RDNL 2021-22 National League Awards
The season awards are rarely easy to select but it felt particularly difficult this year given the high level of quality across the division. I’m aware that the performance selections are heavily weighted towards those at the top end of the division. However, my task is to select the best in the division – why wouldn’t I look towards the players and managers of the clubs who came close to or won promotion? The Team of the Season might be my biggest problem here. There were several tough calls, especially those that make up my bench. That players such as Ben Hinchcliffe , Aaron Hayden, Luke Young, Andrew Dallas, Callum Howe, Billy Waters, Callum Roberts and John McAtee miss out, to name a few, speaks volumes to the levels of performance across non-league’s top tier this year. It’s always tempting to put a rule in place to appease the masses but I’d rather avoid that. It takes away from selecting the players I deem to have performed best ...