Non-League Paper

IT’S TIME TO DIP YOUR TOES IN AND FISH OUT A BARGAIN

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
27 May 2018

By CHRIS DUNLAVY

EVERY summer, an estimated 700 players are released by professional football clubs – the vast majority teenagers with shattered dreams.
For such kids, the National League is a haven, but there are plenty of golden oldies and downat- heel pros looking for a lifeline too.
From Mark Stimson and Mike Marsh to Roger Johnson at Bromley, many a big names has venture into Non-League. Now, with almost every retained list complete, we choose six players who could be tempted to follow suit.
IAN EVATT
CENTRE-BACK
AGE: 36
An everpresent in Blackpool’s solitary Premier ...

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