The Non-League Football Paper • 22nd March 2026

ATHERTON COLLS 1 KIDSGROVE ATH 1 - The Non-League Football Paper

DIV 1 WEST
By Zach Scott Moloney
ATHERTON and Kidsgrove ■ shared the spoils in the afternoon sun at the Dreams-2Reality stadium.
Kidsgrove took the lead through a penalty dispatched by the in-form Nat Stewart, conceded following a coming together on the edge of the box.
The second half began with the Colls on the front foot, upping the tempo as they searched for an equaliser.
It came within two minutes as Ben Rydel unselfishly teed up Dom Richmond, who drove through the defence and smashed the...

Atherton Collieries • 20th March 2026

Match Preview: Kidsgrove (H) | Atherton Collieries

Atherton Collieries return to the Dreams2Reality.co.uk Stadium on Saturday to face Kidsgrove in Northern Premier League action.Having all but secured our status in the Northern Premier League for next season, for a record-extending tenth campaign, attention now turns to Saturday’s 3pm kick-off against the Staffordshire outfit, in a game which could see the Colls go three games unbeaten for the first time under Daniel Lafferty’s management.Saturday’s opposition find themselves eight points below...

Adelphi Live - By News and Sports Journalism stude • 12th April 2025

The Vital Role of Volunteers in Fylde Coast’s Latest Project - Adelphi Live

Netball as a sport has seen a influx of new participants in the last half-decade. 8.5% of all women in the United Kingdom stated they actively participated in the last annual survey done by Statista in 2023.


A figure that has been increasing year on year, that trend is showing no signs of stopping.


The upwards trend of Netball will be accredited to the England team’s Commonwealth success of 2018,


England’s last gasp heroics against Australia was a major catalyst for Netball interest i...

Adelphi Live - By News and Sports Journalism stude • 24th March 2025

The Phil Foden Conundrum: An off season or something bigger? - Adelphi Live

Manchester City star Phil Foden has had in layman’s terms, a turbulent season. The glistening jewel last season in City’s illustrious display of the world’s most elite talent, his spectacular tally of 27 goals and 13 assists in all competitions last season spearheaded City to an unprecedented four titles in a row; a feat never achieved in the English game.


Just ten months ago, Foden was a man on a mission carrying City over the line to break history as the first side to ever win four titles c...

Vital Football • 5th February 2023

Pep Guardiola has ‘great’ trust in three City players

According to The Daily Telegraph Northern football correspondent James Ducker/@TelegraphDucker, Pep Guardiola places great trust in Nathan Ake, Manuel Akanji and Rico Lewis. Ake has featured for City 22 times so far this season, playing a total of 1,570 minutes across all competitions. The Dutchman has been in sensational form recently, scoring the winner last time out against Arsenal in the FA Cup and being defensively impenetrable. With the departure of Joao Cancelo, Ake will be a mainstay at...

Vital Football • 5th February 2023

Rodri issues title warning- “We have the Premier League experience”

According to Manchester City midfielder Rodri who has been in sensational form so far this season for Pep Guardiola’s side, City are just focusing on their games ahead and not paying attention to anyone else around them.

“At the end, we have the Premier League experience, and we know that this [situation] is very normal. We know that there are still 18 games remaining and still a lot of points to play for. We know the level of the league and that every game is a final.” City have been behind in...

Vital Football • 5th February 2023

Bayern director on Cancelo fee being ‘difficult to imagine’

Bayern Munich director Hasan Salihamidzic has been speaking about Joao Cancelo’s loan move and the €70 million option to permanently acquire the 28-year-old’s services after the full-back services after the full-back departed City at the end of the January transfer window.

“We’ve made clear to Joao that this fee is difficult for us to imagine. But if all sides absolutely want a solution, we can manage it”. [via @FabrizioRomano] Bayern will have no intention to pay the €70 million fee and City w...

Vital Football • 5th February 2023

Pep Guardiola on City’s upcoming 2023 transfer window

Rumours of a huge overhaul at Manchester City this summer have been plentiful, with as many as five senior players being touted as potential departures.

Pep Guardiola has been addressing the media ahead of this afternoon’s must-win clash against Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur and was speaking about his side’s upcoming summer window.“What’s important is we make good decisions, take the right players, they get involved in the dynamic we’ve built. This is the intention always. Prices? I think t...

Vital Football • 5th February 2023

Guardiola- ‘We are not in the position to think about being champions’

After Arsenal slipped up against Everton yesterday, there was an emphasis on Manchester City to pile some pressure on Mikel Arteta’s side and leave the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with three points.

However, City put in a truly dismal performance and lost 1-0 to Antonio Conte’s side, courtesy of a first-half goal from Harry Kane after a mistake by Rodri. City now stay five points behind Arsenal having played a game less, and the odds of retaining the title for a third successive season look awful...

Vital Football • 5th February 2023

Kyle Walker echoes disappointment of fans as City slump to defeat

After the defeat to Tottenham today condemned Manchester City to remain five points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal, the captain for the Blues loss Kyle Walker spoke post-match about how he was feeling after City missed a golden opportunity to close the gap to Mikel Arteta’s side.

“It’s disappointing, obviously. We’ve come here to pick up three points and get a result at this stadium. We move on now, onto the next game and try to go on a run that we know we can do” [via @ManCity], said th...

Vital Football • 4th February 2023

Why Guardiola should adopt Barcelona tactic for his goalkeepers [Opinion]

Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson is well-established to be the world’s best goalkeeper when it comes to having the ball at his feet, the Brazilian is seen as a vital cog in Pep Guardiola’s side and has appeared 266 times for the Blues since signing in July 2017.

However, Ederson’s shot-stopping and rash decision-making have caused City many issues in the past, blunders against Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League, and his decision to come for the ball against Kai Havertz in the Champions...

Vital Football • 4th February 2023

7 goal involvements in his last seven matches makes winger interesting option for City [Opinion]

Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma is having a standout year, the Japanese winger has 7 goals and 2 assists in 20 appearances for the Seagulls so far this season including a staggering five goals and 2 assists in his last seven outings for Robert De Zerbi’s side.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfwUvsYlOKM

Mitoma, 25 is right-footed and operates as predominantly a left-winger or left-midfielder as Brighton set up in a 3-4-2-1. The Japanese winger has completed the second most dribbles per match this seas...