Non-League Paper

SIGNING UP FOR THE SPIRIT OF LIONS

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
4 June 2017

Autographed shirts and friends for life

By MATT BADCOCK

FROM JERSEY
LUNCHTIME at England C’s Jersey hotel on Wednesday and the 18-man squad are putting eating on hold to sign some autographs.
Representing the country is a big honour for any footballer and it’s no different for Non- League’s Three Lions.
As a memento they all get a replica match shirt to take home and the latest call-ups decide they want theirs signed by each other.
Their bond is unique. Having only met as a group Friday afternoon, they’ve had four training sessions and two matches in six days. And...

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