The League Paper

JACOB’S CRACKEDIT!

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The LeaguePaper Team
2 April 2017

By Matt Badcock

HITTING THE HEIGHTS: Jacob Mellis
PICTURE: Action Images

WHILE most players were enjoying their summer holidays, Bury’s Jacob Mellis decided to skip the beach in favour of hitting the training ground.
Forget nights out in Marbs, Mellis was burning the carbs, with the 26-yearold determined to make sure he was in the best nick for a gruelling season in League One.
It has paid off, with the former Chelsea and England Unde-19 midfielder avoiding the injuries that disrupted him last season. Mellis, who is out of contract this summer, has adopted a more focused approach t...

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