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Oct 2021
47m 46s

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THE ATHLETIC
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The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and Nick Miller bring you another instalment of the Adjudication Panel. This week's big questions include: Can a game be so bad that it gets both managers sacked? How late is it acceptable to say “this has got 0-0 written all over it”? And what precisely does a football match need to have “had everything”? Meanw ... Show More
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