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Boss Baker still in his pomp after FA Cup effort

Steve Baker enjoyed a taste of the high life when his Harrow Borough side played Portsmouth in the FA Cup last season – and it’s whetted his appetite for more.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
17 July 2022

By John Lyons

CLOSE CALL: Harrow Borough worried Portsmouth

STEVE Baker enjoyed a taste of the high life when his Harrow Borough side played Portsmouth in the FA Cup last season – and it’s whetted his appetite for more.
The Southern League Premier South outfit gave Danny Cowley’s Pompey a decent run for their money at Fratton Park before succumbing 1-0 in the first round in early November.
That adventure may seem a distant memory now as we bask in a summer heatwave, but it’s one that Baker recalls with pride.
“If someone offered me the chance to get to the first round and play a team li...

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