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A LIFELONG Southport FC supporter has sounded the klaxon over a growing crisis in Non-League football – the relentless, punishing travel demands placed on part-time clubs and players in the National League North.
With 55 years of watching the Sandgrounders under his belt, the unnamed fan (and current season ticket holder) has had enough. His rallying cry? “Let’s stop flogging our part-timers like they’re Premier League jet-setters without the jets”.
In a sport increasingly mindful of wellbeing, sustainability, and finances, it ...

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