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  Bedford Town ‘misfits’ have conquered all

  A third straight promotion and talk of a rapid rise to the Premier League -you’d think that Real Bedford’s fairytale story would be more than enough to whet the appetites of the local fans this season.

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  AFC Totton v Gloucester: Charlie Austin’s in the old routine

  Slightly rewording Odyssey’s disco classic song, Charlie Austin is slipping on his boots and going back to his roots in pursuit of promotion at AFC Totton.

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  AFC Totton vs Gloucester City: Mike Cook fears premature promotion for Tigers

  Gloucester City will be gunning for an immediate return to Step 2 – even if boss Mike Cook fears it could come too soon.

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  Bringing back the glory days at Merthyr Town

  A relegation reprieve in the first year back from the Covid break led to progressive finishes of ninth and sixth before Paul Michael finally gave the Merthyr some cheer by leading them to the Southern League Premier South title on Monday.