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WE’VE LIT UP FACES AROUND THE WORLD

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
24 January 2021

By David Richardson

PROUD: Chorley manager Jamie Vermiglio

EMOTIONAL Jamie Vermiglio believes Chorley have given people, not just in this the country but around the world, a reason to smile during their FA Cup run.
The proud Magpies boss saw his side go toe-to-toe with Premier League Wolves on Friday in an historic evening for the National League North club.
Vermiglio knows firsthand the impact their fairytale journey has on his Locking Stumps Primary School students where he works as headteacher – and reckons this can inspire them and others.
“Up and down the country people ...

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