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GAFFER’S GREATEST GAFFER: Joe’s spirit got the Crazy Gang going!

In the latest in our series, we pick the brains of Solihull Moors boss, member of Wimbledon’s Crazy Gang and former AFC Wimbledon and Notts County manager Neal Ardley.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
26 December 2021

GAFFER’S GREATEST

THE GAFFER’S GREATEST GAFFER WITH NEAL ARDLEY
By Andy Mitchell

SHOWING THE WAY: Joe Kinnear
PICTURE: Alamy

Neal Ardley for Wimbledon

WHO inspires the inspirations in the ever-changing world of football? Which traits stand the test of time?
In the latest in our series, we pick the brains of Solihull Moors boss, member of Wimbledon’s Crazy Gang and former AFC Wimbledon and Notts County manager Neal Ardley.
Ex-England Under-21 international Ardley played his part in some of the best years Dons fans enjoyed in the Premier League, including a topsix finish in 1994 and semi-finals in the FA C...

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