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MATT BIDS TO DO FRASER PROUD…

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The LeaguePaper Team
7 April 2019

Retired Franks gives the Exiles extra incentive
By Dan Barnes

HEAD MASTER: Newport’s Jamille Matt rises above Leicester’s Wes Morgan to score in the FA Cup and, inset, Fraser Franks in action against Oldham
PICTURE: PA Images

IF NEWPORT County pull off a late-season playoff blitz, striker Jamille Matt reckons every player will deserve a slice of the credit – including Fraser Franks.
Late last month, Franks’ career was brought to a cruelly premature end – a heart problem forcing the 28-year-old into retirement – and Matt is just one Exiles player hop...

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