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CREWE MIDFIELDER LUKEMURPHY’S HIGHS AND LOWS

By Chris Dunlavy

PRESSURE COOKER: Luke Murphy in his Leeds United days
PICTURE: PA Images

THE madness of Massimo Cellino. Mistreatment at the hands of Garry Monk. Industrial action, financial meltdown, and myriad other misfortunes.
“There’s not much I haven’t seen in football,” laughs Crewe midfielder Luke Murphy. “I should write a book, I’m telling you!”
Seven years ago, things couldn’t have been more different.
A product of Crewe’s academy, Murphy made his debut aged 19. By 23, h...

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