The grass isn't always greener on the other side....

Sean Mcconville - Even with his own uncle as assistant manager of Stanley, he decided to join Stockport County. A team which had suffered 2 back to back relegation's and were currently in the Blue Square Premier. I know what your thinking, why go there? Guess the reason? '£££££' - Money. Stockport had recently been backed by a man called Tony Evans who 'promised' to sort the club out and get it back on track, including a new stadium and a load of cash. With this money, they brought in ex-liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann as manager. They also offered Mcconville 'Double' wages which lured him away from the already weakened Stanley side....

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Bank Holiday Monday

The Easter bank holiday weekend is always a crucial weekend in the football calendar. This year, with East coming so late in the season, it seems it could be even more crucial than usual. We have already seen quite a few issues decided - especially in the Southern Premier League where all the promotion and play-off places were secured, and all but one relegation spot was decided over the weekend. We have also seen Arsenal finally giving up the possibility of becoming champions in the Premier League and an Old Firm derby that.....well, it didn't really decide anything, but it added to the excitement.

Today it is the turn of the football league and the blue square leagues to take centre stage. There could be quite a few exciting developments in the promotion, play-off and relegation fights - most notably at Loftus Road where QPR could secure promotion to the Premier League with a win against Hull City. Today could be a great day to visit some of the blogs of the football league and non-league clubs to catch up on what the fans are saying about this exciting stage of the season.