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  Mark Carruthers: Darlington’s rise shows the value of the bigger picture

  When assessing the merits of a glorious success or a perceived failure, there should be a necessity to look at the bigger picture.

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  Lund’s last word denies the Hoops

  By Tom Finney ALFRETON TOWN 1 OXFORD CITY 1 ALFRETON TOWN battled to a hard-earned point against Oxford City despite being reduced to ten men in a dramatic encounter at the Impact Arena. The visitors made a fast start and took the lead through Ewan Clark on seven minutes. He...

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  BULLS’ SURVIVAL DREAM IS ALIVE

  By Roger Worsley BEDFORD TOWN 2 HEREFORD 2 A KEENLY-CONTESTED draw between Bedford Town and Hereford but a result that satisfied neither side. Bedford struck first, in the 18th minute, when Ryan Doherty headed home, after Josh Castiglione’s free-kick hit the wall, but allowed George Moncur to direct the rebound...

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  Johnston prepares Bucks for final thrust

  By Elliot Steadman BUXTON 2 SCARBOROUGH ATH 0 BUXTON strengthened their playoff push with a win over Scarborough at The Silverlands. Early on, Max Bardell set up Cian Coleman, but he fired wide. Soon after, the home pressure continued as Luke Brennan laid the ball into Coleman’s path in space,...