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WARD IS OF RIGHT ILK FOR ROBINS

By Andy Mitchell

LIFE is what happens when you’re busy making other plans – new Ilkeston Town boss Jamie Ward knows that better than anyone.
The ex-Derby County, Nottingham Forest and Northern Ireland international playmaker, now 36, saw the best and worst of the beautiful game over 15 years as a professional but the most recent curveball to come his way was the most unexpected.
Having weighed in with 17 goals in Buxton’s NPL Premier title success last season, Ward switched Step 3 leagues with Ilkeston over the summer only to find himself asked to take temporary...

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