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JIM BACKS TULIPS TO BLOSSOM

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
3 May 2026

By Jon Couch

MATCH WINNER: Yusifu Ceesay sent Spalding through against Halesowen on Tuesday night
PICTURE: Peter Short

SPALDING United boss Jimmy Dean concedes that Real Bedford are ‘all wrong’ for his side ahead of tomorrow’s playoff final – but is backing his troops to respond to a proper dressing down to create club history.
Dean’s Tulips took just two points from their final three games of the regular season before rallying to a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Halesowen Town in Wednesday’s play-off semi-final.
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