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BRETT: THIS IS SET TO BE BIGG SCRAP

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 August 2026

DIV 1 CENTRAL By John Lyons

NEW Biggleswade Town manager Brett Donnelly is predicting a massive battle for supremacy in Southern Division One Central.
Donnelly arrived to lend boss Jimmy Martin a hand in the second half of last season and the Waders went on to reach the play-offs, losing 2-1 to rivals Biggleswade FC after extra-time in the semi-finals.
Martin subsequently left for Potters Bar Town, paving the way for Donnelly to take the Waders’ reins.
“It will be a lot harder with teams like Potters Bar, Royston, Waltham Abbey and Haringey coming in,” Donnelly said ...

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