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I can't help thinking there's an element of Chinese whispers here, I take all of it with a pinch of salt. Last year Concord appeared to find a holdall full of used banknotes to fund a bigger playing budget and appointed Sammy Moore as manager. Now Hemel have appointed Sammy Moore as manager, but...

What's his contract situation? Don't think Chelsea's transfer embargo stops them signing free agents. Watford are bastards at signing players from non-league clubs, they'll offer nothing and force it to a transfer tribunal if they have to.

I think we can safely say they won't be going one better than last season then: https://www.wellingunited.com/new-management-structure/

Players at "full time" clubs don't necessarily have no other income outside playing for that club. A lot of "part time" clubs include daytime training sessions in their schedule. The big difference is full time clubs pay their players all year round whereas contracts at part time clubs only...

Hamlet became a lot more pragmatic about trying to play fancy football over the course of last season. This division is far more attritional, with more emphasis on negating the opposition, and we were often getting mugged by opponents despite having most of the possession in between the two...

Good riddance. I just hope the club isn't left without a ground at the end of this redevelopment saga.

Those odds are literally clueless. It's largely based on last season's table, with 18 clubs sharing only 4 different prices, and they fancy Maidstone and Havant to bounce back like Woking and Torquay did. Not sure why Welling are 14 when their manager just walked and everyone seems to think all...

Basically they rose from the depths of the pyramid much like Fleetwood and Fylde, but without spending on infrastructure along the way. Then pie in the sky plans for a new ground failed to materialise as the chairman repeatedly stalled and changed his plans on a whim, ending with the decision to...

I think he's formally relinquished control now but the recent Truro owner was a thoroughly dodgy character who treated everyone with contempt. I feel for the club's loyal supporters but they tested the patience of far too many people one way and another last season.

Ah yes, I see now. I think the club's new regime was always likely to come to an agreement to stay there. I still can't see the logic in the somewhat arbitary looking measure of demoting them to National North. Is there a specific offence that commands that punishment? The National League...

Gateshead are playing in National North. I first heard that via Facebook from one of my own club's directors who attended the AGM and the same information has appeared in numerous other places.

Gateshead to National North, Oxford City back into the South, no reprieve for Truro. I don't quite see the logic in demoting Gateshead when they finished well above the bottom 4 even after a retrospective points deduction. Surely they're either fit to continue in the National Division or not...

If they do that and the FA upholds Gateshead's appeal that leaves them with 25 clubs in the National Division and 22 each in the North and South. I think something similar happened when the reformed Chester club got itself shoehorned into the NPL as an additional club around ten years ago after...

The FA isn't renowned for showing urgency in these situations when it's "only non-league". Four years ago the Isthmian Premier play-offs were delayed for 3 weeks when Enfield appealed against a points deduction belatedly imposed for fielding an ineligible player in January. Needless to say the...

On top of the generally high prices, that's an absurdly complex pricing structure with different pricing for each side at two different grounds. The dedicated family stands work out more expensive than the cheapest stands, and the cheapest concession price is more expensive for away fans. If I...

I guess the absolute point of no return is the league AGM on Saturday week, but the penalties the National League were dishing out last week suggested they were trying to turn off the life support system so everything was done and dusted before then.

I assume that article is intended to be witty, satirical and relevant. Sadly it fails on all counts.

Most likely outcome would appear to be Bognor Regis moving directly across, or Bishop's Stortford switching to the Southern Premier Central with someone else shuffling from there to the South.

Yes it is a bit of a bullshit phrase, hence I used it in inverted commas. My personal interpretation is one that gives you an even chance of finishing where you feel a club of your stature ought to be, whether that's champions, play-offs, or just consolidating without getting involved in a...

You'd think they'd have got lucky once from that number of opportunities. I hadn't really noticed as we've never actually played them until just now. Then again, it's only ever a 1 in 4 probability of going up in any given year, or 1 in 8 now if you don't quality directly for the semi-final. I...