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Ian Ridley

BRILLIANT BLEND OF THE OLD AND THE NEW

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 April 2017

THERE are few places better for gallows humour than the Non-League game. Winning 6-0 in midweek, Salisbury FC fans began a chant of “We want seven.” Immediately came the response from the half dozen Bridgwater fans of: “We want one.” The 7-0 defeat sadly confirmed Bridgy’s relegation from Evo-Stik Southern South and West, but they went with the admiration of home supporters.
WHAT a competition the Vanarama National North has proven to be this season. Eleven clubs are averaging more than 1,000 through the gate, with a resurgent Stockport County leading the avera...

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