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Drama? We had it by the bucketload!

The Football League Paper says...

FOOTBALL on the pitch sometimes gets overshadowed by murky goings on off it, but this weekend’s EFL drama gave us a reminder of why we love this great game.
When Harrogate beat Cambridge 5-4 in a real humdinger on Friday night, a result which thwarted the U’s bid to wrap up promotion, we might have guessed it was just the tip of the iceberg.
Yesterday’s events didn’t disappoint. In the Championship, Sheffield Wednesday fans were put through an afternoon of torture as their side desperately attempted to cling on to their sec...

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