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The Big Interview: Aaron Wildig – Shrimps’ saga just shows that you must live for the moment

Aaron Wildig spent the best years of his career at Morecambe and is heartbroken to see the chaos currently engulfing the Shrimps.

by
Chris Dunlavy
20 July 2025

WILD AT HEART: Aaron Wildig enjoyed good times at Morecambe PICTURE: Alamy

Aaron Wildig spent the best years of his career at Morecambe and is heartbroken to see the chaos currently engulfing the Shrimps.

Signed from Shrewsbury Town a decade ago, the tenacious midfielder made 248 appearances for the Lancastrians and was part of the side that won a historic promotion to League One in 2021.
Yet just four years on, Morecambe are back in the National League and teetering on the brink of extinction.
Despite putting the club up for sale three years ago, cash-strapped owner Jason Whittingham remains at the helm and has overseen two relegations in three years against a ba...

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