Non-League Paper

Rover the moon but you must feel for Tranmere!

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
28 May 2017

GUTTED: Tranmere players look dejected after Forest Green Rovers score their third goal
PICTURE: Action Images

AS A Forest Green Rovers fan I did, of course, enjoy a great day out at Wembley for the play-off final recently. However, I do have a great deal of sympathy for Tranmere Rovers and their supporters.
Any team that accrues 95 league points in a season would expect promotion and this injustice strengthens the argument for automatic promotion for the top two in the National League.
Had this system been in place in the past I would be interested to learn if any team has had the same ...

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