Non-League Paper

A precedent is now set

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
26 April 2020

NOW that The FA have ratified the decision to declare the season null and void from Step 3 down to Step 7 (why are those leagues treated differently from the rest of English football?), they have now set a precedent.
So, if this horrendous virus reappears next year then 2020-21 will have to be null and void again.
If that happens – and let’s pray it doesn’t – the repercussions for the game will be massive.
Inadvertently, this decision has already shattered the dreams of thousands of fans and volunteers of the many clubs who gave themselves the slightest chance of ach...

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