Non-League Paper

NEWS WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE TO THE FA CUP, STRESSES HUGHES

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 August 2020

By Matt Badcock
SOUTHERN League vice-chairman Anthony Hughes says opening the turnstiles is a big breakthrough that will negate a lot of the fears that were mounting. Already plans were being discussed if the scheduled start date of September 19 for the Step 3 and 4 leagues would have to be put back.
The three competitions published, on Monday, a timeline with six different scenarios for what would have to happen assuming fans weren’t allowed in grounds.
But the clarification by sports minister Nigel Huddleston has put the planned ingekick- off back in pole position – and, cruci...

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