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Gifts from The Morning Star
Angry Premier League fans may find what they are looking for at non-league level or in the women's game
Manchester City’s Nikita Parris gets away from Arsenal’s Emma Mitchell

AS MORE disgruntled fans across Britain raise the possibility of setting up a Phoenix club, with West Ham supporters the latest to bring this up, it occurred to me that there is an alternative.

Instead of setting up a new grassroots football club, why not support one of the thousands that already exist?

There are so many non-league teams begging for support from people fed up of the Premier League and the way it is damaging the game.

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