Page 8 - Deal Round Up January 2020

Lots has changed. We’ve seen new divisions added at Step 3 and 4, the FA Trophy and FA
Vase finals are now on the same day for Non-League Finals Day.
We’ve seen the likes of Jamie Vardy go onto play for his country and win the Premier League,
where Chris Wilder is now managing.
In 2010 he took Oxford United back into the Football League.
The rise of twitter has changed the way we interact with the game, clubs, players and even
managers.
I’ll let you decide whether that’s for better or worse. But there is no denying, much of social
media has been used for positive by Non-League clubs. Whether that’s driving awareness of
games or simple post-match interviews, good clubs do such great work to engage with their
community. We’ve never had so much information at our finger tips. Just think, someone
could score a screamer in 2010 and you may never see it. Today, you can view it before the
game has even finished.
The NLP will be looking back at moments of the decade as we approach the New Year and
we will be focusing on some of the other talking points.
It’s already apparent we’ve taken on an impossible task as different moments in time can be
very personal.
From my own view, you can bet I never imagined covering a Non-League team in
an FA Cup quarter-final as I did with Lincoln City when they took on Arsenal - not
long after Sutton United had played the Gunners. Then there have been other
moments like Whitley Bay winning the Vase for a third season in a row, seeing th e
ever growing list of Non-League players making it higher up the ladder and th e
humbling afternoon England C spent with refugees in Jordan. Of course, you’ll have your own
thoughts and we’d love to hear from you. Drop us a line to nlp@greenwayspublishing.co.uk.

It’s A Funny Old Game
We lost because we didn’t win. ―Ronaldo.
We didn’t underestimate them. They were a lot better than we thought. ―Sir Bobby
Robson.
We must have had 99% of the game. It was the other 3% that cost us the match.
―Ruud Gullit.
Julian Dicks is everywhere. It’s like they have
eleven Dicks on the field. ―A commentator on
Metro Radio.
When you are 4-0 up you should never lose 7-1.
―Lawrie Mcmenemy.
Winning doesn’t really matter as long as you win.
―Vinny Jones.
I’ll never play at Wembley again, unless I play at
Wembley again. ―Kevin Keegan.
Who ever wins today will win the championship no matter who wins. ―Denis Law.
Football is a game of skill, we kicked them a bit and they kicked us a bit. ―Graham
Roberts.

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