Non-League Paper

CHIEF FACES ‘QUIT’ CALLS

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
7 January 2018

WEST Midlands (Regional) League chief executive Neil Juggins is facing calls to stand down after the FA suspended him for five months for a racist slur.
Juggins used the phrase “n***** in the woodpile” during a league summit attended by around 100 people.
He was also fined £100 after appearing at an FA hearing and forced to attend an education course in the next four months.
Wellington Amateurs secretary Ben Coates said: “His position is untenable.”
Juggins intends to appeal against the length of the sentence.

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