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THEY’RE SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR!

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
21 April 2019

THE NLP SAYS…

WITH EDITOR ALEX NAREY

JUST THE JOB: Orient players taste victory on Good Friday
PICTURE: TGSPHOTO

GOOD FRIDAY presented a rare opportunity for me to actually get out of the office and watch a game of football.
With Saturday nights mostly spent having minor heart palpitations as the clock ticks mercilessly towards that 10pm deadline, a full National League programme forced me to get the laptop out and head to Leyton Orient for their clash against Harrogate Town (see page 14).
The O’s were impressive in their 2-0 victory, if not outstanding. They got off to a...

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