Non-League Paper

GRADING FAILS AS FINCH IN TURMOIL

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
14 May 2017

By Robin Jones
FINCHAMPSTEAD boss Jon Laugharne has jumped a sinking ship to take over at Hellenic Premier basement side Henley Town – and looks set to be followed by his players.
He replaces Rob Creech, who quit last month with the side entrenched in the relegation zone. Henley ended the season with two 9-0 defeats and seem destined to relegation to Division One East.
But Finchampstead, who finished fourth in the lower division, face having to quit Step 6 after failing to achieve the necessary ground grading, because they lack floodlights, hard-standing and a 100-seater stand at thei...

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