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RICHIE BIDS TO IMPRESS HIS HEROES

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The LeaguePaper Team
8 November 2020

Boss teams up with Class of ‘92 stars…

By Chris Dunlavy

GOOD SHOUT: Richie Wellens is relishing his new challenge at Salford, and, inset, former Manchester United stars Gary Neville and David Beckham
PICTURE: PA Images

NEW Salford City boss Richie Wellens admits it will be “weird” working for his boyhood idols at Moor Lane.
The Ammies are famously co-owned by Manchester United legends Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt, David Beckham and the Neville brothers, along with Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim.
Wellens, meanwhile, is a boyhood Red who came through ...

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