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BE CLOSE TO THE PASSION Read this action-packed paper every week £2 FOOTBALL The Paper Sunday, Apr LPapLEAGUE Sunday, April 28, 2024, Issue No: 597 THE ONLY PAPER FOR THE REAL FOOTBALL FAN OWLS JOY, PAIN FOR TERRIERS OXFORD IN PLAY-OFFS, IMPS OUT SUTTON SIGN OFF IN THRILLER ECSTATIC: The Derby squad toast promotion to the Championship PICTURE: Alamy RAM RAVE! Warne’s boys seal second tier return PREM BOUND: FOXES SET FOR DEEPDALE PROMOTION PARTY EXHAUSTED boss Paul Warne saluted his play- ers after Derby County sealed promotion to the Championship with victory against Carlisle. Max Bird and James Col- lins bagged the goals as the Rams eased to a 2-0 win at Pride Park to spark wild celebrations. “I have a lot of pride in just how well the players have done and how hard it is in certain games – you can’t just turn up and smoke teams 4-0 every game,” said former Rotherham United boss Warne. “We’ve had some really tough games this year and the lads have hung in there so I have to credit them for their character. “I just have a sense of relief and pride really. We probably weren’t the trendy option so I’m glad we’ve been able to pay Da- vid (Clowes, owner) back.” ●FULL STORY – Page 22 BUY FROM YOUR LOCAL NEWSAGENT OR SUPERMARKET; OR SUBSCRIBE ONLINE AT: WWW.THELEAGUEPAPER.COM Fill out the form and send your cheque for either £20, £40 or £80 made out to The Football Paper Ltd to: Subscriptions, The Football League Paper, Tuition House, St George’s Rd, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU POSTAL SUBSCRIPTION Name: Address: Postcode: n 10 weeks = £20 n 20 weeks = £40 n 40 weeks = £80 (please tick) (All prices include P&P) Telephone No: Email: Please note rates are for UK subscriptions only - other country rates on application
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When Saturday Comes No 450 February 2025 Contents REGULARS 5 Editorial Hopes for a new name on the FA Cup 6 Sidelines 12 FEATURES 17 Refuse men Swindon and Dumbarton in turmoil; 3pm blackout under threat; new film on Argentina’s World Cup joy; will season tickets soon be a thing of the past? 12 Shot! Falmouth Town host Mousehole 15 Harry Pearson column The dying art of the shoulder barge Why the Premier League’s Rainbow Laces campaign needs a rethink 18 Ata boy Ademola Lookman’s award-winning rise from south London to Serie A 19 Highbury haven Studying Arsenal’s black history 20 Match of the month Two Championship stalwarts meet again as Millwall take on Blackburn 30 28 / A L A M Y I M A G E S ( 2 ) / G E T T Y CO L I N M C P H E R S O N S C P H O T O S – W 19 Like ships in the Sargasso Sea, Millwall and Blackburn appear trapped in the middle reaches of the Championship Millwall v Blackburn Rovers p20 24 The perfect shot Kevin Keegan in his Scunthorpe United days 34 World view Scandal at the top of the Peruvian FA; Red Bull get their hands on Japan’s Squirrels 40 Books Oleksandr Zinchenko’s story; tales of Gareth Southgate; non-League exploits 42 Letters Setting off fireworks on a clear blue day was a supremely pointless exercise… 46 Season in brief Manchester City’s first second-tier title 26 Dug out Wayne Rooney’s managerial ambitions have failed to take off 28 Foxes’ den Polythene protection and rooftop views at Leicester’s Filbert Street 30 States of mind There’s little excitement for Gianni Infantino’s revamped Club World Cup 33 Object lessons A set of unreliable Top Trumps cards 36 Down Dales Derbyshire’s scenic amateur league

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Read this action-packed paper every week

£2

FOOTBALL The Paper

Sunday, Apr

LPapLEAGUE

Sunday, April 28, 2024, Issue No: 597

THE ONLY PAPER FOR THE REAL FOOTBALL FAN

OWLS JOY, PAIN FOR TERRIERS OXFORD IN PLAY-OFFS, IMPS OUT

SUTTON SIGN OFF IN

THRILLER

ECSTATIC: The Derby squad toast promotion to the Championship

PICTURE: Alamy

RAM RAVE! Warne’s boys seal second tier return PREM BOUND: FOXES SET FOR DEEPDALE PROMOTION PARTY

EXHAUSTED boss Paul Warne saluted his play- ers after Derby County sealed promotion to the Championship with victory against Carlisle. Max Bird and James Col- lins bagged the goals as the Rams eased to a 2-0 win at Pride Park to spark wild celebrations. “I have a lot of pride in just how well the players have done and how hard it is in certain games – you can’t just turn up and smoke teams 4-0 every game,” said former Rotherham United boss Warne.

“We’ve had some really tough games this year and the lads have hung in there so I have to credit them for their character.

“I just have a sense of relief and pride really. We probably weren’t the trendy option so I’m glad we’ve been able to pay Da- vid (Clowes, owner) back.” ●FULL STORY – Page 22

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