""I've got dementia and motor neurone disease. The worst thing is trying to remember names. When someone tells me their name when I go to a club or a pub then I go next day and I go, 'hello mate'. It's just a bit of a problem.""
""Grayson was part of current Cheltenham manager Steve Cotterill's historic 1999 side that won promotion to the Football League for the first time.""
""He made more than 195 appearances for the club during a four-year spell between 1998 and 2002, winning Cheltenham's player of the year and Conference player of the year, and finishing as their top scorer for three seasons.""
Neil Grayson, a former footballer for Cheltenham Town and Northampton Town, has been diagnosed with dementia and motor neurone disease at the age of 61. He expressed difficulties with memory, particularly in recalling names. Grayson had a successful career, winning promotions with both clubs and earning accolades such as Cheltenham's player of the year. He made over 195 appearances for Cheltenham between 1998 and 2002 and was a key player in their historic promotion to the Football League in 1999.
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