Non-League Paper

COLNE CAUGHT IN RACE STORM

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
15 December 2019

By Jon Couch

PROBED: Sefton Gonzales, below left, has quit Colne FC amid a race storm
PICTURE: Andy Whitehead

COLNE FC have been thrown into a racism probe after popular striker Sefton Gonzales quit the club following alleged abuse – from his own vice-chairman!
In an emotional statement this week, the 27-year-old claimed he was publicly abused “several times” by board member Aaron Hurst after their FA Cup tie at Gateshead on October 19.
In-house talks failed to resolve the matter and on Friday Hurst stepped down from his “untenable” position before a subseq...

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