Non-League Paper

ALL THE NAMES SIMPLY DROVE ME ON!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
26 April 2020

STEVE MCNULTY
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HAS any player ever looked less like a footballer than Steve McNulty? Grey of pate and ample of girth, the 36-year-old was famously nicknamed ‘Sumo’ at Luton Town.
“I’ve heard all the names,” said the central defender, now throwing his considerable weight around for York City at the summit of National League North.
“You fat b*****d. Who ate all the pies? In fairness, I didn’t do myself a lot of favours in my twenties. My diet wasn’t always t...

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