‘We could see his talent back then!’

By John Lyons

CHELMSFORD City boss Robbie Simpson believes the success of his former Exeter City teammate Ollie Watkins is a great example to all players as to what they can achieve.
The 28-year-old Aston Villa striker wrote his name into English football folklore by coming off the bench to fire home a magnificent lastgasp winner for England against Holland in Wednesday night’s Euro 2024 semi-final in Dortmund.

It’s a far cry from when he was plying his trade on loan at Weston-super-Mare in 2014-15 and then lining up for Exeter in League Two.
Before the dust had evenen settled on the Thre...

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