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Ilkeston Town, the phoenix club replacing the defunct Ilkeston FC, the phoenix club who replaced the defunct Ilkeston Town, placed in Midland League Division One:

http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/midl ... nd-league/

Interesting pricing from BPA:

http://tc1.bpafc.com/avenue-announce-in ... y-pricing/

Now that's what I call pricing to attract supporters back through the turnstiles...

http://www.shawlaneafc.com/news/shaw-la ... 74725.html

Coventry's prices for League Two football at the Ricoh, just for the sake of comparison:

https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2017/july/n ... 18-season/

You can buy a season ticket to save money, if you think they'll be in business for all of it...

Nunny in the money

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40655083

http://www.nuneatontownfc.com/news/alex ... 84192.html

League clubs finally do seem to have (re-)discovered that there is talent down there in the non-league pyramid...

Glyn wrote:Worcester ground application refused at the first hearing:

http://nonleague.pitchero.com/transfers ... -set-back/

Saga rumbles on...

https://worcesterobserver.co.uk/news/st ... -to-go-on/

Pelsall Villa:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bi ... m-40698240

Such a shame. A very pleasant little ground, I was there for a PSF about 8-10 years ago

I'd missed this... Steve Chettle one of the joint managers of the new Ilson...

Yesterday's game at Alfreton finished with only two officials...

http://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/rou ... orth-38161

I thought I'd seen it all.......

By way of contrast to the thread about non-league players moving up the pyramid, there are plenty going the other way - mainly to Billericay, of course, but these too...

Paddy Kenny:

http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/nort ... i=55202164

Titus Bramble:

http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/thur ... ague-club/

Boston v Spennymoor P-P as the away team's coach broke down

http://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/moo ... oned-38392

Pub league.

Glyn wrote:Boston v Spennymoor P-P as the away team's coach broke down

http://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/moo ... oned-38392

Pub league.

Talking of Pub Leagues....

http://www.bangorcityfc.co.uk/teams/600 ... /1-2856515

The Beerhunter wrote:

Glyn wrote:Boston v Spennymoor P-P as the away team's coach broke down

http://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/moo ... oned-38392

Pub league.

Talking of Pub Leagues....

http://www.bangorcityfc.co.uk/teams/600 ... /1-2856515

Very old news.

http://study.com/academy/lesson/ivan-pa ... ology.html

Glyn wrote:

The Beerhunter wrote:

Glyn wrote:Boston v Spennymoor P-P as the away team's coach broke down

http://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/moo ... oned-38392

Pub league.

Talking of Pub Leagues....

http://www.bangorcityfc.co.uk/teams/600 ... /1-2856515

Very old news.

http://study.com/academy/lesson/ivan-pa ... ology.html

Nice analogy but it doesn't ring any bells....

The Beerhunter wrote:

Glyn wrote:

The Beerhunter wrote:

Glyn wrote:Boston v Spennymoor P-P as the away team's coach broke down

http://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/moo ... oned-38392

Pub league.

Talking of Pub Leagues....

http://www.bangorcityfc.co.uk/teams/600 ... /1-2856515

Very old news.

http://study.com/academy/lesson/ivan-pa ... ology.html

Nice analogy but it doesn't ring any bells....

Nothing to worry about anyway. It says here they "conceded five goals in almost ten years."



http://welsh-premier.com/index.php/hot- ... r-tns-rout

Glyn wrote:Boston v Spennymoor P-P as the away team's coach broke down

http://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/moo ... oned-38392

Pub league.

Looks like the Moors may be appointing a new coach!

http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/headlines ... ement.html

Glyn wrote:

Glyn wrote:Boston v Spennymoor P-P as the away team's coach broke down

http://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/moo ... oned-38392

Pub league.

Looks like the Moors may be appointing a new coach!

http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/headlines ... ement.html

Very clever, but you will have to get up a lot earlier to catch me

Sad news from Bilston Town FC


http://bilstontownfc.weebly.com/graham-hodson.html


These are the people who are the real heroes of football, not those with God-given ability who get paid a fortune for doing what comes naturally

Congratulations to Torquay (with whom we have a certain affinity, of course, due to our Devon correspondent) on becoming the first club in the top five divisions to sack their manager this season (although, having heard the news on the radio, I had to search the BBC Football website hard to find the story...)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40961003

Glyn wrote:Congratulations to Torquay (with whom we have a certain affinity, of course, due to our Devon correspondent) on becoming the first club in the top five divisions to sack their manager this season (although, having heard the news on the radio, I had to search the BBC Football website hard to find the story...)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40961003

There are a couple of Gulls fans on here - and my brother works in their club shop! He served a Pitman fan last week who was down there for a long weekend

Sad news about Nicho, results took their toll in the end, but its crazy they let him build a new team in the summer then dismiss him so quickly - no chance for them to gel really. He is a great bloke and I hope he finds another role within the game very soon.

steve-k wrote:

Glyn wrote:Congratulations to Torquay (with whom we have a certain affinity, of course, due to our Devon correspondent) on becoming the first club in the top five divisions to sack their manager this season (although, having heard the news on the radio, I had to search the BBC Football website hard to find the story...)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40961003

There are a couple of Gulls fans on here - and my brother works in their club shop! He served a Pitman fan last week who was down there for a long weekend

Sad news about Nicho, results took their toll in the end, but its crazy they let him build a new team in the summer then dismiss him so quickly - no chance for them to gel really. He is a great bloke and I hope he finds another role within the game very soon.

Hardly surprising - the guy was a nice enough chap but had no managerial experience and got the job via his 'legend' status at the club!
Sadly the owner Clarke Osborne has no interest in the club, just the land it stands on. Been down this road before with a certain Chris Roberts who was duly exposed .. and now CO has had a rough ride via one very critical Fan's Forum.

Interesting about your brother Steve .. doubtless he knows a few people that I also do!
It was Malcolm Musgrove's son who passed on the news about Nicholson!

Del wrote:

steve-k wrote:

Glyn wrote:Congratulations to Torquay (with whom we have a certain affinity, of course, due to our Devon correspondent) on becoming the first club in the top five divisions to sack their manager this season (although, having heard the news on the radio, I had to search the BBC Football website hard to find the story...)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40961003

There are a couple of Gulls fans on here - and my brother works in their club shop! He served a Pitman fan last week who was down there for a long weekend

Sad news about Nicho, results took their toll in the end, but its crazy they let him build a new team in the summer then dismiss him so quickly - no chance for them to gel really. He is a great bloke and I hope he finds another role within the game very soon.

Hardly surprising - the guy was a nice enough chap but had no managerial experience and got the job via his 'legend' status at the club!
Sadly the owner Clarke Osborne has no interest in the club, just the land it stands on. Been down this road before with a certain Chris Roberts who was duly exposed .. and now CO has had a rough ride via one very critical Fan's Forum.

Interesting about your brother Steve .. doubtless he knows a few people that I also do!
It was Malcolm Musgrove's son who passed on the news about Nicholson!

I quite like the way (see the link) that Todd has "thrown his hat into the ring..."

Glyn wrote:

Del wrote:

steve-k wrote:

Glyn wrote:Congratulations to Torquay (with whom we have a certain affinity, of course, due to our Devon correspondent) on becoming the first club in the top five divisions to sack their manager this season (although, having heard the news on the radio, I had to search the BBC Football website hard to find the story...)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40961003

There are a couple of Gulls fans on here - and my brother works in their club shop! He served a Pitman fan last week who was down there for a long weekend

Sad news about Nicho, results took their toll in the end, but its crazy they let him build a new team in the summer then dismiss him so quickly - no chance for them to gel really. He is a great bloke and I hope he finds another role within the game very soon.

Hardly surprising - the guy was a nice enough chap but had no managerial experience and got the job via his 'legend' status at the club!
Sadly the owner Clarke Osborne has no interest in the club, just the land it stands on. Been down this road before with a certain Chris Roberts who was duly exposed .. and now CO has had a rough ride via one very critical Fan's Forum.

Interesting about your brother Steve .. doubtless he knows a few people that I also do!
It was Malcolm Musgrove's son who passed on the news about Nicholson!

I quite like the way (see the link) that Todd has "thrown his hat into the ring..."

Some has mentioned Dean Edwards!!!!!

Glyn wrote:

Del wrote:

steve-k wrote:

Glyn wrote:Congratulations to Torquay (with whom we have a certain affinity, of course, due to our Devon correspondent) on becoming the first club in the top five divisions to sack their manager this season (although, having heard the news on the radio, I had to search the BBC Football website hard to find the story...)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40961003

There are a couple of Gulls fans on here - and my brother works in their club shop! He served a Pitman fan last week who was down there for a long weekend

Sad news about Nicho, results took their toll in the end, but its crazy they let him build a new team in the summer then dismiss him so quickly - no chance for them to gel really. He is a great bloke and I hope he finds another role within the game very soon.

Hardly surprising - the guy was a nice enough chap but had no managerial experience and got the job via his 'legend' status at the club!
Sadly the owner Clarke Osborne has no interest in the club, just the land it stands on. Been down this road before with a certain Chris Roberts who was duly exposed .. and now CO has had a rough ride via one very critical Fan's Forum.

Interesting about your brother Steve .. doubtless he knows a few people that I also do!
It was Malcolm Musgrove's son who passed on the news about Nicholson!

I quite like the way (see the link) that Todd has "thrown his hat into the ring..."

Until I read the link I thought you mean't Andy Todd!

Caroline Barker appointed Independent Non-Exec Director at the National League:

http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/top-stori ... eague.html