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Comeback King Chris has embodied Wood mantra

Chris Bush will take to Wembley’s hallowed turf this afternoon with a burning sense of gratitude.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
10 May 2026

BOREHAM WOOD v ROCHDALE
By Matt Badcock

MIRACLE MAN: Boreham Wood’s Chris Bush has battled through adversity off the field
PICTURE: Gary Davis

HUDDLE: Boreham Wood’s togetherness has been hugely evident this season

DANGERMAN: Abdul Abdulmalik in full flow

CHRIS BUSH will take to Wembley’s hallowed turf this afternoon with a burning sense of gratitude.
The Boreham Wood defender, 33, collapsed at home in March 2025 leading to the discovery of a heart abnormality he’d likely had his whole life.
It meant heart specialists fitted a pacemaker before clearing the former Ebbsfleet, Bromle...

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