And finally… the magic of pre-season

Posted on 16th July 2015

This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.

Pre-season is a strange time in the footballing calendar – novelty trips, out of shape players, nonsense transfer rumours and pampered Premier League stars visiting unfamiliar territory. Wigan defender James Tavernier got a taste of that pre-season magic at Altrincham. He is not amused by this young chap’s contribution.

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