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Diary of a Groundhopper: Taunton Town 2-1 Yate Town

The chasing pack have long known their route to Step 2 is via the Southern League Premier Division Central play-offs.

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Groundhopper
24 April 2022

Diary of

TAUNTON TOWN 2 YATE TOWN 1

TUESDAY, APRIL 12
I AM travelling down to the Isles of Scilly for a week. Naturally, I am on the lookout for a match and notice that Taunton Town are riding high in the Southern League. A win tonight will leapfrog them above Hayes &
Yeading to the top of the table, while a win for Yate Town, the visitors, will take them into a play-off place. A finely poised game at a club I’ve wanted to tick off for a long time.
I leave plenty of time for the drive south-westwards and arrive early. I slowly watch as the cars of local staff empty out of the ground and the...

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