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Lower leagues benefit as fanatics get the buzz back

THE lengths some people will travel to watch a football match can go to extreme limits. Fans deprived of their regular Saturday afternoon fix this past year have been making up for lost time by attending games in those leagues which have resumed after spending months in limbo because of the pandemic.
Lower leagues

By Nicholas Harling

CENTRE OF ATTENTION: Thames Valley Premier League outfit Mortimer have seen their crowds rise
PICTURE: Andrew Batt

THE lengths some people will travel to watch a football match can go to extreme limits. Fans deprived of their regular Saturday afternoon fix this past year have been making up for lost time by attending games in those leagues which have resumed after spending months in limbo because of the pandemic.
With a deadline of June 26 because pre-season friendlies for the 2021-22 season are due to start on the first weekend in July, there is an extra urgency to th...

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