Non-League Paper

I WAS TOLD IT WAS ALL OVER

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
17 December 2017

…are they Barking mad?!

By Scott Taylor
THERE was far more to Billy Jones’ goal celebration than just equalising for Barking against Maldon & Tiptree last Saturday – it came just three months after he was warned he would never be able to play football again.
Jones was told his career was finished last October after collapsing during a 1-0 win at Ware a few weeks earlier.
It was diagnosed as a first-degree heart block but after staging a miracle recovery, the striker returned to full fitness and subsequently onto the scoresheet in a 2-1 Bostik League North victory last...

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