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UNLUCKY DOIDGE DESERVES A FEW BREAKS IN FRONT OF GOAL

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IT WAS good to see Christian Doidge back amongst the goals on Tuesday night.
His double in Forest Green’s 3-0 win over Grimsby has propelled Mark Cooper’s men right back into the play-off picture.
It can’t have been easy for Doidge to get his head straight after his switch to Bolton ended so abruptly. Having earnt his big move to the Championship, I have enormous sympathy with the way it’s played out.
It looked like he was just starting to find his feet in the second tier and the Bolton fans were certainly firmly behind him. Having found himself back in League Two, h...

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