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Mud, Sweat and CheersTrouble at the Bottom: Sheffield FC

Promotion hope is growing at Sheffield FC, behind the scenes volunteers, finances and a controversial matchday decision reveal a fragile club.

Sheffield FC's season is gathering momentum. The world's oldest football club is winning matches, climbing the table and daring to dream about promotion.

Away from the pitch a different story is unfolding. As Rebecca Lucy Taylor (Self Esteem), Adam Oxley and Simon Fakes spend more time inside the club, they discover the small band of staff and volunteers holding everything together.

Then a controversial matchday decision exposes just how fragile life can be in non-league football.

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