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SAV REAPS BENEFITS OF CALM APPROACH

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
9 August 2026

By Ash Loveridge

GOOD SHOUT: Kyle McAllister celebrates scoring Rovers’ third
PICTURE: Wayne Tuckwell

FOREST GREEN boss Robbie Savage admitted he is a “changed man” after watching his side launch their National League campaign with an impressive comeback victory over FC Halifax.
Rovers trailed to debutant Will Flint’s early opener but produced a dominant second-half response, with Swindon Town loanee Filozofe Mabete heading them level before Sean Etaluku’s stunner from the edge of the box and a composed finish from captain Kyle McAllister comple...

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