George Ramshaw has a spring in his step once again, thanks to the generosity of Newcastle’s players. The Magpies’ assistant kit manager, who played amateur football for the hugely successful Whitley Bay side of the 1950s and 1960s and also represented Great Britain, faced months in pain as he waited for hip replacement surgery. However, once the players learned of the popular pensioner’s situation, they clubbed together to raise the money to send him to a private hospital. Newcastle striker Andy Carroll organised the collection (Martin Rickett/PA)“He’s only just come back to work in the past couple of weeks, and he’s all fixed and healed. “I think it might have been Andy Carroll’s initial idea – Andy, of course, has known George a long time.

Source: Express March 20, 2020 22:30 UTC