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Cup lacks clout in the race for Premier cash

Chris DunlavyA FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

…BUT, BOSS , WE’VE JUS T LOST !
ACOUPLE of years back, I saw a famous London club dumped out of the Carling Cup at home to lower league tiddlers. Afterwards, their manager – a household name – trooped up to the media room. He spoke of his disappointment, praised the opposition, explained that his second-string needed minutes. All the while looking incongruously chipper.
Only when the dictaphones clicked off and the cameras stopped rolling did his beatific bearing make sense. “Thank f*** for that,” he announced,...

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