Non-League Paper

So near but so far for Iron

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 December 2024

BRAINTREE TN FOREST GRN R 1 ROVERS WON 5-3 ON PENS
By Adeniyi Ade

A WEEK of change at Braintree Town ended in heartache.
Kyrell Lisbie’s sensational opener was cancelled out by a well-worked equaliser.
Chairman Lee Harding’s cost-cutting strategies have seen the departure of striker Inih Effiong and the re-appointment of Steve Pitt as manager following the dismissals of Angelo Harrop and interim Justin Moseley.
The game was a distraction from the relegation battle the Iron have embroiled themselves in.
For Rovers, the opposite could be said. Steve Cotterill’s ...

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