MAGIC DAY FOR WANDS & DONS

CRAY Wanderers and SE Dons stepped up their preparations for the new season – and it promises to be a huge one for both clubs as they embark on new, exciting journeys.

MAXI-MILLIONS!

Magpies pocket £4m as Kilman joins Hammers

STREVS STRIVES FOR PROGRESS!

BEN STREVENS reckons players are realising they can be Made in Dagenham again.

PREECE: WE'RE RARING TO GO!

ANDY PREECE doesn't have to worry about Chorley blowing off the cobwebs in pre-season - they've been in all summer anyway!

GAFFER GASH TO GET TOUGH

MICHAEL Gash has promised to unleash his ruthless streak after last season’s flirtation with relegation.

IT'S AN ELL OF A LOT BETTER NOW

Dan departs but Horgan keeps the bulk

ADAM'S HART NOW AT HOME

ADAM CAMPBELL says moving back home was a key factor in him joining Hartlepool United.

DEAN LANDS A DEADLY DOZEN

Trio boost Bees' summer haul

ROBBO ON A CRUSADE

I've got my best squad yet' insists Town chief

STEVE'S LIVING A DREAM AGAIN WITH LAMMAS!

STEVE Parsons is one of football’s brilliant brains.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT TO CROW ABOUT

DANNY Crow met his Harleston Town players last weekend to discuss their plans for the summer holidays.

STRAPZ YOURSELF IN FOR THE RIDE!

ON STRAPZY is in no doubt about what SE Dons are walking into next season.

ACTIONS NOW SPEAK LOUDER

DEAN Windass recently recounted an incident during a match for Bradford City when he grew so enraged by the sledging of Robbie Savage that Paul Jewell hooked him at half- time.

WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE, GARETH!

IF GARETH Southgate wants to know even more about the qualities Slovakia possess this evening, he would do well to get on the blower to another Three Lions boss.

I'VE GOT TO PUT THINGS WRIGHT!

Ollie delayed Glovers, now he's on side

CHIEF ION HAILS HERO SAVIOURS

FC Romania are saved from the brink

FRIENDLY FARE SETS THE BALL ROLLING

THE Euros are still going on and Wimbledon hasn't even started, but we're already at the dawn of a new football season! And to prove the point, there were friendlies dotted around the country yesterday to whet the appetite for 2024-25.

DEFOE IN TALKS TO BUY A CLUB

JERMAIN DEFOE has exclusively revealed he is in talks to buy a Non-League club, as the former England striker spoke of his love of grassroots football and how ‘special’ he finds the pyramid.

MATIJA'S GLOW WILL LIVE ON

MATIJA SARKIC’s former clubs in Non-League have paid tribute to the Millwall goalkeeper after his shock death at the age of 26.

DARYL'S SETTING HIS SIGHTS HIGH

McMahon's made Urchins even stronger

JORDAN RECEIVES OUR FULL SUPPORT

Seagulls back Bastin after betting ban

TIME RUNNING BID OUT IN A TO RESCUE ROMANIA

FC ROMANIA owner lon Vintila admits the club's existence is hanging by a thread as he desperately searches for a last-gasp financial saviour.

NORTON AND BIRCH EAGER TO EMBRACE AVRO CHANCE

Experiences give bosses belief

JONES GLIDES IN TO BOOST SWANS

JOEY JONES reckons it was a “no-brainer” to sign for Walton & Hersham after relocating back to the area.

KEEPING STAR REES IS NET GAIN FOR MICHAEL

UPBEAT Merthyr Town boss Paul Michael says keeping hold of star striker Ricardo Rees is ‘better than any new signing we could get’.

MAC'S READY FOR A RETURN

CALUM McIntyre says he has never felt better after returning from a holiday in Menorca – but there’s one break the Chester boss didn’t enjoy.

NEW DEAL OR NO DEAL, ROB KEPT HEED ON UPWARD TRAIL

But boss finally gets his reward

COX IS TOPS FOR HOOPS!

Rookie Sam relishing his City challenge

DIAMOND POLISHERS EYE A GEM IN NEVETT

TEENAGE talent George Nevett says he only needed to look back at the devleopment of Non-League players in the past to convince him that Peterborough United were the right club for him.

AGONY GOES ON FOR SHRIMPERS!

SOUTHEND United's future remains incredibly uncertain ahead of another crunch week for the club.