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There are no easy games anymore

HAVING seen the results from the preliminary round of the FA Cup, especially in and around the Southern League area, I can’t help but wonder if the days of a tie against a Step 5 team being a very likely win are at an end.
In the Southern League Division 1 South alone, four teams fell to lower league opposition, with Exmouth – who had taken the notable scalp of Barnstaple in the Extra Preliminary Round – almost pulling off a shock win at Yate Town and earning a replay at their own ground.
At the same time, AFC Stoneham, of the Wessex League, were arguably unlucky not to bo...

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