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‘PANTO VILLAIN’ STEVE IS ONE TO RESPECT

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The LeaguePaper Team
28 January 2018

HAVE IT: Steve Morison

STEVE Morison showed every former player how to celebrate in Millwall’s sensational 4-3 win at Elland Road last week.
These days, nobody revels in putting one past a former employer. Goals are greeted by a rueful grimace, palms raised in supplication.
What a sham. If John Terry scores against Chelsea, a muted reaction is understandable. Mostly, however, a show of ‘respect’ is merely a token gesture to try to curry favour on social media.
So, fair play to Morison, an old-fashioned centreforward who has never hidden his disdain for diplomacy.
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