Meet 'non-league dad' Danny Pickering, from Leicestershire, and his groundhopping 18-month-old son Marley
Ever heard of the groundhopping 18-month-old?
His name is Marley and three weeks after being born he was taken by his father Danny Pickering to his first game. He has since gone to 60 more matches, has sat in his push chair pitch-side in the rain and toddled about grounds right across Leicestershire, with local village team Barwell being their team.
"The players know and they come over. Even the parents of players come say hello, ask how he has been and play with him," Pickering toldPin badges have been collected to mark each new ground, which even include a few international venues, while Pickering has chronicled it all on social media as 'non-league dad'.
Pickering says following non-league football "has always been his thing" and that taking Marley to matches has helped him as father."I could also build my relationship, it wasn't just us three in the house playing or reading books, it is me and him and time.Now with a second child on the way, Pickering expects his match-day experience will get a whole lot busier
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