Non-League Paper

MAHER AIMING TO CONJURE A MOMENT OF PURE MAGIC

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
1 June 2025

PARTY TIME: Southend United’s players and fans celebrate after their play-off semi-final victory at Forest Green
PICTURE: Focus Images

ANONDESCRIPT mid-January morning in 2023 in a hotel a corner kick off the M25 and Southend United boss Kevin Maher has just finished chatting to The NLP.
While we’ve been reflecting on his career, the challenges at Roots Hall and trying to restore pride among all the off-field carnage, the Shrimpers have been in court receiving a 42-day extension to pay off their tax bill.
It’s the latest – and not the last – inst...

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