Non-League Paper

Shankley was wrong – this is just farcical

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
17 January 2021

FANS’ FORUM
NOTWITHSTANDING the points made in Mark Harris’s excellent article last week (NLP, Jan 10), the seasons at Step 2 and below should be cancelled as soon as possible. Step 3 clubs down have barely played a dozen games (Cambridge City only four) and most haven’t played since the end of October and won’t until at least early March at best.
Step 2 clubs are now paying for their insistence on completing the play-offs last season. How can part-time footballers be classed “elite”? The league is not a level playing field either as some teams haven&rsqu...

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