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Hard watch: Rampant anti-football tactics leave League Two fans short changed

Rod McDonald goes down with cramp as Crewe Alexandra look to protect a 2-1 lead against Northampton Town. Getty Images

Battles of attrition and tedious timewasting in the lower leagues are increasingly a turn-off for supporters, whose entertainment is sacrificed for points

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Kicking Back by Nedum Onuoha

Biteback Publishing, £20
Reviewed by Ian Farrell
From WSC 424, September 2022
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Stopping the clock: Time wasting is a dark art that unleashes players’ creativity

Mark Noble carries Ander Herrera off the pitch; Jordan Pickford performs his trademark flop; Alessia Russo keeps the ball in the corner as England hang on to a 2-1 lead in the Euro 2022 final. Offside, Alamy, Getty

Running down seconds during a match is no longer simply a case of taking the ball to the corner, with the famous Pickford Flop one of many modern methods

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Whistle unhappy: referee shortage as endless abuse causes recruitment crisis

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Increasingly facing threats and intimidation, many officials have simply decided to walk away from the game

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