Non-League Paper

Here’s to you Mr Robinson…the man who showed us all the way

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
25 November 2018

Award-winning writer meets the chairman who masterminded the rapid rise of Burton Albion…

BEN ROBINSON

THE LETTER was pushed through the door of Ben Robinson‘s office in the town centre and came after Burton Albion’s relegation back in May.
“You tight c**t,” it read. “When are you going to spend some money on this team?”
Now, naturally, fans grow angry, feelings run high, especially when you’ve gone down on the last day of the season, and in its final minutes.
But come on… Ben Robinson? Burton Albion? And relegation from the CHAMPIO...

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