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OWNERS’ BOSSES FIXATION IS KILLER

by
The LeaguePaper Team
26 August 2018

GLENN Murray may have scored against Manchester United last weekend, but the 34-year-old hasn’t forgotten his roots.
“I think there is a lot of hype around the Premier League”, said the former Rochdale and Workington striker, who made his topflight debut at the age of 31.
“There are players in the Championship that can play at this level comfortably, but sometimes never get the opportunity. They get overlooked for maybe cheaper, foreign players. We know the English market is quite high and I think that sometimes puts clubs off.”
Murray is half right. Lower leag...

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