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Spencer Day: Deep pockets of the South!

By my reckoning, this season will be my eighth managing in National League South – and it’s the most exciting it’s ever been.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
29 June 2025

MONEY TALKS: Reggie Young has been tempted away from Farnborough this summer for a full-time deal at Dagenham PICTURE: Alamy

By Spencer Day - Farnborough manager

By my reckoning, this season will be my eighth managing in National League South – and it’s the most exciting it’s ever been.
More than half of the teams are full-time now, many with monstrous budgets, so for a club like Farnborough, this becomes the biggest challenge we’ve ever faced.
In this most horrific economic climate, this level of Non-League football – and even the level below – seems to be one of the growth areas where money is floating around like you wouldn’t believe.
Without exaggeration, there will be a minimum of £8 million that will be lo...

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