Walking football is fast becoming more popular by the week and for not only those who have played at a decent level in years gone by, even several of the ex- professional footballers have taken up the challenge of this relatively new found sport writes Merv Colenutt.
One of those ex-players is also a very close friend of mine, Paul Randall the former Bristol Rovers and Stoke City legend who is playing on a regular basis every week and enjoying every minute of it.
Paul said: “It was a strange scenario to start with, having played pro football for a number of years and Tim Richins over at Cheddar, kept onto me about to come over and play at Cheddar and he kept telling me how many former players were enjoying playing the game, albeit walking instead of running and having picked up a few injuries over the years, my feelings were, I might be getting older, but kicking a ball again and hopefully scoring a few goals appealed to me…
READ more at source: https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/sport/24197310.stoke-city-player-paul-randall-enjoys-walking-football-now/
Author: The Walking Football
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