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Storm clouds loom at Skem

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 April 2017

IT’S one thing to be relegated, but it’s another to find yourself in danger of having your club taken away from you. Welcome to the world of being a Skelmersdale supporter!
Our 6-0 home defeat by Buxton last Saturday confirmed our relegation from Evo-Stik NPL Premier after one of the worst seasons on record.
Now, chairman Paul Griffiths has warned us that 135 years of football is under threat after being refused a new lease to our Stormy Corner ground. (Now there’s an apt name if ever you saw one!) It’s time for us Skem fans, and the community, to join together and h...

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