My best 11- Ian Wainwright and Paul Lee, Ecclesiastical Insurance

Footballers protection

Ian Wainwright, broker sales director at Ecclesiastical, and Paul Lee, northern regional director, select their Best XI for an insurance start-up. The self-styled Clough and Taylor have chosen from the great and good of insurance — including their boss — and football.

1. Gordon Banks (GK)
Aside from Wedgewood, Banks is Stoke’s most celebrated export. Like any good insurer, Banksy is a safe pair of hands.

2. Barry Smith (Ageas) (LB)
The boy Smith is dependable and

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