Non-League Paper

PRO LIFE WAS NO FANTASY

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
29 March 2020

Kitman tells of gambling woes

By Matt Lee
SAM PERRIN thought he was living the dream amidst the professional set-up at Notts County but it wasn’t long before it turned into a nightmare.
It ended up with the former Magpies kitman breaking down in front of his dad having gambled away thousands of pounds.
The money, given by his parents, should have allowed the 31-year-old to step onto the property ladder and settle down in Nottingham, 100 miles away from his Hertfordshire home.
Yet instead, the father of two was “sitting in the Kop Stand, breaking down” as he explained to hi...

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