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Ex-Cobra loving life in Norway

25th June, 2017

Former Clipstone player George Milner says he is thoroughly enjoying life in Scandinavia where he currenlty plies his trade with Norwegian side Valdres FK.

Milner was a big hit at the Worksop Van Hire Stadium due to his blistering pace, having progressed through the ranks with Chesterfield.

He made an impact in the second half of the 2015/16 season, making six appearances for Clipstone and scoring two goals before becoming a major part of the following campaign when he re-signed with the Cobras in a two-way deal with Buxton of the Evo-Stik League.

Milner (pictured playing for Clipstone against Bridlington Town) featured in sixteen games, scoring six goals and earning five man-of-the-match awards, before going on to sign a professional contract in March with Valdres, who play in the fourth tier of Norwegian football.

He told Clipstone's website: "I'm loving it in Norway, the people here are really friendly and helpful.

"At first, it was very cold when I got here which was March 28th. Initially, I was very homesick, not least because I was told on Sunday that I needed to fly out on Tuesday morning so everything happened so quickly and I didn't really have time for it all to sink in.

"I live with three other lads - two from England and one from Sweden - so there is always something to do, if that is playing some golf, fishing, going on walks or bike rides, or just chilling out in our apartment watching TV and playing some FIFA.

"They are a good bunch of lads and they're always making you laugh, which is nice."

When asked about the standard of football and attendances in Norway, Milner answered: "The standard is very good over here.

"I was surprised at how good the standard actually is, there are some quality players in our team as well as other teams.

"Most of them could easily earn a professional contact in England.

"I would say it's slightly better than the Evo-Stik League level, which is a very good level in England.

"The furthest travel to a game is about three-and-a-half hours away. Where I live, there are around 4,500-5,000 people so, at our games, we get a good attendance of 400 people watching, but we always get 75+ fans watching our away games which is superb.

"Depending on who we play in our league, some of the better supported teams have over 2,000 fans which is always nice to play against."

Footage of Milner curling a beautifully crafted free-kick into the top left corner of the goal has been circulating on social media and he admits that was one of his highlights so far.

He added: "The other stand out moment for me was making my debut for Valdres in the first game of the season against the title favourites Eidsvold TF which we won 2-0.

"So, that was a proud moment for me and my family, and I hope there are many more moments like that to come in my career."

(Photo: AJS Productions, Interview: Mark Asher)

(Story Source: Clipstone)

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NCEL Premier Division P Pts +/-
P 1 Pontefract Collieries 42 102 96
P 2 Pickering Town 42 96 75
P 3 AFC Mansfield 42 96 67
4 Handsworth Parr 42 85 43
5 Maltby Main 42 75 31
6 Hemsworth MW 42 72 27
7 Penistone Church 42 72 27
8 Bottesford Town 42 69 9
9 Bridlington Town 42 64 21
R 10 Rainworth MW 42 63 -5
11 Liversedge 42 57 3
12 Barton Town (-1) 42 55 -12
13 Garforth Town 42 52 -29
14 Albion Sports 42 48 -8
15 Thackley 42 47 -9
16 Staveley MW 42 47 -31
17 Athersley Rec 42 46 -23
18 Worksop Town 42 46 -26
19 Hall Road Rangers (-12) 42 43 -1
20 Harrogate Railway 42 31 -62
R 21 Parkgate 42 26 -58
R 22 Clipstone 42 2 -135
NCEL Division One P Pts +/-
P 1 Knaresborough 42 100 61
P 2 Yorkshire Amateur 42 88 77
3 Grimsby Borough 42 85 57
P 4 Eccleshill United 42 85 48
5 Shirebrook Town 42 81 31
6 Glasshoughton Welf 42 77 31
7 Selby Town 42 75 34
8 Hallam 42 73 42
9 Campion 42 73 30
10 Winterton Rangers 42 61 2
11 Swallownest 42 58 -11
12 AFC Emley 42 57 -5
13 Rossington Main 42 53 -14
14 Dronfield Town 42 52 -13
15 Ollerton Town 42 47 -24
16 Armthorpe Welfare 42 46 -25
17 Nostell MW 42 40 -36
18 East Yorks Carnegie 42 34 -34
19 Worsbrough Bridge 42 33 -48
20 FC Bolsover (-6) 42 30 -76
R 21 Brigg Town 42 29 -54
R 22 Retford United 42 24 -73

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