Newcastle kit man George Ramshaw is all revved up with nowhere to go. The Toon players put their hands in their pockets to raise £15,000 for Ramshaw to have a hip operation.
And now the long-serving Ramshaw feels spanking new and fighting fit – the trouble is that with football in lockdown, he's not had much chance to show off his improved mobility.
But Ramshaw - “I don't give my age, just call me a pensioner” - who works alongside Magpies' kit manager Ray Thompson, is eternally grateful to the squad for their generosity. “I was in a lot of pain with my hip and it would have been months before I could get an operation through the NHS given how busy they are,” said the Newcastle veteran of 25 years' service. “The players said to the doctor
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