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14 January 2018

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Do clubs take Trophy seriously?

Perhaps I should have had this rant a few weeks ago, but it was disappointing that we could not bring you more games concerning the National League’s big guns from yesterday’s FA Trophy.
We harp on about Premier League teams not giving the FA Cup enough respect, but there can an argument that Non-League’s leading lights are just as guilty when it comes to our showpiece silverware. Of course, the league is the main objective, but it stinks of double standards to me. There will always be upsets in cup football, that is the beauty and its uniqu...

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