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Adder boy! It’s Hood’s chance!

Atherstone Town skipper Jamie Hood says a trip to Wembley will be the icing on a 20-year Non-League career.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
5 February 2023

By David Lawrence

Atherstone Town skipper Jamie Hood says a trip to Wembley will be the icing on a 20-year Non-League career.
And while the 38-year-old centreback admits Saturday’s hosts Eccleshill United will provide a major obstacle, he believes there is enough talent in his Midland League Premier side to see them into the quarter-finals.
“We know it’s going to be a tough game,” Hood said. “All matches against northern sides are tricky – they’re big, physical brutes.
“But if we can get the ball down and play then it will be interesting and there’s no reason why we can’t go all the way.”
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