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Maine men

Manchester City are languishing at the wrong end of the table, as Ashley Shaw outlines the club's latest change in manager

Frank Clark’s final press conference was a subdued, almost tearful affair. Having presided over perhaps the most hapless performance witnessed in City’s most hapless season, the knives were being sharpened for yet another managerial casualty.

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Double jeopardy

Kevin Bartholomew reflects on the plight of two clubs, and the greater significance of their demise

Brighton played Doncaster at Gillingham’s Priestfield Stadium on Valentine’s Day in a crucial relegation battle. But despite the fact that the outcome of the match would help determine which team would be banished to the the Vauxhall Conference (or worse), both sets of fans used the occasion to draw attention to their respective plights.

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Hull on earth

Hull City may be heading in a new direction, explains Andy Medcalf, but only in the boardroom

When tennis supremo David Lloyd rescued Hull City from the claws of owner Christopher Needler last summer it was hoped the good times would return to East Yorkshire following the Terry “doldrum” Dolan years.

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Lex Gold

John Marshall profiles the Hibernian chairman who has never invested a penny in the club and remains an unpopular figure among supporters

Distinguishing Features Lex is always well coiffured. In fact rumour has it that what he has on top may not be all natural. He dresses well, like a senior civil servant, and so it will come as no surprise that for many years he was exactly that. The current issue of the fanzine Mass Hibsteria has Lex’s picture alongside that of camp Aussie comic Bob Downe. Picture Bob and you’ve pictured Lex though it’s a toss up as to which is the comedian.

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Tickets going south

Apparently buying a ticket is no longer enough in the Irish capital, as Davy Millar explains the problem of fakes being illegally sold

With Wimbledon’s proposed move back in the news, there is something that potential visitors to Dublin should know. That match ticket in your back pocket, the one you purchased at an official outlet and which has a seat number printed on it; don’t count on that being enough to get you into the ground. In the Irish capital, a ticket merely represents a desire to see a game, not a right to be there.

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