Non-League Paper

LONG’S GOT NO STOUR GRAPES

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
1 March 2020

Boss makes surprise Church return
By Matt Badcock
IAN LONG says any suggestions the Stourbridge job was too big for him are wide of the mark - and he’s now determined to pull off a Great Escape at Alvechurch.

LONG LOST FIGURE: Ian Long is back in charge at Alvechurch after leaving rivals Stourbridge this week

After taking the Churchmen from Step 5 to Step 3 in consecutive seasons before narrowly missing out on a third promotion in last season’s play-off, Long made the switch to Stourbridge in the summer.
But he was a surprise departure this week despite the Glassboys, who hav...

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