Non-League Paper

GARETH IS MY GUIDING LIGHT

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
22 July 2018

By John Lyons

PROTEGE: Hartlepool boss Matthew Bates can draw on the experience of playing alongside his ex-Middlesbrough teammate Gareth Southgate, inset

PICTURE: Action Images

GARETH Southgate inspired a nation by leading England to the World Cup semi-finals – and Hartlepool United manager Matthew Bates is also drawing on him for inspiration.
Back in August 2005, Bates, then a raw 18-year-old defender, made his first Premier League start alongside the experienced Southgate in Boro’s 2-0 defeat at Tottenham. Boro went on to reach the UEFA Cup final that season and soon af...

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