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Russell Drury

Team of the season

May 26, 2009

Small club syndrome thrives – but Fulham break free

As the final whistle blew at Villa Park on Sunday, consigning Newcastle to the Championship, a familiar epidemic swept across the terraces at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland’s supporters, having just witnessed another pitiful defeat against a Chelsea team playing on autopilot, sung with gl [...]

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Can’t stand the tension? Take a stroll

April 21, 2009

When it all gets to much If I don’t watch, then everything will turn out okay. And so it proved for the second year running as Chelsea edged past Liverpool in the Champions League. And for the second year running I spent the majority of the game in blissful ignorance of the drama that was [...]

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Football on Easter Sunday? Heaven forbid!

April 14, 2009

Football and religion

Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, has criticised the Premier League for scheduling games on Easter Sunday, saying it should be a day to spend time with those we love. I like Dr Sentamu. He speaks a lot of sense, most recently suggesting that making St George’s Day a national holiday could promote unity in England. [...]

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Reffing hell it’s hard work!

April 5, 2009

My Sunday Morning

From a young age I have always been intrigued by the thought of refereeing a football match. How fun it seemed to be involved in a game so close up, watching two teams compete for glory. How many fans would love the opportunity to watch their heroes, not from the grandstand, but from the same patch of turf? There is a catch, of [...]

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