STAND-IN STOPPER DAN TOPS AT TADDY

By Jude Deedigan

IT wasn’t a typical day in the office last weekend for Tadcaster Albion captain Dan Thirkell, who found himself as an emergency stand-in  goalkeeper in their FA Cup game  against Seaham Red Star.
Disaster struck on 23 minutes  when first choice goalkeeper Sam  Green was sent off for impeding  Seaham’s Liam Wright.
It meant Thirkell, 36, usually a  defender, honourably stepped in between the sticks to see the tie out.
Despite the noble offer, there  may have been an element of guilt  which crept into the skipper...

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