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If you are going to christen your football club’s inflatable lucky charm ‘Harry Haddock’, you best make sure it’s a haddock, especially in a town such as Grimsby, so synonymous with the fishing industry. ‘As soon as it went on sale, we had Grimsby fish merchants ringing the newsroom and telling us, ‘That’s not a…

Occasionally things align beautifully.  A young man whose grandfathers lifted the FA Cup with Manchester City in 1969 scored a last-minute winner; progression to a semi-final provided Sheffield United with a real fillip. They needed it.  Not just for the romance of Wembley and not just to continue momentum that they hope will take them straight…

Occasionally things align beautifully.  A young man whose grandfathers lifted the FA Cup with Manchester City in 1969 scored a last-minute winner; progression to a semi-final provided Sheffield United with a real fillip. They needed it.  Not just for the romance of Wembley and not just to continue momentum that they hope will take them straight…

Before he gets around to clearing his desk, Antonio Conte has been anxious to get a few things off his chest. First about the Tottenham fans, impatient and unappreciative of the size of the task against AC Milan, and about the culture of the club, steeped in failure with its losing mentality. Now the players,…

Before he gets around to clearing his desk, Antonio Conte has been anxious to get a few things off his chest. First about the Tottenham fans, impatient and unappreciative of the size of the task against AC Milan, and about the culture of the club, steeped in failure with its losing mentality. Now the players,…

Brighton is now back in the hands of the locals but for a few hours on Sunday, something fishy happened as this city by the seaside fell to an invasion of Harry Haddocks. Grimsby supporters went everywhere with their inflatable friends, the League Two club’s shop having sold 3,000 for this trip. They descended on…

Brighton is now back in the hands of the locals but for a few hours on Sunday, something fishy happened as this city by the seaside fell to an invasion of Harry Haddocks. Grimsby supporters went everywhere with their inflatable friends, the League Two club’s shop having sold 3,000 for this trip. They descended on…

Manchester United will face Brighton in the FA Cup semi-final after coming from behind to beat Fulham, while Manchester City have been drawn against Sheffield United at Wembley. United trailed 1-0 but three quick red cards for the Cottagers saw Erik ten Hag’s side progress on Sunday with a 3-1 win.  Brighton had earlier eased into the semi-finals…

Manchester United will face Brighton in the FA Cup semi-final after coming from behind to beat Fulham, while Manchester City have been drawn against Sheffield United at Wembley. United trailed 1-0 but three quick red cards for the Cottagers saw Erik ten Hag’s side progress on Sunday with a 3-1 win.  Click Here: cardiff blues rugby jersey Brighton…

Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic was sent off for pushing referee Chris Kavanagh in a moment of madness in their 3-1 FA Cup defeat by Manchester United.  The Cottagers led 1-0 in the 70th minute when Jadon Sancho rounded Bernd Leno and looked set to put the hosts level before Willian blocked his effort off the line with…