Romance won’t die in football

THERE are aspects of Non- League football that are missing in the over-commercialised, enforced use of technology, television- based higher league game. In fact, if you want to know what England is all about then follow Non-League football.
I enjoy visits to several grounds, one of which is Canvey Island and, by and large, these matches are in tune with Ralph Wainwright’s and Steve Hill’s comments in their articles (NLP, October 7).
Live football is better than watching television or negotiating a ticket to an over-priced Premier League game.
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