Non-League Paper

‘FAMILY’ RAISE A GLASS TO COLL

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
7 May 2023

By Andy Mitchell

MORE than a few glasses would have crossed Coll’s Bar on Monday night.
Many would have been knocked back amid a party atmosphere but others would have been raised during quieter, more reflective moments remembering Colleen Allen, the cornerstone of the family that has well-andtruly established little old Rushall Olympic on the footballing map.
Pics chairman John Allen and son Nick, the vice-chair, had their worlds rocked by the loss of wife and mum Colleen in December 2020.
The shock was felt throughout the Midlands Non-League circuit with her warm presence ...

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