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DRAINING ON OUR PATIENCE

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 October 2017

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P-P Two letters guaranteed to strike dread into the heart of any football fan. They may appear as a mere footnote in the results service – a quick job for the pools panel – but the human cost frequently goes undocumented.
Consider this season. Basking in my garden on the Friday afternoon before the opening game, I received an anonymous email. Subject matter: ‘Off.’ Body text: ‘Tinpot league!’ I didn’t instantly comprehend, initially interpreting it as an enthusiastic reminder that ‘The Tinpot League’ commenced tomorrow, something that...

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