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Issue No. 1244 Sunday, January 28, 2024 £2.20 THE ORIGINAL AND THE BEST SPIREITES MOVE 16 POINTS CLEAR LAMBS LEAPING ON IN NORTH SAINTS’ NOBLE MAKES STEP UP ONLY £2.20 WE’VE GOT IT MAID! Maidstone United can’t hide their delight after knocking Ipswich Town out of the FA Cup in front of their 4,479 jubilant travelling fans PICTURE: Alamy EVERY SUNDAY IN RETAILERS Sto MAGICAL!MAIDSTONEUNITED’SFACup dream lives on after the Na- tional League South history makers stunned Ipswich Town to reach the last 16 of the FA Cup. Stones fans barmy. Stones continue FA Cup fairytale ANTHONY HUGHES: TRIBUTES TO SOUTHERN LEAGUE CHIEF Goals from Lamar Reynolds and Sam Corne, either side of Jeremy Sarmiento’s leveller, sent more than 4,500 travelling OR SUBSCRIBE ONLINE AT: WWW.THE NONLEAGUEFOOTBALLPAPER.COM The Kent side are ball num- ber nine in today’s fifth round draw and boss George Elokobi couldn’t be prouder. “We knew to come here and get a result was going to take some doing,” he said. “We had to be resilient for 98 minutes. I drummed this into the players. We prepared and we prepared it right. “I told them ‘Go out there, enjoy the occasion. You are already history makers in the eyes of the world. Take every bit of the glory’. To make it his- toric, to have memories to look back to – the magic of the FA Cupismakingusdreamagain.” ● REPORT – SEE PAGES 4-5 Fill out the form and send your cheque for either £20, £40 or £80 made out to The Football Paper Ltd to: Subscriptions, The Football League Paper, Tuition House, St George’s Rd, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU n 10 weeks = £20 n 20 weeks = £40 n 40 weeks = £80 (please tick) (All prices include P&P) POSTAL SUBSCRIPTION Name: Address: Telephone No: Email: Postcode: Please note rates are for UK subscriptions only - other country rates on application DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION UK rates £1.49 1 edition, £15.99 13 edition, £29.99 26 editions. Subscribe on our website www.thenonleague footballpaper.com
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When Saturday Comes No 440 March 2024 Contents 28 REGULARS 5 Editorial The Premier League will continue to resist the EFL’s attempts to narrow the gap between them 6 Sidelines Turbulence at Edinburgh City; ACL injuries causing pain down the women’s pyramid; the TikTok footballer; tribute to Luigi Riva 12 Shot! Nantwich Town welcome Witton Albion 15 Harry Pearson column The dream of seeing a ball burst the goal net 18 12 37 I M A G E S G E T T Y , A L A M Y , S C P H O T O S / W PA U L T H O M P S O N , / CO L O R S P O RT J Ö R N K RÖ G E R 24 The perfect shot All eyes on Alex Ferguson at the Manor Ground in 1986 32 World view A lack of action on match-fixing; time up for José Mourinho at Roma; India need to move forwards 40 Books How mental health affects fans and players; the story of Jack Leslie; revisiting Arsène Wenger’s Double win 42 Letters Two decades later we still wear our socks… 46 Season in brief Burton Albion take the Conference title on the final day FEATURES 16 Time to pretend Even with the presence of VAR, play-acting seems worse than ever 18 Reverse manoeuvre His struggle to settle at Manchester United isn’t Jadon Sancho’s fault 19 Live fast, Dai Yongge Reading fans’ frustration at their owner has seen protests escalate 20 Match of the month Crawley Town and Salford City aim to move up the League Tw0 table If all you’d heard about Crawley Town this last couple of years or so was “The Crypto Football Club”, you’d probably be surprised at how normal it all seems Crawley Town v Salford City p20 26 World beaters Franz Beckenbauer’s ups and downs; remembering Mário Zagallo 28 Table setting How Jimmy Hill’s three points for a win concept spread around the world 31 Object lessons A face in the crowd at Blackpool 36 Inside job Life as a volunteer groundsman; is it the end for turnstile operators? 39 Police state When players brush with the law

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Issue No. 1244 Sunday, January 28, 2024 £2.20

THE ORIGINAL AND THE BEST

SPIREITES MOVE 16 POINTS CLEAR LAMBS LEAPING ON IN NORTH SAINTS’ NOBLE MAKES STEP UP

ONLY £2.20

WE’VE GOT IT MAID! Maidstone United can’t hide their delight after knocking Ipswich Town out of the FA Cup in front of their 4,479 jubilant travelling fans

PICTURE: Alamy

EVERY SUNDAY IN RETAILERS

Sto MAGICAL!MAIDSTONEUNITED’SFACup dream lives on after the Na- tional League South history makers stunned Ipswich Town to reach the last 16 of the FA Cup.

Stones fans barmy.

Stones continue FA Cup fairytale ANTHONY HUGHES: TRIBUTES TO SOUTHERN LEAGUE CHIEF

Goals from Lamar Reynolds and Sam Corne, either side of Jeremy Sarmiento’s leveller, sent more than 4,500 travelling

OR SUBSCRIBE ONLINE AT: WWW.THE NONLEAGUEFOOTBALLPAPER.COM

The Kent side are ball num- ber nine in today’s fifth round draw and boss George Elokobi couldn’t be prouder. “We knew to come here and get a result was going to take some doing,” he said. “We had to be resilient for 98 minutes. I drummed this into the players. We prepared and we prepared it right.

“I told them ‘Go out there, enjoy the occasion. You are already history makers in the eyes of the world. Take every bit of the glory’. To make it his- toric, to have memories to look back to – the magic of the FA Cupismakingusdreamagain.”

● REPORT – SEE PAGES 4-5

Fill out the form and send your cheque for either £20, £40 or £80 made out to The Football Paper Ltd to: Subscriptions, The Football League Paper, Tuition House, St George’s Rd, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU

n 10 weeks = £20 n 20 weeks = £40 n 40 weeks = £80 (please tick) (All prices include P&P)

POSTAL SUBSCRIPTION Name: Address:

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Postcode:

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DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION UK rates £1.49 1 edition, £15.99 13 edition, £29.99 26 editions. Subscribe on our website www.thenonleague footballpaper.com

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