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Robbie takes a leaf from his own book

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
22 March 2020

Robbie takes

NEW CHAPTER FOR CLARETS CHIEF

By JOHN LYONS

FRESH START: Robbie Simpson at Chelmsford City, scoring for Oldham against Liverpool, inset left, and with wife Nicola and new baby Rosie, right
PICTURE: PA Images

ADJUSTING to ‘real life’ after retiring from football can be a daunting prospect for many players.
How do you replace that buzz, the thrill of competition, the highs and lows, the adrenaline running through your veins? The problem is that those who make it in professional sport have often put all their efforts into doing just that. It’s all they’ve known an...

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