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FIVE SUBS, THAT’S THE STIM-PLE FIX!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
15 November 2020

By Matt Badcock

HIGH FIVE: Hornchurch manager Mark Stimson is leading the fight for fielding five subs
PICTURE: TGSPHOTO

RESPECTED Hornchurch boss Mark Stimson is calling for player welfare to be put first and allow clubs to use five substitutes.
Stimson, who won the FA Trophy three times on the bounce as manager of Grays and Stevenage, believes the circumstances of the Covid affected 2020-21 season means it is crucial to make the change.
It echoes pleas from managers at the very top of the game for the increase to be allowed in the Premier League.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and Manches...

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