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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

When Saturday Comes No 441 April 2024 Contents 18 REGULARS 5 Editorial From points deductions to penalty denials, claims of conspiracy are increasingly rife in the Premier League 6 Sidelines 18 36 Troubled times at Torquay, Rochdale and Blackburn; why Sunday league football is at risk; Nuneaton Borough fans prepare to start again; optimism despite results at Carlisle 12 Shot! Mold Alexandra take on high-flying Airbus in Cymru North 15 Harry Pearson column Can we afford not to believe in the power of superstition? 12 26 CO L O R S P O RT , A L A M Y , S C P H O T O S / W CO L I N M C P H E R S O N , / CO L O R S P O RT S T E V E B E E R L I N G 24 The perfect shot Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday discuss the prospects of play at a snowbound Highbury in 1967 32 World view Ivory Coast harness home advantage in the Africa Cup of Nations; the Swede who has traded journalism for coaching success at Vasteras 42 Letters A few voices behind me started singing the circus music that the clowns might come on to… 46 Season in brief Motherwell are champions of Scotland in a campaign overshadowed by tragedy for Celtic FEATURES 16 With precedent Calls are growing for Israel to be suspended from international sport 18 Memory lane A lifelong love of football still sparks something, despite dementia’s grip 20 Match of the month Destined for the drop, Rotherham travel to a QPR side aiming to escape 26 Protest movements Supporter power in Germany; how Hull City started a tennis ball trend Like most older grounds, Loftus Road echoes club history. But where many built periodically and piecemeal, Queens Park Rangers’ home has a sense of unity QPR v Rotherham United p20 29 Object lessons St Johnstone’s Monaco adventure compiled in a handy scrapbook 30 Cover versions The programme design revolution 34 Shire folk Gloucester City back on dry land; the Swans of Slimbridge are flying high 36 Team spirit: Bolton A rollercoaster ride over six decades; how Ian Evatt has got fans believing 40 Missed opportunity Frustrations of a female player

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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.”

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