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LEE FOWLER: Spotlight of the FA Cup will shine

IT WILL be a great occasion for AFC Sudbury in front of the live FA Cup cameras against Colchester United on Friday night.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
31 October 2021

Lee FOWLER
CONFERENCE CHAMPION AND EX-RADCLIFFE BOSS

IT WILL be a great occasion for AFC Sudbury in front of the live FA Cup cameras against Colchester United on Friday night.
The Step 4 side are the lowest-ranked team left in the competition and it’s great to see them get their moment in the spotlight. It’s a great platform for the players and the club.
Plus it’s a derby and we know anything can happen. There’s always one team who sneaks through.
I enjoyed some great runs in the FA Cup. At Forest Green, we were 2-0 up against Derby County before losing late on.
At Kidderminster we got to ...

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