Non-League Paper

HEART OF THE GAME

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
13 October 2019

By MATT BADCOCK

CAPTURING THE MAGIC OF NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL
WHY I ♥ NON-LEAGUE
Neil Baker - Slough Tn joint-manager

Non-League is real. Real football, real people. I’ve grown up with Non-League football and I can honestly say that if I was offered a ticket to, say, Manchester United or Woking, I would go to Woking. Everyone is on the same page in Non-League. Whereas fans are distanced from the players and managers in the Premier League, in Non-League they all mix together in the bar afterwards. It makes for great camaraderie.
Shaun Harrad – Ilkeston striker

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