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ODD DAY FOR JAMIE, INITIALLY SPEAKING

JAMIE Stuart won’t have many stranger days than last Saturday.
For 30 minutes, his Grays Athletic side’s home fixture to Maldon & Tiptree was like any other until goalkeeper Charlie Burns went down injured.
“Before the game, I always sit down with the secretary and we do the teamsheet,” the playerboss explained.
“I always do the players with their initials. Joe Simmonds – JS – was my reserve goalkeeper. I hadn’t put myself on the bench, also JS, for a couple of weeks because of my back.
“After about half an hour Callum had to come of...

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