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Cards close to the heart – Woking man Paul Hodges’ ticket to ride again

Non League Manager and Player Interviews

Amos Murphy

25/04/2021

While sense of ‘meaning’ can be crudely exploited by some in football, the connection is genuinely deep-rooted for Paul Hodges at Woking. For the recently-returned attacking performer, though, his second time around as a National League player comes refreshingly free of excess pressure. Rejoining Woking a month ago, the 27-year-old had spent the past year with Slough Town, though such was the ridiculousness of 2020/21 that they only played 12 ...

Barnet appear to appoint Simon Bassey as new boss

Amos Murphy

07/04/2021

'My best football is yet to come' - In depth with Aldershot midfielder Jermaine Anderson

Amos Murphy

26/03/2021

‘I really wanna hang my spanners up!’ – Altrincham’s Tony Thompson, full-time keeper in waiting

Amos Murphy

25/03/2021

Season of football matches vs dating: how to keep private life alive?

Amos Murphy

16/03/2021

'I wanna probably work in non-league, where the chairman’s got a project' - Ex-England man Carlton Palmer

Amos Murphy

14/03/2021

What a difference a Dave makes... - In depth with Chester fan & Liverpool Echo writer Dave Powell

Amos Murphy

05/03/2021

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01/03/2021

The Brys is right for Blue Star - Paul Bryson relishing joint-management prospect

A new era is underway at Newcastle Blue Star. In this most disrupted and decimated of ...

Amos Murphy

27/02/2021

Walsall, Worksop and California dreaming - The footballing times of James Baxendale

This week, James Baxendale was announced as taking on a coaching role at Worksop Town to ...

Amos Murphy

17/02/2021

Red man rising - One-on-one with Colne's Jamie Cooke

After his appointment as Colne boss last ...

Amos Murphy

16/02/2021

How Does Your Life Change When You Date a Football Fan?

By Guest Author When you begin dating ...

Amos Murphy

13/02/2021

'I’m very glad that it’s actually turned out how it has' - Craig Fasanmade on the climb with the Crusaders

All restrictions and ridiculousness apart, this has ...

Amos Murphy

07/02/2021

'Nearly man' to number one - Histon boss Lance Key's life after glove

His recollections of some cherished times at ...

Amos Murphy

06/02/2021

Game behind the name - Keeping it moving with Rod Orlando Young

The current campaign has held plenty of ...

Amos Murphy

03/02/2021

'My mission is to provide a voice for the misfits' - In depth with Braintree's Nathan Smith

He is most closely connected with his ...

Amos Murphy

27/01/2021

Art of anticipation - One-on-one with Thierry Audel

In the career of Thierry Audel, stopping goals has been the chief aim, though he has ...

Amos Murphy

16/01/2021

In depth with Guiseley's Hamza Bencherif - Young cub to Lions skipper

He had a big-club introduction to English ...

Amos Murphy

15/01/2021

Boreham Wood manager Luke Garrard extends deal

Boreham Wood manager Luke Garrard has extended ...

Amos Murphy

10/01/2021

Return of the Raks - The long road home for Ebbsfleet's Rakish Bingham

Without leaving the UK, Rakish Bingham's career ...

Amos Murphy

11/12/2020

Spennymoor Town boss Ainsley's 14-year tenure comes to an end

Jason Ainsley has left his role as ...

Amos Murphy

10/12/2020

'Retiring without officially retiring, I guess!' - Joe Davis' new seat at a familiar table

A new club this season for Joe ...

Amos Murphy

06/12/2020

Striving on at Silverlands – One-on-one with Buxton's Sam Wedgbury

It was a flurry of eye-catching close-season ...

Amos Murphy

03/12/2020

'I just want to pay people back who believe in me' - In conversation with Southport forward Jordan Archer

Four seasons ago, Jordan Archer was a ...

Amos Murphy

18/11/2020

‘You are looked at as probably ‘the big I am, coming down here to play’' – Watford legend Luther Blissett reflects on...

His name both commands respect and evokes ...

Amos Murphy

08/11/2020

Brysa's back in town - Home is where the Hoops are for Paul Bryson

While the comings and goings on the ...

Amos Murphy

04/11/2020

'There’s not a part of the club that I think could be run better' - In depth with Spennymoor goal king Glen Taylor

There will likely be precious few slipping ...

Amos Murphy

31/10/2020

'My aim is to help Gateshead get promoted' - Full steam a-Heed for Jordan Cook

A recent move to Gateshead has suitably ...

Amos Murphy

28/10/2020

'It took me until about 23 to really enjoy football' - In depth with River Allen

Rather than a non-league player with wide-eyed ...

Amos Murphy

23/10/2020

Stone-cold believer – One-on-one with Wealdstone's Jorome Slew

The man who hotstepped his way through ...

Amos Murphy

21/10/2020

‘My desire to manage is still there but I’m also playing at a fantastic club’ - In depth with Folkestone Invicta's Sa...

When players return to action following an ...

Amos Murphy

20/10/2020

Charlton target Thomas transfer-listed by Boreham Wood

Boreham Wood say they have agreed to ...

Amos Murphy

16/10/2020

'You either come along or you don’t' - Bromley's Byron Webster striving on

Following his recent move to Bromley, Byron ...

Amos Murphy

02/10/2020

JA Confidential - Beneath the surface with new Bromley striker James Alabi

In 2016/17, his name was right there ...

Amos Murphy

30/09/2020

So is That it Then, The End of Macclesfield Town FC?

By Guest Author 146-year old Community club ...

Amos Murphy

25/09/2020

'I definitely wanna go and prove a point' - New Alfreton frontman Lee Shaw

It is two years on from Lee ...

Amos Murphy

16/09/2020

Musician Jake Bugg to sponsor Notts County again

Notts County have unveiled their new away ...

Amos Murphy

11/09/2020

'I love football for the right reasons' - In depth with Bath City's Ryan Harley

As a less-than-familiar footballing August drew to ...

Amos Murphy

08/09/2020

Fire in the twilight for new Whitehawk man Adam El-Abd

Early last month saw the announcement of ...

Amos Murphy

03/09/2020

In depth with new Hednesford Town joint-owner Graham Jones

If there is an optimum time to ...

Amos Murphy

29/08/2020

Long-range love story – Pieces in place for new Sutton United stopper Dean Bouzanis

Sutton United announced the addition of Dean ...

Amos Murphy

27/08/2020

Summit in the sights - In depth with Lancaster City's returning Andy Teague

Away from the rigours of a football ...

Amos Murphy

17/08/2020

'You need a bit of ambition in your life, you wanna win stuff' - New Hebburn Town frontman Amar Purewal

Amar Purewal is well known by now ...

Amos Murphy

14/08/2020

Sponsor comes forward to save FC Romania

Chesham-based FC Romania of the Isthmian League ...

Amos Murphy

11/08/2020

Magno Mundial – Non-league to New Zealand for ex-Fleetwood star Magno Vieira

It is a tale of flights, Fleets, ...

Amos Murphy

07/08/2020

In depth with Lawrie Wilson, Billericay's new Blue in town

For plenty, Lawrie Wilson remains associated with ...

Amos Murphy

30/07/2020

Soul behind the goals - Home at the Avenue for Oli Johnson

He featured as high as the Championship, ...

Amos Murphy

22/07/2020

Bury AFC and FC Isle of Man's NWCFL places confirmed

The North West Counties Football League have ...

Amos Murphy

20/07/2020

'I think I now have an identity' - One-on-one with Kevin Lokko

What the future holds for Kevin Lokko ...

Amos Murphy

12/07/2020

'I wanna use my regrets and mistakes to help other people' - Life and times of Richard Brodie

A Conference title-winner in successive seasons with ...

Amos Murphy

10/07/2020

Stevenage sign Maidstone's Marshall

Stevenage have announced the signing of Ross ...

Amos Murphy

06/07/2020

Bucks' brand-new Broges - In depth with Buxton's Stephen Brogan

His breakthrough came at his hometown club, ...

Amos Murphy

03/07/2020

Havant & Waterlooville sign striker Wright after Sutton exit

Havant & Waterlooville have announced the signing ...

Amos Murphy

02/07/2020

‘It’s perfect for me, non-league’ – Ex-Preston man Chris Humphrey out to continue burgeoning managerial voyage

October 2018 may have signalled the retirement ...

Amos Murphy

29/06/2020

Primetime Pezza - The show goes on for Redditch's new 'diva frontman' Kyle Perry

He believes he made his non-league debut ...

Amos Murphy

10/06/2020

Shaun Gale takes over at Gosport Borough

Shaun Gale has been announced as Gosport ...

Amos Murphy

08/06/2020

Reds, blues and everything in between – In depth with new Clitheroe man Billy Priestley

Clitheroe announced the signing late last month ...

Amos Murphy

04/06/2020

Remembering Chesterfield’s Iconic – and Heartbreaking – 1997 FA Cup Run

#OTD in 1997 the Spireites drew 3-3 ...

Amos Murphy

01/06/2020

'There’s not one single person in charge of the club' - Bromsgrove Sporting, prudent promotion-chasers

By Callum Crabtree As the famous saying ...

Amos Murphy

25/05/2020

'We’re roughly £50,000 down minimum' - Behind the scenes at Newcastle Town

By Callum Crabtree A multi-billionaire cutting costs ...

Amos Murphy

20/05/2020

Darlington full-back Trotman to move on

Luke Trotman is to leave Darlington. The ...

Amos Murphy

04/05/2020

English National Football C-Team – A Brief History

The C team of England consists of ...

Amos Murphy

22/04/2020

'I had to get used to the team banter and the northern accents' - Tooting to Teesside for Middlesbrough's Sam Folarin

Tooting & Mitcham United have always been ...

Amos Murphy

20/04/2020

Numbers on the boards - In depth with Margate's Kadell Daniel

Kadell Daniel was Jay Saunders' first signing ...

Amos Murphy

31/03/2020

Ruairí Keating, the Heed's homebird in flight

Only briefly acquainted with England until three ...

Amos Murphy

27/03/2020

AFC Fylde players and staff to take 50 percent wage cut

AFC Fylde have confirmed that the club's ...

Amos Murphy

21/03/2020

Foot to the floor, for the Fleet - In depth with Ebbsfleet keeper Jordan Holmes

He had some adversity thrown his way ...

Amos Murphy

13/03/2020

New Alfreton man Andy Kellett looks to thrive again

Bolton doesn’t tend to deal too much ...

Amos Murphy

12/03/2020

The Bosses’ Lounge (Vol. 32) – Ian Evatt (Barrow)

A couple of decades on the pitch ...

Amos Murphy

04/03/2020

The Bosses’ Lounge (Vol. 31) – Danny Grainger (Workington AFC)

It was a playing farewell to ‘his’ ...

Amos Murphy

21/02/2020

The goalscorer, the CEO - Deadeye devotion of Folkestone Invicta's Ira Jackson Jr.

The name Ira Jackson Jr. sits high ...

Amos Murphy

20/02/2020

Spenny for your thoughts – In depth with Moors man Ben McKenna

It took a meeting with stark reality ...

Amos Murphy

13/02/2020

Alty's own fine Moult - In conversation with Robins' stalwart skipper Jake

While it took longer than they wanted ...

Amos Murphy

12/02/2020

Réda Johnson leaves Eastleigh

Eastleigh have announced that defender Réda Johnson's ...

Amos Murphy

11/02/2020

FC Halifax Town remain open to investment and 'new ownership'

FC Halifax Town have given an update ...

Amos Murphy

28/01/2020

Star-spangled and English-Italian – Meet Hampton & Richmond’s Danilo Orsi-Dadomo

The man with one of the most ...

Amos Murphy

16/01/2020

The Bosses’ Lounge (Vol. 30) – Alun Armstrong (Darlington)

Transitioning to some of non-league’s scarcities has ...

Amos Murphy

10/01/2020

Look beneath the label - In depth with Dulwich's Dom Vose

As peers past and present will attest ...

Amos Murphy

02/01/2020

The Rise of Stowmarket Town – Ambitions to be ‘Suffolk’s second club’

At the end of the 2004-05 campaign, ...

Amos Murphy

31/12/2019

Sutton United captain Collins retires

Sutton United club captain and coach Jamie ...

Amos Murphy

19/12/2019

Angel on the wing - Kickin' it with Khale Da Costa

Off the back of last season's extra-time ...

Amos Murphy

13/12/2019

Aaron Downes' post-playing 'land of plenty'

After Gary Johnson's September arrival at Torquay ...

Amos Murphy

03/12/2019

John Welsh: Redmen to Colls man (and plenty in between)

Given John Welsh’s football upbringing – not ...

Amos Murphy

29/11/2019

Life and times of a dying breed – In depth with Woking’s Ben Gerring

The realisations and harsh learning that come ...

Amos Murphy

20/11/2019

The Bosses’ Lounge (Vol. 28) – Neil Reynolds (FC United of Manchester)

He was afforded no smooth transition as ...

Amos Murphy

14/11/2019

Tangerine to Dolly Blue: Matt Blinkhorn on the march with Lancaster City

The local lad who played over a ...

Amos Murphy

04/11/2019

Second time a Sandgrounder - In conversation with Southport's Marcus Wood

Southport's storming 4-1 win over Leamington at ...

Amos Murphy

01/11/2019

‘One of the directors said to me ‘you’ll never make it, lad’’ – Decades of defiance for Andy Preece

The former Premier League frontman who laughs ...

Amos Murphy

28/10/2019

Mark Clifford targeting the brand-new good old days at Ilkeston Town

A certified club great, Mark Clifford’s takeover ...

Amos Murphy

18/10/2019

The Bosses’ Lounge (Vol. 27) – Simon Weaver (Harrogate Town)

Having guided Harrogate Town to a play-off ...

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11/10/2019

The Players’ Bar…with Liam Hardy (Buxton)

Play-off participants Buxton ended their barren league ...

Amos Murphy

01/10/2019

Notts County complete switch to Forest's former training ground

Notts County have begun using Nottingham Forest’s ...

Amos Murphy

30/09/2019

Ford Motors resign from Cheshire League

Ford Motors are to resign from the ...

Amos Murphy

26/09/2019

The Bosses’ Lounge (Vol. 24) – Steve Claridge (Salisbury FC)

Be it playing, managing or broadcasting, half ...

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06/09/2019

Gainsborough Trinity joint-boss Liam King learning on his feet

Embarking upon his first full season in ...

Amos Murphy

04/09/2019

Wimborne Town seek new manager as Matty Holmes moves into new role

Wimborne Town have announced the appointment of ...

Amos Murphy

03/09/2019

Linking play and living the dream: James Quinn finds his footballing sequel

He was deemed the ideal foil for ...

Amos Murphy

21/08/2019

Lilywhite’s alright for new Mossley frontman Adam Morgan

An England Under-19 international who'd scored at ...

Amos Murphy

20/08/2019

The Bosses’ Lounge (Vol. 21) – Pete Wild (FC Halifax Town)

As the lifelong Oldham Athletic supporter overseeing ...

Amos Murphy

19/08/2019

The Players’ Bar…with David Noble (St Albans City)

While there are various players in non-league ...

Amos Murphy

15/08/2019

Into the 'unknown' for new Radcliffe signing Harry Winter

By Steven Oldham New Radcliffe FC signing ...