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FYLDE BOSS BENTLEY ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
6 December 2020

AFC Fylde have said that manager Jim Bentley’s heart operation was a success.
The Coasters boss underwent double heart bypass surgery on Tuesday morning.
Having initially been transferred to the Intensive Care Unit for further observation, Bentley, the former Morecambe player and manager, has had all tubes removed and is currently recovering on the ward and making good progress.
The 44-year-old Liverpudlian announced he was to undergo surgery back in October after failing to prevent the Coasters from dropping back into National League North last season, just 12 months after ...

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