Non-League Paper

I COULD NOT BE PROUDER

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
5 January 2020

By David Richardson

FANS FAVOURITE: Jamie Collins takes the adulation of fans after helping Sutton United famously beat Leeds in 2017
PICTURE: PA Images

GREAT CAREER: Jamie Collins

IT’S the friendships and camaraderie Jamie Collins will miss most about football.
Special moments away from the game he shared with teammates during his 15-year career will last forever.
From sleeping in the Sutton United club bar after celebrating beating AFC Wimbledon in the FA Cup third round to the ecstasy of title glory, the 35-year-old has called time on his playing days.
“It was probably ...

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