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Foresters reprieve is a relief for Sykes

Alex Sykes admitted it was a ‘no-brainer’ for Cinderford Town to grab the chance of a relegation reprieve and stay in the Southern League.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
19 June 2022

By John Lyons

TOUGH TIMES: Cinderford after losing 5-1 to Skelmersdale United
PICTURE: Ric Mellis

MANAGER Alex Sykes admitted it was a ‘no-brainer’ for Cinderford Town to grab the chance of a relegation reprieve and stay in the Southern League.
After finishing third from bottom in Division One South and losing to North West Counties Premier runners-up Skelmersdale United in an Inter-League play-off, the Foresters had resigned themselves to playing Step 5 football next term.
However, Walton Casuals’ collapse and Merthyr Town’s subsequent Southern League Premier South reprieve opened the...

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