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Big final day spoilt by a ‘neutral’ row

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
20 March 2022

FANS’ FORUM

I SIMPLY had to put pen to paper after my club Farnborough suffered a huge miscarriage of justice at the hands of the Hamsphire FA this week.
Having won their way through to a Hampshire Senior Cup final against Eastleigh, the Hampshire FA then released details of the ‘neutral’ venue which will host the final...Eastleigh’s very own Silverlake Stadium!
Naturally, Farnborough are feeling pretty aggrieved at the decision – especially with the club in the midst of a tense promotion race in the Southern League Premier South.
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