Non-League Paper

TOUGH SHOES NOW TO FILL!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
31 January 2021

POPULAR FIGURE: Jim Gannon took Stockport County into the promotion mix, inset, before he was surprisingly axed last week

FOURTH in the table with games in hand, a stellar performance against West Ham and an away win on Tuesday, so what do the Board at Stockport do? They sack the manager Jim Gannon quoting “culture differences” as the reason for the dismissal and once again plunge the club into crisis, a spectre that has haunted Edgeley Park for decades.
There have been rumours for some time regarding a rift between Gannon and the new owner. Also, whispers in corridors repor...

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