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The former Preston, Brighton and Liverpool defender relates how Nobby Stiles moved him from the wing and put him on the path towards football glory. Interview by Barry Glendenning
I wouldn’t have achieved anything in football without Nobby Stiles. As a kid trying to make his way at Preston, I wouldn’t even have got another contract, let alone moves to Brighton and then Liverpool. Without Nobby I would have disappeared and probably ended up playing lower league football. I certainly wouldn’t have played in the top flight, let alone won a European Cup, if it wasn’t for Nobby.
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I wouldn’t have achieved anything in football without Nobby Stiles. As a kid trying to make his way at Preston, I wouldn’t even have got another contract, let alone moves to Brighton and then Liverpool. Without Nobby I would have disappeared and probably ended up playing lower league football. I certainly wouldn’t have played in the top flight, let alone won a European Cup, if it wasn’t for Nobby.
Related: Nobby Stiles obituary
Related: Nobby Stiles: his life and times – in pictures
Continue reading...
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