With the help of his granddad, Thomas Fielding, aged 9, recently applied for the manager's position at Bolton Wanderers. He didn't get the job, but the man who did saw his application and paid him a visit at his local side's (Oxford Grove U10s) training session.
His letter said the team's players were "unfit and overweight", adding "we give the other team too much space to play".
He concluded his letter saying: "I know I am young but I am cheap and people tell me I read the game well."
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