Barnet coach John Harding has died after a heart attack. He previously worked with manager Paul Fairclough at Stevenage and joined the club last summer. Cambridge have sold over 1,000 season tickets ahead of the new campaign after offering heavy discounts to early bird applicants.
Mansfield defender Alex-John Baptiste will not be heading for Crewe after the club put a £250,000 valuation on the out of contract 21 year old. Chester have sold 600 season tickets for the new season, 100 short of last season's total.
News from Boston's open meeting today include reports that the Football League are still witholding £132,000 due to the club for last season, and that the FL had not confirmed whether they would receive the parachute payments due to relegated clubs.
The Unibond League has signed a deal to broadcast games over the internet. The three year deal, worth six figures, will see a free to view website offering highlights with pay per view games 'as live' for £3.95.