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Mansfield Town chairman gives Aston Martin to manager | Mansfield Town chairman gives Aston Martin to manager |
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A football club chairman has given his Aston Martin car to the team's manager as a reward for an 8-1 victory. | A football club chairman has given his Aston Martin car to the team's manager as a reward for an 8-1 victory. |
Mansfield Town chairman John Radford handed over the keys to Paul Cox following the win over Barrow on Saturday. | Mansfield Town chairman John Radford handed over the keys to Paul Cox following the win over Barrow on Saturday. |
The Blue Square Premier team won 7-0 when they played Barrow last March and Radford said he wanted to do even better when the two teams met again. | The Blue Square Premier team won 7-0 when they played Barrow last March and Radford said he wanted to do even better when the two teams met again. |
"It's worth a bob or two," Mr Radford said. | "It's worth a bob or two," Mr Radford said. |
'Top guy' | 'Top guy' |
"It's my old Aston Martin so it's not brand new. It's a couple of years old," he added. | "It's my old Aston Martin so it's not brand new. It's a couple of years old," he added. |
"You have these things and you've got to give people targets and things like that, so he fancied the car and I thought I'm about ready for a change and he did the job." | "You have these things and you've got to give people targets and things like that, so he fancied the car and I thought I'm about ready for a change and he did the job." |
The car, worth up to £80,000, was waiting in the car park of the Nottinghamshire club after the game, already fitted with personalised MT51 COX registration plates. | The car, worth up to £80,000, was waiting in the car park of the Nottinghamshire club after the game, already fitted with personalised MT51 COX registration plates. |
Cox told BBC Radio 5 live it was "a bit surreal to be honest". | |
He said: "I didn't really take him at face value when we was talking but to be fair to the man he's a top guy and when he did it, it was unbelievable. | He said: "I didn't really take him at face value when we was talking but to be fair to the man he's a top guy and when he did it, it was unbelievable. |
"I love cars. I think every man does, don't they, but it's the football that motivates me." | "I love cars. I think every man does, don't they, but it's the football that motivates me." |
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