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Matt Badcock: Gus can finally pop the corks

When Gus Scott-Morriss kindly offered this hack a lift to a Maccy D’s around the corner from England C’s Swansea hotel, unopened bottles of bubbly were rolling around on the backseat.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
31 May 2026

Matt BADCOCK

FANS’ FAVOURITE: Gus Scott-Morriss has become a cult hero at Southend United having learned his trade at Royston Town
PICTURE: Focus Images

When Gus Scott-Morriss kindly offered this hack a lift to a Maccy D’s around the corner from England C’s Swansea hotel, unopened bottles of bubbly were rolling around on the backseat.
The 29-year-old had become used to winning man-of-the-match awards by then and there’s been even more in the two years since that March 2024 ride.
A brilliant character off the pitch, fun to interview because he’s not afraid to show his personality, Scott-...

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