Non-League Paper

YACHTS CAN SET SAIL TO GLORY

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 February 2020

By Matt Badcock

HOPE: Jordan Southgate

JORDAN SOUTHGATE has urged his Wroxham side to take their shot at history in the FA Vase.
The Norfolk club reached the final in 2010 where they lost out to Whitley Bay.
But the Yachtsmen are dreaming again after beating fancied Stowmarket Town – who are also their Eastern Counties Premier Division league rivals – to reach the quarter-finals, inspired by former Norwich City striker Grant Holt.
And while 27-year-old boss Southgate insists promotion to Step 4 remains the main aim for the season, the allure of the Vase is irresistible.
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