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Patience pays off after Grays days

Grays Athletic are celebrating having a home to call their own – but chairman Lee Vehit says the hard work starts now.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 June 2024

Patience pays

ISTHMIAN LEAGUE
By John Lyons

THE WAY IT WAS: Ship Lane when Thurrock played there
PICTURE: Alamy

GRAYS Athletic are celebrating having a home to call their own – but chairman Lee Vehit says the hard work starts now.
The former Conference side and two-time FA Trophy winners have had to endure tough times since exiting their historic Recreation Ground home 14 years ago.
They have since led a nomadic lifestyle and are currently groundsharing with Tilbury. However, the Isthmian North side’s efforts to acquire a ground of their own in recent times have paid off.
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