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    Toxicity and modern football fans

    I was thinking from the City game, Pep was complaining after about the City fans not supporting in the first half. There were some Blue Moons and chants but the overwhelming sound was booing. Booing official decisions, booing defending, booing opposition players, and then the booing at half time...
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    TV coverage

    The 'Matches on TV' schedule is looking a bit thin, isn't it? No Euro Conf coverage? No Prem until mid September? I guess we got a bit spoiled with the lockdown coverage but feels meagre now we're all excited for the new season...
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    Nice article on the Double anniversary

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/05/06/tottenhams-double-60-years-conquering-soccers-everest/
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    Walter Tull documentary

    I watched this on the iPlayer last night- still there for a week I think. I thought this was a story of pride for the club, but actually it turns out he was dropped by Spurs after suffering abuse from opposing fans, even though he played as well as anyone but instead of supporting him they...
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    The Athletic article on Espen Baardsen

    Anyone else see this? Really interesting feature on a player I'd forgotten about- I hadn't realised he retired at 25 and went into corporate finance. Fascinating stuff on how he felt the most successful goalkeepers have an attitude that they never make mistakes, like Schmeichel, which he finds a...
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