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THE BIG INTERVIEW: Salisbury boss Claridge opens up on play-offs

Surprisingly for a man whose finest hour came in a Wembley final, Steve Claridge is no fan of the EFL play-offs.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
10 July 2022

Whites boss is making ‘fairer’ Non-League play-offs his goal
By CHRIS DUNLAVY

FIGHTER: Steve Claridge knows his side will not be among the biggest payers in the division but still plans to compete

‘We had ten players sent off before Christmas and multiple injuries. I don’t think we’ll suffer that again’
Steve Claridge

SURPRISINGLY for a man whose finest hour came in a Wembley final, Steve Claridge is no fan of the EFL play-offs.
“It’s a faulty system in the Football League,” says the Salisbury manager, whose stoppage-time volley against Crystal Palace in 1996 earned Leicester City p...

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