The scoreline indicates a substantial, easily gained victory for United: in reality the former was true but the latter, significantly wide of the mark. The Lowland League side – the first ever to be relegated there under the pyramid system, and the first team to be managed by Alex Ferguson in his p ...

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This game had, because of the festive season a 1p.m. kick off but by far the most festive aspect of it was in the seasonal giving of cards: referee Smith gave them to all and sundry - I think 8, in total - although such was his enthusiasm for flashing the yellow laminated job it was sometimes diffic ...

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There is not always that much to be learned from friendlies when the rewards for victory and the consequences of defeat are set below the level that league and cup fixtures provide, judgments about team and individual performances are inevitably flimsy. However, the fact remains that the wee club f ...

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