exactly who they’re playing for when they turn up at Chatham Town.

STEVE'S SUITED AND LIVING DREAM

STEVE GARDENER thought he was just going for a pint with his dad and brother when he attended a meeting at the local ice rink to discuss restarting Romford Football Club.

OSBORNE AIMS TO FULFIL HIS BIG MOORS  EFL-DREAM.

Solihull get set for big final tilt

CABLES FINALLY CAN BELIEVE. JT!

PRESCOT Cables supporters have waited for more than a decade to celebrate promotion but knew this contest was over in little more than an hour.

AUSTIN'S BOYS ARE MOTORING

HARBOROUGH Town boss Mitch Austin said his side bagged the win and promotion they deserved after goals at either end of the game saw off promotion rivals Anstey Nomads.

TRILOGY ALL SET FOR RAVENS TO DELIVER A KNOCKOUT BLOW

BROMLEY boss Andy Woodman says he feels like Tyson Fury as the Ravens gear up for the final leg of an epic ‘trilogy’ against Solihull Moors at Wembley.

VICTORY IS FOR OUR HERO GEE!

CHICHESTER CITY dedicated their five-star play-off victory to late assistant manager Graeme Gee after this one-sided encounter sent them up in style.

JAMES' HEROES TAKE A BOW

BOWERS & Pitsea bounced straight back to Step 3 foot ball after a tense penalty shootout victory over Essex rivals Brentwood Town, who in turn lost a second final shootout in three years.

BIRD EYES A WAY BACK IN

Tanners boss keeps perspective

MARINE LIFE IS GETTING BIGGER

MARINE fans will pile onto eight coaches to travel to Macclesfield – and boss Neil Young says that shows how much the club is booming.

THE BUCKS HAVE GOT FIZZ BACK

KEVIN WILKIN has urged his AFC Telford United promotion-chasers to take the club’s first major step back to redemption.

CLUBS HIT BACK IN CUP REVOLT!

FOOTBALL chiefs from across the pyramid have joined forces in a bid to overturn the controverisal decision to scrap FA Cup replays from next season.

Perenara tops try list as 'Canes march on

TJ PERENARA became the all-time top Super Rugby try scorer as his table topping Hurricanes demolished the Waratahs.

I'd love to coach at top level, says Biljon

IT IS one of rugby’s cruel ironies that Harvey Biljon, who has transformed the careers of so many players, is still waiting for his own shot at the big-time.

Smith: I'm better at handling mistakes

FIN SMITH credits his superb form this season to a mental mind-shift that enables him to now take the rough with the smooth.

Masuku hits the target for Sharks

THE Sharks turned Twickenham ‘Stoep’ into a mini South Africa as a partisan crowd roared their side to a dramatic victory over three-time winners Clermont to reach their first European final courtesy of deadeye goal kicking by Siya Masuku.

Roebuck out to impress England

SALE’s Tom Roebuck is a man on a mission as he looks to use the final weeks of the Premiership season to give England’s selectors a push to select him for the summer Tests against Japan and New Zealand.

Blame RFU for lack of confidence Halliday

THE Cornish Pirates statement that the future of professional rugby in Cornwall is in jeopardy – citing RFU prevarication over promotion as the root cause in new investors delaying their commitment to the club – has prompted a sustained attack on the RFU by Championship clubs chairman Simon Halliday.

Saints so close to stunning Leinster

NORTHAMPTON boss Phil Dowson was left to rue the one that got away after Saints went down 20-17 to Leinster in the Champions Cup semi-final.

Delighted to see Titans stand tall

THERE are some teams you grow particularly attached to over the decades and I make no apologies in numbering Rotherham Titans among those.

At 61, Daran calls it a day

DARAN Poppy was one of the oldest players in the RFU pyramid this season, reaching double-digit appearances for Old Gravesendians at the tender age of 61 but has decided to call time on his rugby career.

Nayalo steers Army to thrilling fightback

THE British Army’s men pulled off a thrilling comeback that will live long in the memory to keep their hopes of regaining the Inter Service Championship alive, and dash the Royal Navy’s dream of a first back-to-back title in 50 years.

Louis has sights set on Kansas gold rush

THE latest phase of his footballing reincarnation took Louis Rees-Zammit to a school run by an American superstar whose contract runs from seven figures into nine.

Quins have to climb very steep mountain

WHEN Harlequins face Toulouse this afternoon in their first European Cup semi-final in south-west France, it will be one of the biggest games in their history, and the overriding emotion the English club and its supporters will be one of excitement.

Leinster made to fight all the way

UNDERDOGS Northampton will be rueing a disappointing error strewn opening 55 minutes because after that they were clearly the stronger side as Leinster clung on desperately to reach another final.

Eadie has the last laugh for Hartpury

MITCH Eadie went from sinner to saint in a double try-scoring display as Hartpury won in style to keep their hopes alive of finishing the season in the tophalf of the Championship table.

Appleyard unhappy with date clashes

STAFFORDSHIRE head coach Andy Appleyard believes the RFU are ‘stealing opportunities away from quality players’ due to the opening round of the County Championship being played on the same day as the Papa John’s final.

You lived on the edge with Scotland

WHENEVER I cross paths with Paul Ackford, he always shouts across the room, “he taught me everything I knew!” Both of us were called into the England squad on the back of the London division’s famous win over Australia in 1988 but he got into the Test team later that year, and I didn’t.