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STEVE HILL: I’m so in love with loanees

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be,” wrote Shakespeare. Easily said, but Shakespeare didn’t have to find 11 fit bodies for a gruelling two games per week schedule with nary a pot to pass water in.
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“Neither a borrower nor a lender be,” wrote Shakespeare. Easily said, but Shakespeare didn’t have to find 11 fit bodies for a gruelling two games per week schedule with nary a pot to pass water in.
To clarify, we’re talking about William Shakespeare here, not his namesake Craig, the former Walsall midfielder whose managerial career proved less dramatic than the works of the bard.
The loan system may not be perfect but the borrowing and lending of players can be a force for good. This is particularly true in Non-League where loans can prove crucial in the develop...

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