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Wembley was a cry for help!

Jim Burnside felt numb. Music was blaring, beer was flowing, and everyone was dancing. The changing room was erupting with jubilation. But his mind was elsewhere.
Wembley was

PAIN INSPIRED JIM TO SPEAK UP
By George Nash

TURNING POINT: Jim Burnside celebrates winning the FA Vase with Newport Pagnell Town at Wembley
Picture: Alamy

JIM Burnside felt numb. Music was blaring, beer was flowing, and everyone was dancing. The changing room was erupting with jubilation. But his mind was elsewhere.
It was May 22, 2022 and United Counties League side Newport Pagnell Town had just beaten Littlehampton-Town 3-0 to win the FA Vase at Wembley. In front of 15,000 fans, and thousands more watching on TV, that sunny afternoon under the world’s most famous arch should have be...

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