ALDERSHOT chairman Shahid Azeem has slammed the government for “moving the goalposts” on non-league football funding, but says a decision from cash-starved clubs on the National League season should be imminent.
The 66 clubs from the National League, National League North and National League South have been asked by the league to decide the outcome of the season, after it was revealed that £11 million due to be offered as part of the government’s Sports Winter Survival Package would be in the form of costly loans, rather than grants.
Clubs have about a month to consider their position and vote. But given the severity of the situation, with the National League North and South in the midst of a two-week suspension, Azeem expects a swift outcome.
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