Northern Premier League

HARDY WANTS THE LAST LAUGH

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 July 2017

Hopson blow, but Whitby upbeat

By Steven Coney
WHITBY TOWN’S Chris Hardy won’t let the club’s excessive travelling be used as an excuse – and the ambitious boss expects his side to be challenging for promotion despite losing star man Dale Hopson.
The attacking midfielder, 24, scored 31 times in all competitions for Whitby last season and was sold to Evo-Stik Premier champions Blyth Spartans earlier this week after putting in a transfer request. Blyth and fellow promoted side Spennymoor last season showed that clubs situated at the extreme ends of the league’s b...

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