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A thousand games yet I’m still learning

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
17 November 2024

THEBIGINTERVIEW ANDY PREECE CHORLEY MANAGER
By MATT BADCOCK

THAT’S GRAND! Chorley boss Andy Preece celebrates his 1,000th game in management on Saturday
PICTURE: David Airey

ANDY PREECE remembers clearly the feeling of standing in the away dressing room at Gillingham to give his first team talk as Bury’s caretaker manager.
“It’s an unbelievable pressure because straight away the players are judging you,” Preece says. “They’re either going to think you know what you’re talking about or that you haven’t got a clue!
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