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As Oyston exits, EFL need to show mercy

A fresh take on football
Chris Dunlavy

OWEN Oyston’s demise at Blackpool was swift, brutal and ruthlessly executed. No victory has ever tasted sweeter to England’s most long-suffering supporters.
Ten years of neglect. Ten years of contempt. Ten years of petty litigation, puerile insults and shameless profiteering. All over in the time it takes to say ‘You’re fired’.
If only those supporters could have seen the 85-yearold’s face when Blackpool’s receivers kicked him out.
For the last decade, Oyston and his family ran the club as a cash cow and fie...

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