I sell ZIPS for a living after being released from EFL club… now I want to help Tamworth knock Tottenham out of FA Cup
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CALLUM COCKERILL-MOLLETT realised a footballer's life is full of unexpected twists when he was released by Walsall as a 22-year-old. That's when he decided to turn part-time with Tamworth and move into a business that has even more ups and downs… selling ZIPS for a living!.
![[Callum Cockerill-Mollett sells zips for a living alongside his playing career]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/8037a6d3-2692-4efa-ab3a-f8496fef2565.jpg?strip=all&w=781)
Now, the football-playing businessman can't wait to get his teeth into Tottenham Hotspur, when he faces Ange Postecoglou's Spurs in the FA Cup on Sunday. The former Republic of Ireland Youth international told SunSport how he became the Lambs' very own Lord of the Flies!.
![[Cockerill-Mollett decided against going full-time after leaving Walsall in 2021]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/walsalls-callum-cockerill-mollett-battles-962397590.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The left-back revealed: "In my final season at Walsall there was a massive turnover of players and everyone who was out of contract was allowed to leave. "I had some interest from other full-time clubs but most of them would have involved relocating to the other side of the country.
![[He runs the zip business alongside his dad]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/www-facebook-com-callum-mollett-962397237.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"When nothing concrete actually materialised I decided to turn part-time. "So that summer I went in with my dad, Neil and started working full-time in his zip business. "I'd spent time around the factory while I was playing so I had a rough idea of what the business was about.
![[Tamworth face Tottenham in the FA Cup this weekend]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/120-images-no-video-emulation-962437332.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"Footballers retire early and I knew I wouldn't go down the coaching route, so I always had the zip business in the back of my mind. FOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS. "Now I help my dad run the company. "We have around 30 staff and we are a wholesale manufacturer of zips.
![[Leicester fan Cockerill-Mollett hopes to get James Maddison's shirt]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/david-horton-spp-credit-spp-960600567.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
