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AIDY: MY PASSION TO COACH GOES ON

AIDY: MY

By John Lyons

FORMER Watford boss Aidy Boothroyd is determined not to let Parkinson’s disease stop him from doing what he loves best.
The 54-year-old revealed on Wednesday, via the League Managers Association, that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s - a progressive neurological disorder affecting the brain and nervous system - three years ago.
The ex-England U21 coach admitted the news came as a ‘massive shock’ when he went for what he expected to be a routine LMA annual health assessment.
Reluctant initially to share his diagnosis, he now feels the t...

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