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MATT’S BIG COMEBACK

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
30 April 2017

BRAVE Matt Pinder has described his brief comeback cameo as “the best ten minutes of his life” after recovery from a rare condition which caused many to fear he would never walk again.
The 17-year-old turned ourt for Toolstation NCEL Division One side Worsbrough Bridge Athletic just five months after contracting Guillain Barre Syndrome – a rare but treatable muscle weakness condition which can occasionally become life-threatening or leave people with long-term problems.
Pinder said: “Those 10 minutes were the best 10 minutes of my life. I was very emotional when wait...

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