Brakes 2nd in form table

Brakes are second in the form table after their 3-0 win over North Ferriby United yesterday. They were unbeaten in October, despite some tough games. although this was only their second home win this season.

Jack Edwards opened the scoring after seven minutes when he took advantage of a long throw from Kurtis Revan. Revan then won a penalty on 30 minutes which was converted by Rob Thompson-Brown. Revan won a second penalty for Brakes on 56 minutes which was again converted by Thompson-Brown. Breeden had to make a good late save.

Non-League Paper player ratings: Breeden, 6; Mace, 6; Gudger, 7; Gittings 7; Hood, 6; English, 6; Dunbar, 6; Edwards, 7 (Magunda, 74, 6); Revan, 8 (Bishop 79, 7); Canavan, 7 (Taundry 74, 6); Thompson-Brown, 6.

Alex Rodman's story

Former Brakes player Alex Rodman was the subject of a full page feature in The Times on Saturday. He has been an ever present for Shewsbury this season, scoring twice and contributing five assists.

Now living in Solihull, he played for the Brakes for three years while studying for a business studies degree at Nottingham Trent university. He was paid £30 a week and then in his last year at uni went to Tamworth where he earned £60-£70 a week.

He went on play for Aldershot Town and got three England C caps. However, he was then diagnosed with blood clots all over his lungs, had to go to hospital and was on Warfarin for three months. With his career apparently at an end, he broke down in tears but went on to play more than 200 games.

Rodman's father established Warwick Sports & Leisure.

Now aged 30, he is taking a master's in sports directorship at Manchester Metropolitan University. 'I found the more I dive into books, the more I read and learn and challenge myself, the more I grow as a person and a player. I feel that not only am I in the best shape of my life, fitness-wise, but also intelligence-wise with the decisions I make on the pitch and off.'

Outstanding result

One tweeter described it as the outstanding result of Non-League Day as Leamington beat promotion challengers Salford City 3-2 and ended their unbeaten home run in front of a crowd of 1,582.

I would not have been able to make it as I was taking part in the Alzheimer's Society Memory Walk in Leamington in memory of my wife Maggie, a former vice-president. At least it was good to see I could walk 5.5 kms without difficulty, albeit a bit slowly.

The report in the Non-League Paper is a bit grudging, describing it as 'unlikely win'. At least one of the Salford fans seems upset with the officials for not dealing with Leamington 'cheating' and is going to report them. Good luck with that (I think the standard of officiating at this level is much better than it was in the third tier). Leamington goals were:

• 19 minutes Thompson-Brown penalty after Jack Edwards was impeded
• 44 minutes Connor Gudger free kick from 25 yards inside the left-hand upright
• Substitute Kurtis Revan five minutes from time from close range.

Non-League Paper Player Ratings

Star man: Tony Breeden. Mace, 6; Gudger, 7; Hood, 6; English, 6; Clarke, 6; Dunbar, 7 (Taundry 90); Magunda, 6; Moore, 6 (Revan, 68, 7); Edwards, 5; Thompson-Brown, 6 (Gittings, 80, 6).

Interview with the non-league Beckham

Very interesting in depth interview with the non-league Beckham, Jack Edwards, by Windmill Wonderland: Jack Edwards