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WEMBLEY WAS A CRY FOR HELP
The Non-League Football Paper

WEMBLEY WAS A CRY FOR HELP

JIM Burnside felt numb. Music was blaring, beer was flowing, and everyone was dancing.

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May 05, 2024
IT'S A BOSTON TEA PARTY FOR IAN'S RESURGENT PILGRIMS!
The Non-League Football Paper

IT'S A BOSTON TEA PARTY FOR IAN'S RESURGENT PILGRIMS!

BOSTON’S underdogs had enough bite in every department to puncture yet another play-off dream for perennial nearly-men Brackley.

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May 05, 2024
COOL IRON READY FOR THE CRUNCH
The Non-League Football Paper

COOL IRON READY FOR THE CRUNCH

ANGELO HARROP can’t help but think back 12 months ahead of his Braintree Town returning to Worthing tomorrow afternoon.

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May 05, 2024
WHITES TAKE A HARD LINE
The Non-League Football Paper

WHITES TAKE A HARD LINE

SALISBURY boss Brian Dutton says his team won’t be bullied out of a place in the National League by big-spending AFC Totton.

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May 05, 2024
FAN PASSION BOOSTS GAV
The Non-League Football Paper

FAN PASSION BOOSTS GAV

ENFIELD TOWN boss Gavin M a c p h e r s o n says the Towners will know exactly who they’re playing for when they turn up at Chatham Town.

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May 05, 2024
STEVE'S SUITED AND LIVING DREAM
The Non-League Football Paper

STEVE'S SUITED AND LIVING DREAM

STEVE GARDENER thought he was just going for a pint with his dad and brother when he attended a meeting at the local ice rink to discuss restarting Romford Football Club.

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May 05, 2024
OSBORNE AIMS TO FULFIL HIS BIG MOORS  EFL-DREAM.
The Non-League Football Paper

OSBORNE AIMS TO FULFIL HIS BIG MOORS  EFL-DREAM.

Solihull get set for big final tilt

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May 05, 2024
CABLES FINALLY CAN BELIEVE. JT!
The Non-League Football Paper

CABLES FINALLY CAN BELIEVE. JT!

PRESCOT Cables supporters have waited for more than a decade to celebrate promotion but knew this contest was over in little more than an hour.

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May 05, 2024
AUSTIN'S BOYS ARE MOTORING
The Non-League Football Paper

AUSTIN'S BOYS ARE MOTORING

HARBOROUGH Town boss Mitch Austin said his side bagged the win and promotion they deserved after goals at either end of the game saw off promotion rivals Anstey Nomads.

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May 05, 2024
TRILOGY ALL SET FOR RAVENS TO DELIVER A KNOCKOUT BLOW
The Non-League Football Paper

TRILOGY ALL SET FOR RAVENS TO DELIVER A KNOCKOUT BLOW

BROMLEY boss Andy Woodman says he feels like Tyson Fury as the Ravens gear up for the final leg of an epic ‘trilogy’ against Solihull Moors at Wembley.

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May 05, 2024
VICTORY IS FOR OUR HERO GEE!
The Non-League Football Paper

VICTORY IS FOR OUR HERO GEE!

CHICHESTER CITY dedicated their five-star play-off victory to late assistant manager Graeme Gee after this one-sided encounter sent them up in style.

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May 05, 2024
JAMES' HEROES TAKE A BOW
The Non-League Football Paper

JAMES' HEROES TAKE A BOW

BOWERS & Pitsea bounced straight back to Step 3 foot ball after a tense penalty shootout victory over Essex rivals Brentwood Town, who in turn lost a second final shootout in three years.

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May 05, 2024
BIRD EYES A WAY BACK IN
The Non-League Football Paper

BIRD EYES A WAY BACK IN

Tanners boss keeps perspective

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May 05, 2024
MARINE LIFE IS GETTING BIGGER
The Non-League Football Paper

MARINE LIFE IS GETTING BIGGER

MARINE fans will pile onto eight coaches to travel to Macclesfield – and boss Neil Young says that shows how much the club is booming.

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May 05, 2024
THE BUCKS HAVE GOT FIZZ BACK
The Non-League Football Paper

THE BUCKS HAVE GOT FIZZ BACK

KEVIN WILKIN has urged his AFC Telford United promotion-chasers to take the club’s first major step back to redemption.

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May 05, 2024
CLUBS HIT BACK IN CUP REVOLT!
The Non-League Football Paper

CLUBS HIT BACK IN CUP REVOLT!

FOOTBALL chiefs from across the pyramid have joined forces in a bid to overturn the controverisal decision to scrap FA Cup replays from next season.

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May 05, 2024
Perenara tops try list as 'Canes march on
The Rugby Paper

Perenara tops try list as 'Canes march on

TJ PERENARA became the all-time top Super Rugby try scorer as his table topping Hurricanes demolished the Waratahs.

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May 05, 2024
I'd love to coach at top level, says Biljon
The Rugby Paper

I'd love to coach at top level, says Biljon

IT IS one of rugby’s cruel ironies that Harvey Biljon, who has transformed the careers of so many players, is still waiting for his own shot at the big-time.

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May 05, 2024
Smith: I'm better at handling mistakes
The Rugby Paper

Smith: I'm better at handling mistakes

FIN SMITH credits his superb form this season to a mental mind-shift that enables him to now take the rough with the smooth.

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May 05, 2024
Masuku hits the target for Sharks
The Rugby Paper

Masuku hits the target for Sharks

THE Sharks turned Twickenham ‘Stoep’ into a mini South Africa as a partisan crowd roared their side to a dramatic victory over three-time winners Clermont to reach their first European final courtesy of deadeye goal kicking by Siya Masuku.

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May 05, 2024
Roebuck out to impress England
The Rugby Paper

Roebuck out to impress England

SALE’s Tom Roebuck is a man on a mission as he looks to use the final weeks of the Premiership season to give England’s selectors a push to select him for the summer Tests against Japan and New Zealand.

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May 05, 2024
Blame RFU for lack of confidence Halliday
The Rugby Paper

Blame RFU for lack of confidence Halliday

THE Cornish Pirates statement that the future of professional rugby in Cornwall is in jeopardy – citing RFU prevarication over promotion as the root cause in new investors delaying their commitment to the club – has prompted a sustained attack on the RFU by Championship clubs chairman Simon Halliday.

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May 05, 2024
Saints so close to stunning Leinster
The Rugby Paper

Saints so close to stunning Leinster

NORTHAMPTON boss Phil Dowson was left to rue the one that got away after Saints went down 20-17 to Leinster in the Champions Cup semi-final.

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May 05, 2024
Delighted to see Titans stand tall
The Rugby Paper

Delighted to see Titans stand tall

THERE are some teams you grow particularly attached to over the decades and I make no apologies in numbering Rotherham Titans among those.

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May 05, 2024
At 61, Daran calls it a day
The Rugby Paper

At 61, Daran calls it a day

DARAN Poppy was one of the oldest players in the RFU pyramid this season, reaching double-digit appearances for Old Gravesendians at the tender age of 61 but has decided to call time on his rugby career.

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May 05, 2024
Nayalo steers Army to thrilling fightback
The Rugby Paper

Nayalo steers Army to thrilling fightback

THE British Army’s men pulled off a thrilling comeback that will live long in the memory to keep their hopes of regaining the Inter Service Championship alive, and dash the Royal Navy’s dream of a first back-to-back title in 50 years.

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May 05, 2024
Louis has sights set on Kansas gold rush
The Rugby Paper

Louis has sights set on Kansas gold rush

THE latest phase of his footballing reincarnation took Louis Rees-Zammit to a school run by an American superstar whose contract runs from seven figures into nine.

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May 05, 2024
Quins have to climb very steep mountain
The Rugby Paper

Quins have to climb very steep mountain

WHEN Harlequins face Toulouse this afternoon in their first European Cup semi-final in south-west France, it will be one of the biggest games in their history, and the overriding emotion the English club and its supporters will be one of excitement.

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May 05, 2024
Leinster made to fight all the way
The Rugby Paper

Leinster made to fight all the way

UNDERDOGS Northampton will be rueing a disappointing error strewn opening 55 minutes because after that they were clearly the stronger side as Leinster clung on desperately to reach another final.

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May 05, 2024
Eadie has the last laugh for Hartpury
The Rugby Paper

Eadie has the last laugh for Hartpury

MITCH Eadie went from sinner to saint in a double try-scoring display as Hartpury won in style to keep their hopes alive of finishing the season in the tophalf of the Championship table.

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May 05, 2024