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Foolish or blind – or maybe just human!

OFF YOU GO: Phil Parkinson, then manager of Bradford, is sent to the stands by referee James Adcock
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IF REFEREES ran out to backing music, like Orient’s Tijuana Taxi, Carlisle’s One Step Beyond or Charlton’s Red, Red Robin, the obvious track would be Rag’n’Bone Man’s Human.
I’ve cherry-picked some lines for the top of this piece, but those lyrics would have officials from Premier League to Sunday parks nodding in acknowledgement.
They are only human. They do make mistakes, but so do players and managers. It is, however, the ...

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