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Life of Brian is a blueprint Burgess will follow

Andy Burgess can’t resist a chuckle as he describes negotiations with a couple of young bucks at AFC Rushden & Diamonds.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
12 June 2022

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By CHRIS DUNLAVY

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PICTURE: Alamy

ANDY Burgess can’t resist a chuckle as he describes negotiations with a couple of young bucks at AFC Rushden & Diamonds.
“They must think I’ve never been in football before,” says the 40-year-old, who took charge at Hayden Road in February after the departure of long-serving manager Andy Peaks.
“They’re umming and ahhing. Making excuses. But I know exactly what’s going on – I even know the clubs they’ve spoken to! Because everyon...

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