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Dawn of a new era

Demand to play the game is still very high, particularly among young people, but there has also been an increase growth in the number of older players. The challenge is to find enough volunteers to facilitate that demand.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
4 April 2021

Dawn of

By Jeremy Blackmore

NORFOLK County FA boss Gavin Lemmon believes football in the county will bounce back stronger than before the pandemic.
As it celebrates its 140th anniversary, Norfolk County FA is gearing up for a resumption of the game with plans to complete all ten of its County Cup competitions this season.
Lemmon’s team are also running a ‘Return to Football’ competition for clubs at Step 7 and below starting yesterday after being given the green light through government and FA guidance.
And Lemmon, who has been County FA chief executive since 2017, told The NLP he had seen positiv...

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