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Fair? Not with these golden parachutes

Chris Dunlavy

A fresh take on football

APPARENTLY, the Championship is the most competitive league in the world. That’s the marketing spin, anyway.
A football fiesta where anybody can beat anybody. A beacon of fairness and equality putting the Premier League to shame. A genuine contest, not a closed shop.
Try telling that to Bolton Wanderers. Phil Parkinson’s side toiled like pitmen against Leeds last weekend. They ran.
They tackled. They stuck to the plan.
“I couldn’t have asked for any more,” said Parky. Yet all supporters had to show for it were frostb...

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