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Low life

Low life

21 April 2016

1:00 PM

21 April 2016

1:00 PM

What consolation in life can Arthur and I find after that defeat at the hands of Manchester United in the quarter-final replay of the FA Cup, and the manner of it? West Ham and their always hiding fortunes are, and always have been, real life for me; real life, only sport.

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Low life

Low life

21 April 2016

1:00 PM

21 April 2016

1:00 PM

What consolation in life can Arthur and I find after that defeat at the hands of Manchester United in the quarter-final replay of the FA Cup, and the manner of it? West Ham and their always hiding fortunes are, and always have been, real life for me; real life, only sport.

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