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Gaffer’s Greatest Gaffer: Alex Meechan

In the latest in our series we pick the brains of ex-Bristol City man and FA Trophy finalist Alex Meechan.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
4 July 2021

Gaffer’s Greatest

By Andy Mitchell

WHO inspires the inspirations in the ever-changing world of football? Which traits stand the test of time?
In the latest in our series we pick the brains of ex-Bristol City man and FA Trophy finalist Alex Meechan.
Meechan reached the Non- League showpiece while with Forest Green Rovers in 2001, a club he would play more than 100 matches for before featuring for a host of clubs in the top two tiers of Non-League, particularly in the north west.

LEARNING THE TRADE: Tony Pulis in his days at Gillingham and Alex Meecham in action for Forest Green Rovers in the FA Trophy Final
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