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DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
5 April 2026

SATURDAY, MARCH 28 KIRTON BRICKWORKS 2 SHIREBROOK SOLDIERS 2
ANUMBER of factors are in play today.

The first, critical, thing is that I have to stay relatively local due to a prior engagement close to home in the evening. The second is that I ought to choose a ground that The Fox has already visited; he’s away this week.
My choices are few but my eye alights on Kirton Brickworks while scanning my fixture booklet. I had previously turned up twice to watch the Brickies, only to find the match had been postponed both times! Grrrr.
With a match chosen, I suddenly realise that ...

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