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BYFIELD IS OUT DESPITE DRAW

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
17 December 2017

By Ben Tyler
REDDITCH UNITED 2 ST NEOTS TOWN 2
REDDITCH rescued a point having trailed by two with eight minutes to go – but it was not enough to save manager Darren Byfield from the sack (see page 9).
The Saints made a dream start on three minutes when Lewis Irwin’s ball was latched onto by debutant Stefan Broccoli, a former Arsenal and Newcastle United trainee, who rolled it into the bottom corner past the advancing Ethan Ross.
St Neots doubled their lead on 17 minutes when Johnny Herd’s corner was flicked in at Ross’s near post by Tom Wood, as poor Reds defending ...

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