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‘We need to embrace the aspirations of the fans’

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The LeaguePaper Team
17 September 2023

Chris Dunlavy speaks to Michael Appleton about his Charlton challenge
By Chris Dunlavy

MICHAEL Appleton came within two inches of leading Lincoln City into the Championship. Two years on, it remains a painful memory.
“We’re 1-0 up in the playoff final, Jorge Grant hits the wrong side of the bar, the ball bounces out and… well, who knows what would have happened if that goes in?” laments the former Preston and West Brom midfielder.
What actually happened was a Kenny Dougall double, a 2-1 victory for opponents Blackpool, and an agonising defeat for a youthful Imps side that for much of the...

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