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CARL STAYS CALM AFTER TRIPLE BLOW

GATESHEAD boss Carl Magnay has vowed to continue battling against adversity after three of his firstteam stars left for pastures new in as many days.

CITY GROUND MOVE CAME AS A SHOCK TO RAIDERS

THE Step 5 club priced out of its 11,000-seater home of five years insists news of being replaced as tenants by their arch rivals came as \"a complete shock\".

A SPORTING CHARM BESIDE THE SEASIDE

SCARBOROUGH is meant for summer and ices, beach shorts and sandcastles, but I found the place has its charms even in winter as I headed off to see Scarborough Athletic play Peterborough Sports.

GREEN'S SET FOR A FRESH CHARGE

BOSS Ivor Green reckons Lichfield City's Santa-style delivery over Christmas is proof of the edge he was after following last season's near miss.

PITMEN DOT THE DABBERS AT HOME

HEDNESFORD moved into the top five with a commanding win over fellow play-off rivals Nantwich.

SMALLEY DOUBLE JUST NOT ENOUGH

GLOUCESTER City will be kicking themselves for not picking up all three points in a hard-fought draw after coming from behind courtesy of a Brandon Smalley brace.

HAM IS HORNS' STING IN THE TAIL

James seals huge win over Robins

RONNY'S ROCKET KILLS OFF SEAGULLS

TONBRIDGE ANGELS eased to a comfortable win over Westonsuper-Mare with goals from Sean Shields and Ronny Nelson.

BRICKIES BUILDING A LEGACY

SUPER Sittingbourne are the toast of Step after disposing of 4 a higher-ranked opponent for the third time to reach the last 16 of the FA Trophy for the very first time in the club's 140-year history.

EVANS ABOVE!BLUES SET SIGHTS ON BIG STAGE

DARRYL Evans is already treading on unchartered territory at Fleet Town and he doesn't want the journey to end.

LIFE BEGINS AT 40 FOR CHRIS!

CHRIS DICKSON believes life begins at 40 when it comes to scoring goals - and admits his fine form may just convince him to carry on for another year.

RENOVATORS ARE READY TO MOVE IN, SAYS CHIEF

NEW contractors have been drafted in to get Farsley Celtic's pitch revamp back on track with chairman Paul Barthorpe insisting the original firm \"let us down\".

ROVER RYAN GET THE YEAR

Tight at the top to start off 2025

BISH, BASH, JOSH!

York signal title intent with big Stones signing

WRAGGY WILL BE SORELY MISSED

MACCLESFIELD FC have led the tributes to “colossal” former manager Peter Wragg, who has passed away.

BURY & RAMMY HIT BIG STAGE!

BRYANLY’S late penalty kept Bury top of the tree in front of another record-breaking crowd at Gigg Lane on Boxing Day.

BRAVE BERKO ARE ON TRACK

Ducks demolition maintains title tilt

OWLS THAT! CLEE GLEE ON TOP OF THE TREE

CLEETHORPES Town maintained their four-point lead at the top of NPL East with a hard-fought 2-1 derby win over North Ferriby at the Myenergi Stadium.

HAWKS SWOOP IN FOR DERBY GLORY

REUBEN AUSTIN hailed Havant & Waterlooville teammate Leon Maloney’s wonder goal as ‘a hell of a strike’ as the Hawks continued their promotion push with a 3-1 local derby success over Gosport Borough.

JULIUS DICTATES - BUT FANS MIST IT

JULUS Ndene handed Leek Town a famous victory in the mist – not that any of the fans got to see it!

GOLDEN BROWN BACK AT THE TOP

PHIL Brown gave his Kidderminster Harriers players Christmas off – and was rewarded with a climb to the top of the tree.

BRENNAN'S BOYS SALVAGED IN 'KAMIKAZE' YEAR END

STRAIGHT talking Dean Brennan lamented ‘kamikaze’ defending despite seeing his Barnet nick a dramatic late point to end 2024 at the National League summit.

FIVE-STAR PIRATES PUMMEL ROVERS

IN the final game of the year at the Ledger Stadium, second-placed Real Bedford faced off against fourth-placed Barton Rovers, who arrived as the league’s in-form side.

MOORE'S LATE GOAL SEALS BIG REDS WIN

GEORGE Moore was the hero grabbing a stoppage-time winner to sink Kingstonian and take Uxbridge to third in the table in what is becoming a fascinating promotion race in the Pitching-In Isthmian South Central.

IT'S LEW BEAUTY AS TOWN RUN RIOT

LEWYS Twamley’s stylish hattrick delivered another victory for Merthyr Town as they moved six points clear at the top.

LAVERY'S BOYS CAN BANK ON A BATTLE!

DISAPPOINTED Kettering Town boss Richard Lavery praised opposition striker Callum Ebanks after his two goals earned ten-man Stratford a point in this thrilling top-of-the-table contest.

MONTEL HANDS BLUES A LIFELINE

MONTEL McKenzie scored the only goal as Billericay Town edged to a hard-fought victory over league leaders Dover Athletic to cut their advantage at the top to four points.

IT'S DARREN'S WAY FOR ROMANS

NEW Bath City boss Darren Way says the thorough recruitment process has allowed him to take the job with eyes wide open.

ANCHORS SET THEIR SIGHTS

SEVEN of this season’s last 32 clubs in the Isuzu FA Trophy have the opportunity to set club record best runs with victory in this round – and two ties guarantee the winners will do just that.

THAT'S A WRAP!

High-flyers see year out in style