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Mark Harris: Ambition can prove costly

Hardly a week goes by right now when we don’t hear about another Non-League club in financial difficulties.

Why is this happening, and where will it all end?

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
28 July 2024

Mark HARRIS
NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE CHAIRMAN

HARDLY a week goes by right now when we don’t hear about another Non-League club in financial difficulties.
Why is this happening, and where will it all end?
I’m not doom-mongering but sincerely believe that the biggest threat to Non-League football right now is clubs’ ambition exceeding their capability to fund that ambition.
This is the first in a short series of articles looking at what’s driving some clubs to throw caution to the wind in search of glory. I’ll be looking at the impact on other clubs and asking whether Non-League football is i...

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