Non-League Paper

‘NO-WIN SITUATION’ FOR BOARD!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
15 March 2020

SHAHID AZEEM admits the National League board of directors were “damned if they do and damned if they don’t” when making the decision to allow this weekend’s matches to go ahead as planned.
The Aldershot Town chairman is also a member of the National League board and played a part in Friday’s decision to play on despite both the Premier League and EFLcalendars being wiped out hours earlier. Speaking to The NLP soon after the decision was announced at 3.15pm on Friday, Azeem ad mitted the decision to carry on playing was a tough call but said it was not made lig...

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