Articles

Features, columns and opinion from The SNLF and Dugout News. The stories between the scores.

  • Respect Works Both Ways
    by Mike McCaffrey
    Wild Weatherman Referees are crucial to football. Without them, there is no game. They deserve respect, protection and support. But respect has to work both ways. Football has always been…
  • The Realities of Sussex Management
    by Mike McCaffrey
    From Jarvis Brook to AFC Uckfield Town to Pagham — and what really keeps the heart of the Sussex pyramid beating.
  • What Do Volunteers Actually Do for Non-League Football?
    by Mike McCaffrey
    Beth Chapman · Roffey FC What do volunteers do for non-league football? It might sound like a stupid question to ask. They get jobs done — the things supporters and…
  • Let the Coaches Coach. Let the Manager Manage.
    by Mike McCaffrey
    Badges and philosophies are everywhere in non-league football. But are being a good coach and being a good manager actually the same thing?
  • My Name Is Chris — And This Is Why I Follow My Local Non-League Club
    by Mike McCaffrey
    Chris · East Grinstead Town “FOOTBALL IS NOT A TELEVISION SHOW. DOWN HERE IN NON-LEAGUE… THAT’S THE BEAUTIFUL GAME.” The club in question is East Grinstead Town FC. But before…
  • Division Two: Untapped Potential, or a Comfort Zone?
    by Mike McCaffrey
    The Sussex Scout There is a growing debate within SCFL Division Two about whether too many players are becoming settled at a level that should represent a stepping stone rather…
  • Taking Charge at 17
    by Mike McCaffrey
    With the management team gone and a squad of Under-18s stepping up, Horsham YM’s teenage caretaker reflects on a Vase tie that showed what this group is made of.
  • Issue Two: This Belongs to All of Us
    by Mike McCaffrey
    709 downloads. One county. And a publication that belongs to everyone who keeps Sussex football alive.