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INTRODUCING THE NEW BREED

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Scaling the Pyramid to find the brightest young managers in the Non-League game

By MATT BADCOCK

ROLL OF HONOUR: L-R: Luke Garrard, Harry Wheeler, Daryl McMahon, Bernard Morley and Anthony Johnson, Rob Small

PICTURE: Action Images

NON-LEAGUE isn’t just a breeding ground for players – managers are learning their trade at these levels too.
Paul Hurst recently landed a Championship move to Ipswich Town, less than ten years after he started out in the Northern Premier League with Ilkeston Town.
We’ve cast our eye over the next generation. All are Under- 35 and managed in ...

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