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Non-League bosses have lots to offer

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NON-LEAGUE managers are often overlooked when Football League vacancies crop up, so it’s good to see Neil Aspin (see story right) get his chance at Port Vale.
But, as he points out himself, it’s largely because he’s a former Port Vale player that he’s been given his chance in the League.
Yet there is a strong argument that Non- League bosses deserve more opportunities. They have done their apprenticeship lower down the ladder, got their hands dirty and know what it’s like to work with, at times, limited resource...

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