Non-League Paper

MAGIC OF THE CUP NOT LOST ON JAMIE

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
27 August 2017

FA CUP PARTY NEXT
By Matt Badcock
JAMIE MILLIGAN knows just what the FA Cup can do for players with big ambitions – the Bamber Bridge player-coach had a box seat when Jamie Vardy burst into the national conscious.
Vardy’s talents were well known in Non-League circles, but a performance for Fleetwood on live TV against Blackpool really helped his rise despite the 5-1 defeat.
Midfielder Milligan was playing alongside the future Premier League champion and he says the story should inspire the young players at Brig.
“The FA Cup is brilliant for Non-League lads,” Milligan...

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