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Former England captain Tony Adams has taken to Margate FC's Pitch to raise awareness for two recovery support charities
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After 23 years of not playing Tony Adams returned to play in the Emma Urquhart Cup. Named after the charity's late volunteer, the match saw ROAR and the Forward Trust face off to honour her memory.
Finn Macdiarmid reports
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So, first of all, how does it feel to get back on the pitch after 23 years?
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Exhausting. Absolutely exhausting.
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Well, it may have been 23 years since ex-England and Arsenal captain Tony Adams has laced up his boots,
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but he still brought his A-game to Margate FC's Hartsdown Park to support those struggling with addiction.
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Adams himself struggled with alcoholism off the pitch.
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And now he's lined up with volunteers from the addiction support charities Roar and the Forward Trust
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to raise money and awareness for the charities in the first ever match of the Emma Urquhart Cup,
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named after a volunteer for the charities who passed away a short while ago.
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I've got some fantastic services in employment, in education, housing and recovery.
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And it's all about recovery. Emma used to work for the Forward Trust who sadly passed away.
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So, I'm more than happy to put my boots on to honour Emma's memory,
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the great work the Forward Trust do here and Roar.
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We played against Roar today, reach out and recover.
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They do a lot of good work also in the area.
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I'm very proud to be chairman. I'm very proud to put the boots back on.
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Since the days of Tony's playing career with Arsenal in England, football has undergone a transformation.
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And now clubs like Margate can be a vessel for social change in their communities.
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Yeah, football can do that in lots of ways. Obviously, it brings people together.
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As part of our drop-in, we have football sessions running anyway on a Friday,
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so people get together. They develop social networks, they develop friendships.
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They realise that they've still got the skills they had a long time ago.
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And yeah, it can obviously help with mental health and physical health all at the same time.
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In the end, the Forward Trust lost on penalties, but even though Tony said he would only play 10 minutes a side,
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he ended up playing around 70 minutes, which goes to show just how much the cause means to him.
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Other people, my fellowship, the people around me have helped me get clean and sober.
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So this is why I do days like this. We need the connections. We can't beat this on our own. So reach out for help.
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The man who spent most of his career helping Arsenal to four Premier League titles
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is now spending his time working with volunteers and helping those who need it most.
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Finn McDermid for KMTV.
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