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WHY THE LATE START?

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
12 August 2018

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LONG WAIT: Jamie Knight celebrates a friendly goal for Otford

CAN anyone tell me why it’s been such a staggered start to the Non-League calendar at Steps 3 and 4 this year?
Yesterday, the two Southern Premier Leagues and Bostik League at Step 3 kicked off, but the Norther n League doesn’t start until next Saturday (18).
At the same time, the new Step 4 season in the Bostik League got underway, but no sign of Step 4 football in the Evo-Stik Southern and Northern Leagues.
That decision could come back to haunt them when the weather turns – it seems like a wasted week to m...

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