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SURGERY FORCES BENTLEY TO TAKE A BREAK

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
5 July 2020

By Neil Harvey

SURGERY: Jim Bentley

JIM BENTLEY has been ordered to take time out from his role as AFC Fylde boss after being told he requires heart surgery. The former Morecambe boss failed to halt a dramatic slide at Mill Farm this season as the Coasters dropped out of the National League.
And now his preparations for next season have been hit after undergoing extensive tests with medical professionals.
Speaking to the club’s website, the 44-year-old boss explained: “At the start of the year I had some chest pains whilst doing a bit of training. After getting checked out I ...

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