FA Trophy

IT’S SPLIT LOYALTIES FOR STEVE

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 December 2018

By Alex Narey
BEACONSFIELD Town boss Gary Meakin has revealed the club’s FA Trophy first round draw with Leyton Orient has the potential to cause a few headaches in the boardroom, with the club’s vice-chairman a life-long O’s fan.
Steve Sweetlove is a regular at Brisbane Road whenever his duties with the Rams allow him time away, but Meakin is adamant he will have to put his ‘fan’ loyalties to one side for a day as they go toe to toe with the National League leaders.
“He (Steve) goes to see Orient a fair bit,” says Meakin. “In fact he went to ...

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