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Football is a whole new ball game – Chelmsford City chairman Steve Shore

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
1 August 2021

Steve SHORE
CHELMSFORD CITY CHAIRMAN

I got a call from a friend. “I’ve put some money into Chelmsford City Football Club but know nothing about football; could you help look after it?”. Always one to say yes to a challenge, I accepted – little did I know what was to come.
And now I’m writing a regular article for The Non-League Paper – not bad for someone whose playing experience was limited to third-team goalie at school!
Yes, I was that bad. My previous interest in football was limited to trips to Hillsborough with my uncle to watch Sheffield Wednesday (my uncle worked with a player’s si...

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