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IT’S BACK TO CLASSROOM – I’M DONE AS A MINER!

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The LeaguePaper Team
17 September 2017

By Chris Dunlavy
BIG INTERVIEW: GARY BOWYER

GARY Bowyer laughs when I ask if he’d mind clearing up a couple of facts before the serious questions start.
Firstly, is it true he once reprimanded Brian Clough for failing to give his dad, Ian, a game for Nottingham Forest?
“I’m afraid so,” says the Blackpool boss. “I probably got a clip off both of them. My dad for embarrassing him and Brian for my cheek!”
And that he retired at 25? “Also true,” he adds. “Surgeon’s advice. And, while we’re at it, here’s another fact for ...

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