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Here we go. Here we go. Here we go. Here we go. Here we go. Here we go. Here we go. This is tough

we go. This is tough like I'm sharing I'm adding lots and buy my house.

I'm saying the lady so what?

Welcome along it's the Melchester Road of C part 43 possibly something like that.

We are in case you don't know it's the best of Roy the

rovers the 1980s book. 2008 pages of scorching soccer action and we are about halfway

through I reckon. Yeah just a little bit after the halfway point.

It's the beginning of the 1981-82 season from Melchester,

first match in the second division against Barnbury City and it says here

Roy was forced to bring on super brat Vic Guthrie after an injury to Mervyn Wallace

of course he's in it's got a problem with Guthrie

because Guthrie fucked off during the Scottish tournament and he fucked off

for him but he's still in the squad. A niggling running battle developed

between Guthrie and a city striker, and then Roy was faced with a grim decision. In case you

missed the end of the last episode the referee has asked

Roy what happened there was a coming together between Guthrie and the striker

referee didn't see it and he's asked Roy he says, well, well Roy, you're the only person who had a clear view of the incident.

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