Mike Bayly went to meet a football club that is potentially at the start of a journey up through the divisions.

Non-League supporters are the Bill Brysons of the football world. Whereas a trip to most Football League grounds comes packaged with the familiarity of large urban conurbations, the grass roots experience can lead a man (and for the sake of parity one had better add ‘woman') into the wilds of the British provinces.

By Chris Wright

Manchester City's groundsman of 15 years, one Ged Coyne, has been forced by the club to delete his 'MrManchestercity' Facebook account after posting a flurry of 'offensive' messages aimed squarely at rivals Manchester United.

A City spokesman said:

"The member of staff in question regrets posting the material and removed it immediately.