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The Local Soul of Football
Nick Hawkins - what a player !
Started at Nottingham Forest. Then played for @ChasetownFC1954, @ShepshedDynamo, @GresleyRovers, Eastwood Town, @LongEatonUnited, Bedworth Utd, Dunkirk, @LeicesterRoadFC, Goole, Hucknall Town
Then gone on to be: Owner at Nuneaton Borough, CEO at @ilkestontown_fc & now Sporting Director at Alfreton Town. Also well worth a listen to his @GrassrootsGoss1 episode -
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The Local Soul Of Football[/url] [url=]@soul_local
Russ Peel (@russellpeel) - Good player in his day & good bloke too! Had a long career at @ShepshedDynamo, @ilkestontown_fc, Eastwood Town, @QuornAFC, @BelperTownFC, @GresleyRovers, Chasetown, Grantham Town, Bedworth Utd, @LongEatonUnited & Dunkirk.
Paul Skillington @PaulSkillington I’ll tell you what .... When Ilkeston was on its arse, and I mean hours from extinction, up stepped Peely. Magically got us a generator to run the flood lights and chucked in tens of thousands of pounds, of his own money to bail us out the shit. The man is a legend.
Well said Paul, That's the truth
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Was really gutted for Peely all he wanted was to help football in Ilkeston .
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I don't know if he knows but we do really appreciate the attempts he made to save football in Ilkeston. He will always be a legend in Ilkeston as he stood by us when many others turned their backs on us.
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I know Skillo tells him a lot but it would be good if more fans said the same things. But I am not sure most fans know tbh.
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Chris Martin - Great shot stopper, plenty of banter too + 88 appearances for Port Vale.
Also played at Nottingham Forest, Kidsgrove Athletic, @ilkestontown_fc, Mickleover Sports & Leek Town 
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Nat Watson (@Natwatson_10) -
Now at @ilkestontown_fc, terrific talent, will he fire the Robins to promotion?
Previously been at: @lborodynamofc, @CoalvilleTownFC & @Basfordutdfc 
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Will he fire Ilkeston Town to promotion? Not on his own but he will (if he is selected) at least ten talented individuals around him who all expect to be in contention at the end of the season! To win we must get back that winning mentality!