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Danny Rust: Let’s hope our big day out at Wembley is just the start…

After 14 months of matches taking place behind closed doors as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, I was among the lucky supporters who managed to bag a ticket to Non-League Finals Day last weekend.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
30 May 2021

By Danny Rust

GOOD TO BE BACK: Fans enjoy the Wembley experience

HAVING previously taken being able to support our favourite club from the stands for granted, hearing the roar of a crowd for the first time in more than a year sent a shiver down my spine.
After 14 months of matches taking place behind closed doors as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, I was among the lucky supporters who managed to bag a ticket to Non-League Finals Day last weekend.
Less than three weeks on from covering the delayed 2020 edition of the annual extravaganza as a member of the press, I returned to Wembley ...

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