Livingston's numero Uno reveals card game is key to club's team spirit

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Shamal George might be numero Uno at Livingston - but when it comes to the card game he’s a busted flush.It might cost him a pretty penny on the way up to Dingwall but the former Liverpool stopper says regular games of Uno are what makes the Lions roar.It’s often the 24-year-old who has to fork out but he insists it plays a huge role in the club’s famous team spirit.George, who faces ex-Liverpool youth team-mate Yan Dhanda in Dingwall today as Livi take on Ross County, will be hoping his team-mates can play their cards right and pop back down the road with three valuable Premiership points.And a trip to the Highlands is small fry compared to some of the joureys he experienced at Colchester United.He commented: “From Colchester to Barrow and Carlise is seven hours on the coach.

They were the worst so Dingwall isn’t too bad at all. There was a midweek game at Barrow where we left at 7am and got back at 4am but we won 3-2 so it was worth it.“We’ll play Uno on the bus up to the game.

We play it a lot in the club. I’m horrendous at it - Ayo’s probably the best. If you lose you need to get the treats in for everyone else so it’s a trip to Asda.“We play it on away trips but we also play it every day when we get a break in the club.

It’s good for team spirit and keeps the boys close. We’ve got a really close bond, it’s one of the best I’ve been involved with in football.He added: “We’re not allowed our phones after 10.15 every day so everyone has to talk to each other.