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DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Gillingham Town 1-4 Oldland Abbotonians

A few seasons ago, Gillingham Town of the Western League had the genius idea of kicking off early and inviting fans of Gillingham FC to watch an early match on their way to Yeovil for their League fixture in the afternoon: a sort of unofficial twinning project.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
5 March 2023

GILLINGHAM TOWN 1 OLDLAND ABBOTONIANS 4
A FEW seasons ago, Gillingham Town of the Western League had the genius idea of kicking off early and inviting fans of Gillingham FC to watch an early match on their way to Yeovil for their League fixture in the afternoon: a sort of unofficial twinning project.
The day didn’t go as planned. The Fox, Pencilman and I turned up to find the gates locked and a player standing outside telling us the game was definitely still on. In fact, the match had been postponed earlier but communication was so poor, hardly anyone knew including the arriving Gillingham f...

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