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’BIG G’ SUCH A WHEELY GREAT CAUSE

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
14 February 2021

’BIG G’

By Phil Brennan
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#HelpbigGfi ghtMND #Ride4George

HAILING ‘BIG G’! George Melling was a hugely popular fi gure wherever he played

Day 2 of the epic three-day bike journey

The commemorative shirt featuring Melling’s former clubs

THE NON-LEAGUE fraternity are rallying round north-west fans’ favourite George Melting after he was recently diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) at the age of 36.
The tough-tackling defender came through the youth systems at Blackpool and Morecambe before making a name for himself at Altrincham, coming throu...

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