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I’m ready to make a Mark

Mark Dacey almost turned his back on football in November. Now the 36-year-old is setting his sights on managing in the EFL.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
22 June 2025

By Chris Dunlavy

MARK Dacey almost turned his back on football in November. Now the 36-year-old is setting his sights on managing in the EFL.
Dacey left Sevenoaks a year ago to take charge at Step 6 newcomers SE Dons, a former Sunday League team with vast support on social media.
Brutally sacked just six months later, Dacey was so hurt that he contemplated quitting to focus on his full-time job fitting fire doors – only for a move to Rayners Lane in January to prompt a dramatic reversal of fortunes.
The Isthmian South Central side won two thirds of their games to surge away from relegation ...

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