Got to think the officials for Villa-Newcastle have put all their retirement funds in to VAR as they're producing a real showcase of how bad decisions can be without the VAR safety net.

Big Ex appointed manager of Darlo. Never thought he'd make a manager. Wonder if there'll be any players paid off? darlastontown1874fc.com/news/darlaston…

Whickham vs Northalleton was our fayre today. Wish we'd gone to Spenny now. 😮

Good start for Big Ex today 😬

This is a bit naughty from King's Lynn if the allegation is found to be true. thesun.co.uk/sport/38302061…

Ostersund are appealing to their fans to raise around £16k so they can re-sign club legend Curtis Edwards following his release from Gateshead. nytimes.com/athletic/70497…

That's a cracking result tonight. Been oblivious to what's going on as been playing league snooker. Lost on the green baize so the result has perked me up.

It cracks me up when people really want to move to a rural village but have a bit of an issue with rural smells.

Considering middle of the road turnover in NLN is c£6-900k (obv they were NL last season), getting anything like this sort of money from related businesses makes it almost impossible to compete with the likes of Flyde.

March is going to seriously stress test our playoff credentials. We're going to need a bit of luck with fitness and injuries but I fancy we'll pass it.

£21 to get in at Chester on Saturday (£22 after 3pm on Friday). That's impressively steep for NLN. Their concession prices (£18/19) are probably a £1 or so above the average adult NLN ticket price. I'd want promotion beautifully gift-wrapped for that sort of money.

Another "administrative matter" ● An HMRC winding up order ● Two NL embargoes ● Accounts late every year ● 24/25 Accounting extended ● Parent company winding up petition Feb '26 ● Opaque Trust structure put in ● 3 insolvent companies in structure But yeah, its just admin.

I guess sometimes signings just don't work out. Hopefully this frees up some money (or is that just wishful thinking?) as we desperately need midfield reinforcement (of the ball-winning variety).

Wonder why Chorley have been placed under embargo? lep.co.uk/sport/football…

Boyzone have cut formal ties with Chorley. Remember when Chorley milked this story for ever ounce of publicity? Sounds like there wasn't really anything there in the first place. I'm shocked. lep.co.uk/sport/football…

I know Neil Warnock was joking the other day when he said he expected to get a call from Spurs but at this point it's going to take a Warnock/Pulis/Allardyce type to get this bunch of peahearts functioning (if that's even possible).

Two players taken off the wage bill in 24 hours seemingly for little if no expense. Does this mean we can go silly and bring in two players who might provide slightly more appropriate cover for the system we play?

Second visit of the season to Ingfield. Ossett United vs Blyth Spartans this afternoon.

If anyone successfully predicts tonight's starting line up, please can they let me have 6 numbers for the lottery on Friday night.

That was poor but I'm not inclined to chew the players out. It's a bunch of players running on fumes carrying knocks. When all bar one of your subs is no better than the Wearside League, what chance do you have to help out those who are starting?