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Isaac Hayden was due a testimonial at Newcastle United next season. With the exception of club captain Jamal Lascelles, the 30-year-old midfielder was the Magpies’ longest-serving player.
Neil Warnock shelved the gardening gloves, mothballed the golf clubs and dusted down his tracksuit to take charge of Torquay United this week.
The tears streaming down Kalvin Phillips’ face as he trudged off the Bramall Lane pitch said it all.
It’s easy to sneer at Wrexham, isn’t it? At the hype and the hullabaloo. At the schmaltzy documentary and celebrity entourage. At the silly American owners with their gleaming grins, wry wisecracks and ostentatious humility.
Don Goodman reckons Hayden Hackney is the best player in the Championship – and he’s probably right.
