News Round-Up

Tamworth chairman Bob Andrews has warned fans that they may have to revert to part-time status, and would likely drop out of the Conference, after they attracted just 618 fans to their match with Gateshead last Saturday. They doubled that figure for their first Saturday match of the season, against Lincoln, but gates have steadily fallen as the team have struggled on the pitch.

Wrexham's FA Trophy semi-final first leg with Gainsborough is to be show live on S4C. The game will have a lunchtime kick off. Telford are to sign Cheltenham winger Bagasan Graham on loan for an initial month. The 20 year old was released by QPR 18 months ago, and has made only one League start for the Robins in 18 months. The Bucks have lost the services of defender Joe Lamplough for the season after he injured an ankle in training.

Newport have denied that their match with Tamworth in January 2011 was one of the 680 being investigated by Europol over match-fixing allegations. The game was named by Sky Sports News as being involved, with the fixture being investigated by bookmakers at the time for suspicious betting patterns. Tamworth won the game 3-2 with a last-minute penalty with a lot of bets placed on a 3-3 scoreline and the match ending as a draw.

Forest Green have become the first non-league side to use the Prozone match analysis system. The system, used by every Premier League and Championship side, costs a high five figure fee each season.

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