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WE FEAR OUR CLUBS MAY HAVE TO CLOSE

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
20 December 2020

The NLP caught up with North West Counties League chairman Paul Lawlor on the state of Non-League following their decision to restart fi xtures…

WE gave permission for clubs to start yesterday because clubs are allowed to play and some of them want to play.
It would be wrong for us to stop them when the Government says it’s okay to play, but we also have clubs where it isn’t financially viable for them to start.
It’s up to clubs to decide whether they can afford to do so or not. Out of 58 clubs, we’ve only got four who have requested postponements.
I’m s...

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