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east. do send those pitches in for carol. the people we are going to talk about now, they describe themselves as the club no—one wants to be a part of. a football team of bereaved fathers, united by the loss of a child. angels united fc grew out of an online support group for dads dealing with grief, and players wear the names of their child on the back of their shirt. katie walderman went to meet them. forjake, forjimmy and steve, it is more than a game, more thanjust football. i think it's the fact that they get it. i know that's quite simple but most people don't understand what it's like to lose a child. you get to pull on your baby's shirt and baby's name and get to play in their honour and that's massive. that 90 minutes, whatever it is, that i'm on the field, i play- 120% for him because he'll never get to kick a ball. i you know? i'll never know what he |

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