Ball boys gotta work, man. Their job is to get the ball and give it back to the game. It is a simple, yet noble position. But for some primadonna player in the fourth tier, however, that ball boy is just an obstacle, a piece of trash. So it was for Leyton Orient captain Liam Kelly in their match at Plymouth Argyle.Little Jake McLean—a logical, kind boy of 17—was simply walking over to pick up the out-of-play ball behind the goal and distribute it to the players like he's supposed to (it's not like he's in it for your celebrity, Liam), when Kelly gave him a full-on shove and took the ball himself. Again, Kelly is the captain here.
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