Non-League Paper

JOHNSON: TIME IS NO FACTOR

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
5 April 2020

By John Lyons

TIME FOR CHANGE? Torquay’s Gary Johnson

WILY Gary Johnson says the time is right for the National League’s top tier to become part of the Football League.
The Torquay United boss hopes this enforced break could give football’s authorities the chance to consider the case for Non-League’s cream to move up.
“When I was first in the Conference with Yeovil, half the teams were stillparttime,” said the 64-year-old.
“Nowadays you’ve probably only got two or three teams that are not full-time. You’ve got big clubs like Notts Cou...

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