Late Tackle

DOGGONE IT! MAATTY WANTS HIS PET BACK

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
18 April 2012

MATT BADCOCK tells the sad tale of a player separated from the pet he’s devoted to

Blairy’s Dog Frank takes a trip round the UK, including a visit to Billy Bremner’s statue

THE CHASE is on to find the missing dog of York City winger Matty Blair by next month’s FA Trophy final.
But this is no ordinary runaway mongrel. Blair’s dog Frank hasn’t escaped when his owner wasn’t looking. More like some mischievous team-mates let him off the leash. Much to the England C star’s dismay.
The 2ft plastic statue of a greyhound -covered in purple...

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