Non-League Paper

LEAGUE CHIEF IN ‘RACIST’ CLAIM

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
20 August 2017

By Robin Jones
LEAGUE chief executive Neil Juggins faces being banned from the game after allegedly making a racist comment during a meeting.
Juggins, who has been involved with the West Midlands (Regional) League for 37 years, was reported to the FA over a claim he used the phrase “n****** in the woodpile” at a meeting attend by 100 people at which the forthcoming pyramid restructure and promotion and relegation issues were discussed. Football equality charity Kick It Out has also received a formal report about the alleged comment.
Juggins and his wife Wendy, the league chairma...

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