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By Matt Badcock
M ITCH BRUNDLE remembers the moment he realised he was in Non- League football.
“The first time I walked into the Braintree dressing room,” he says. “You had to bring your own kit, wash your own gear – it was a very big wake-up call.
“You’re playing with lads who have been working all day and it hits you. But you adjust to it very quickly because everyone is there to enjoy their football which is want you want to do.”
It’s exactly what Brundle was looking for. Instead of living in an U23 bubble at Bristol City, he decided he ha...

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