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‘You’d be mad to own a club’

Ask Jonathan Sayer what advice he would give to someone thinking about taking over a Non-League club and he quickly replies: “Don’t do it!”
‘You’d be

...but it’s just how I like it
BY JOHN LYONS

ASHTON UNITED CHIEF REVEALS ALL ON NON-LEAGUE OWNERSHIP

CHRONICLES: Jonathan Sayer has written a book on his experiences of being a football club owner
PICTURE: Colin Thomas

ASK Jonathan Sayer what advice he would give to someone thinking about taking over a Non-League club and he quickly replies: “Don’t do it!”
It’s an answer in jest, partly at least, because the actor and comedy playwright has come to appreciate the good, the bad and the ugly of football below stairs since taking the reins alongside his dad, David, at Ashton United four y...

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