Jason Button

A fundraising campaign set up by Bradford City fans for Tonbridge Angels has reached the £5,200 mark with the FA Cup fixture only a few days away. Bantams fan Jonnie Carrington set up the JustGiving online fundraiser on the evening of the First Round draw last week following the news fans won’t be able to attend First Round fixtures this weekend.

There’s a lot to discuss regarding the story of Tennis Borussia Berlin. In Germany, the club is synonymous with financial struggle where no level of success can guarantee long-term stability.

Ebbsfleet United CEO Damian Irvine says that the Coronavirus pandemic has left clubs in the National League in an “extremely vulnerable position.” Speaking to the Non League Paper following the Fleet’s appointment of Dennis Kutrieb as first team manager, Irvine explained that those in high ranking positions at football clubs in the National League’s three divisions are in constant communication as uncertainty surrounding the near future continues. “There’s a lot of communication between the majority of National League, North and South chairman and CEOs” he explained. “The financial threat to a number of clubs without any revenue for the past 12 weeks and potentially into the future for quite a long time has a number of clubs in extremely vulnerable positions.”

In these turbulent times, very little seems to shine through the darkness but there is one ray of joy coming out of Merseyside in the form of singer songwriter Zuzu. The future superstar is set to release her new EP ‘How It Feels’ early next month, with a live streamed launch party no less, and we caught up with her before her final night of her recent UK tour.

Dover manager Andy Hessenthaler has said that he was prepared to walk back to the changing room with his players after they were victims of alleged racist abuse at Hartlepool United. An incident followed the celebrations for Dover’s first goal with alleged racist abuse being aimed at Ricky Modeste and Inih Effiong from a section of the home support at Victoria Park.

After three and a half years at Ebbsfleet United, Danny Kedwell has left the club for pastures new. On Monday Havant and Waterlooville announced they are signing the 35 year old and the striker has chosen to extend his playing career over starting full time coaching.

Despite finishing outside the relegation places by 12 points last season, Punjab United assistant manager Jindi Banwait has described the 2018/2019 season as “one of the hardest seasons” he’s experienced. Banwait and the manager of the Gravesend club, Jugjit ‘Chipie’ Sian, have been speaking to KSN following the success of the BBC documentary surrounding the club.

The management team at Punjab United have described the response to the BBC documentary surrounding the club as “exceptional”. The club were followed by the cameras towards the end of the 2018/2019 season as the team ended their first season in the Southern Counties East Football League twelve points clear of the relegation places.

Hartlepool United loanee Nicke Kabamba is closing in on a permanent deal at the Super 6 Stadium.

Sunderland MMA fighter Phil De Fries will look to retain his heavyweight title in Poland next weekend and the KSW fighter has said he is back at his best.

Winger Luke Coulson has said that Ebbsfleet United’s run to the playoff semi final last season against all the odds is something he will “never forget” following his move to Bromley. Ebbsfleet are currently in a state of financial restructure following their history making 2017-18 season in which they finished sixth in the National League – a point the club had never reached before.