Paul Mariner believes Khano Smith could make an MLS comeback. (Photo by Art Donahue/artdonahue.com)

Former New England Revolution midfielder Khano Smith's MLS career came to a screeching halt in 2010 at just 29-years-old thanks to extremely inconsistent and often frustrating play. Now former Revs assistant coach and current Toronto FC director of player development Paul Mariner believes the ex-pro could make a comeback at left back, according to a report in the Bermuda Gazette.

After all the excitement of the recent rounds of cup matches in the FA Cup and FA Trophy over the last couple of weeks, it was back to the league for non-league football this weekend, and we have highlights from six matches for you this evening. From the Blue Square Premier, we have the match between Forest Green Rovers and Lincoln City.

After all the excitement of the recent rounds of cup matches in the FA Cup and FA Trophy over the last couple of weeks, it was back to the league for non-league football this weekend, and we have highlights from six matches for you this evening. From the Blue Square Premier, we have the match between Forest Green Rovers and Lincoln City.

Whilst the eyes of most of the football world were focussed upon the likes of Stamford Bridge and the Nou Camp last night, an altogether more prosaic battle was playing out at Nene Park in Irthlingborough. The Blue Square Premier has had something of a flustered look about its lower reaches all season, with newly-relegated Lincoln City and Stockport County both finding life below the Football League tougher than they might have expected, but for existence-threatening financial difficulties, Kettering Town and Darlington beat all others hands down.

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After two relegations in a row Stockport County appointed former German international Didi Hamann as manager three months ago.
And it is already looking as though a third demotion from the Conference National is on the cards as County are level on points with Lincoln City who occupy the fourth relegation slot currently.

Winning, as successful managers are wont to say at moments of extreme hubris, is a habit. If there is anything to this theory and whether we should be taking what managers say during times of success at face value is, of course, a matter for conjecture in itself then we can probably assume that losing can become a habit, and there are few clubs that have developed as much of a habit over the course of 2011 as Lincoln City.

Winning, as successful managers are wont to say at moments of extreme hubris, is a habit. If there is anything to this theory and whether we should be taking what managers say during times of success at face value is, of course, a matter for conjecture in itself then we can probably assume that losing can become a habit, and there are few clubs that have developed as much of a habit over the course of 2011 as Lincoln City.

It's Non-League Day tomorrow, but you already knew that, didn't you? The brain-child of Mike Bayly occasionally of this parish and James Doe is celebrating its second annual event this weekend, and the extent to which non-league football has embraced the idea has been refreshing, to say the least.

Disappointed Lincoln City fans.
This article was written by Adam Barlow.
Anybody who regularly watches the Premier League will be well aware of the pressure to stay there, the money, revenues and the prestige that go with being a Premiership club. Chairmen of clubs that are threatened with relegation are often quoted as saying how much it will cost their respective clubs should they drop down to the Championship.

Six foot two, eyes of blue, Roger Brown is after you!

This was not the post I intended to write this week but I've been somewhat taken aback by the news that, former centre back and club captain, Roger Brown passed away this morning at 58 years old.

Roger signed the year I started going to Craven Cottage.

Bombastic YouTube videos work! Lincoln City have signed striker Bradley Barraclough on a one-year deal after being impressed by his YouTube highlights reel. The 22-year-old was invited for a trial on the basis of his video and has now signed a one-year deal at the club after backing up his online presence with a good [.

The final day of the Football League season inevitably brings shredded nerves, and yesterday brought an unfolding drama with a hint of familiarity to it at the bottom of League Two, with Lincoln City and Barnet playing to avoid relegation into the Football Conference. Lincoln started the day two points ahead of Barnet, but with an inferior goal difference.

The final day of the Football League season inevitably brings shredded nerves, and yesterday brought an unfolding drama with a hint of familiarity to it at the bottom of League Two, with Lincoln City and Barnet playing to avoid relegation into the Football Conference. Lincoln started the day two points ahead of Barnet, but with an inferior goal difference.

There is an excellent series now running on top blog The Ball Is Round.

It looks at fans' first ever football matches and ask them to recall the sights and sounds of those, often memorable, occasions.

I contributed a short piece to the series myself. If you'd like to check it out then please click on the link below:

Adam Bate (GhostGoal) My First Game: Wolverhampto Wanderers vs Lincoln City, 1987

U.S. defender Eric Lichaj has been loaned by Aston Villa to League Championship contenders Leeds United for one month.
Leeds United, having earned promotion last year from League One, are currently sixth in the League Championship table and are just six points behind in the race for one of two automatic promotion spots to the English Premier League.

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Aston Villa has loaned American fullback Eric Lichaj to Leeds United for the next month.

Lichaj had been getting decent minutes at right back for Aston Villa, but manager Gerard Houllier singled him out after the team was dismantled by Manchester City, 4-0, on Dec.

One of Thai Port's several trialists has been identified as Jay Harris (pic below). The London born defender made a combined total of 179 league appearances in English football for Gillingham, Tooting & Mitcham United, Lincoln City and Crawley Town. He has also played in Norway for Tromsdalen UIL and Alta IF, in Sweden for Enkopings SK and in Hungary for Dunaújváros FC and Vasas SC.

League 2 - Tuesday 25th January 2011This match was posponed from last year and its a pity it wasn't posponed again. Lincoln had watched the Wycombe and Accrington matches on the coach. The secret seems to be that if you keep attacking Cheltenham and score early then you can watch them resort to route one and fail.

1981-2011 The sudden death of Macclesfield Town's Richard Butcher at the age of just 29 came as a major shock to the footballing world yesterday. It will have hit those involved at the lower end of the Football League the hardest. Richard was no stranger to League Two football, having played for Lincoln City, Peterborough [.