National League North

CLASH BRINGS BACK MEMORIES OF DALE

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 March 2018

IN the build-up to this game, my mind has turned to Dale Roberts, the former Rushden & Diamonds and England C keeper.
Within two months of joining The NLP back in 2009, I was offered the chance to travel to Hungary with England C. Beforehand, I interviewed Dale and told him I’d be out in Budapest with the squad.
As it happened, I flew out ahead of the team and, still very wet behind the ears, admit I was nervous about how the threedays away would be.
Fortunately Paul Fairclough and his excellent staff were welcoming from the first minute and always have been over the years.
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