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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 451 March 2025 Contents 12 36 / CO L O R S P O RT / A L A M Y S C P H O T O S W– / PA U L T H O M P S O N REGULARS 5 Editorial Why more fans are turning to non-League 6 Sidelines 34 FEATURES 17 Pulling up trees Tribute to Tony Book; Greenland set their sights on Concacaf; Merthyr Town turn down a big offer; the South Yorkshire club bringing matches back to Millmoor 12 Shot! Beating the freeze as Buxton host Chester 15 Harry Pearson column Contested drop balls were not for the faint hearted, from school games to the top level How Nottingham Forest have gone from survival battles to a Europe chase 18 Record breaker Denis Law, revered at Old Trafford 19 In Bloom The curious story of Blackpool’s East Stand and its impending demolition 20 Match of the month Tamworth switch back to the National League as Boston United visit The Lamb M AT T L I T T L E R 31 24 The perfect shot A family affair for Luton’s 1988 League Cup win 36 World view Struggling Valencia get the builders back in; Germany’s second-tier giants want a fair deal 40 Books Steph Houghton looks back; speaking football in Argentina; Dave Bennett’s insightful story 42 Letters I found an Ordnance Survey online map in which the whole town had been misspelt… 46 Season in brief FC Kobenhavn on top in their first ever season More correctly, it is the Compare The Build Community Stadium, as foul a phrase as any you’ll hear on the air on a matchday Tamworth v Boston United p20 26 Selhurst spark Chasing Crystal Palace joy for 50 years; unlikely heroes of the 1980s struggle 29 Object lessons A Wembley scorer’s pitchside photo 31 Shelf life One of the first player autobiographies saw Tommy Lawton tell his story 32 Making Tees Stockton Town’s decade of success; Friday night derby fun in Billingham 34 Through the ringers A mystery player always turns heads

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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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