In a Vanarama National League North division with several former Football League names, Curzon Ashton may not be highlighted as one of the heavyweights. Trading in the smaller-time tag is, however, something the Tameside club's CEO, Natalie Atkinson, has set about since she began the role.

You hear people moaning about modern football and how the game isn't as good as it used to be. It can be very easy to look back on the past with rose-tinted spectacles, but doing so overlooks how many people are in love with football right now. The number of people who go to games, watch it on TV, and who spend far too many hours every day reading and talking about the game indicates that there is still a huge passion for football.