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Published 19:33 23 Feb 2017 GMT
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"I certainly played on the edge at times and caught people but I’ve never gone down to try and con the referee, it’s not how I was brought up to play. "Some of these footballers should go and watch the Six Nations, where players are hitting each other properly and then they get up and shake hands with complete respect.”The 39-year-old, who retired in 2015, was part of the third-tier Chesterfield team that reached the semi-finals of the 1996-97 FA Cup and took Premier League Middlesbrough to a replay, and has spoken highly of Lincoln and Sutton's exploits this season. "We’ve seen it happen with Sutton and Lincoln that you can go on such runs and the FA Cup provides such special moments and we created one at the club at that time," he said.
"It was one of my best moments in football. That run leading to that semi-final, just coming up to 20 years ago, was a special experience."Catch up with this week's episode of 888sport Football Friday Live

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