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By Alan Finn In the mid-70s, Sligo Rovers were facing a potential goalscoring crisis. For much of the early 70s, there was a reliance on Gerry Mitchell to find the back of the net. This of course wasn’t an issue for the late forward, but the reality was that Mitchell’s career was nearing its conclusion. […]

By Alan Finn In 1975, Sligo would invite two ex-Cardiff players on trial – Graham Fox and Chris Rutherford. Graham and Chris arrived in search of a new opportunity. Like many incoming players of their generation, the sheep grazing on the Showgrounds pitch raised their eyebrows, particularly for a pair of defenders who find themselves […]

The son of Glentoran legend Billy Sinclair has backed calls for dementia in ex-players to be treated as an industrial injury. Sinclair (74) was part of the famous side that faced Portuguese giants Benfica in the European Cup in 1967 and also played for Linfield and Chelsea before going into management. He was diagnosed with dementia in 2020. Research commissioned by the Football Association and the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) recently found former footballers are three-and-a-hal...

BBC News Published image captionBilly Sinclair went into management after his playing days The son of former Glentoran star Billy Sinclair has backed calls for dementia in ex-players to be treated as an industrial injury. Sinclair, 74, was part of the Glens side which faced Benfica in 1967 and also played for Linfield and Chelsea, among other teams. Last year he was diagnosed with dementia. His son Jonathan is backing calls for diseases like Alzheimers in ex-players to be deemed an industrial i...

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