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DEREK IS THE MAN WHO IS ALWAYS THERE…

LEAGUE TWO
By Tom Blackett
SUPERFAN Derek Elston could have had a more enjoyable afternoon as he watched his 2,000th consecutive Swindon match – they were dumped out of the FA Cup by Non- League Woking.
Elston’s remarkable run started with an FA Cup second-round win over Sutton in December 1981, but his new milestone saw the Robins beaten 1-0 by the Cards.
Somewhat surprisingly, the 68-year-old has never lived in, or near, Swindon – he grew up in Watford and latterly moved to Northampton.
“My parents had friends that lived in Chiseldon, just outside Swindon. I always...

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