The Run of Play is a blog about
the wonder and terror of soccer.

We left the window open during a match in October 2007 and a strange wind blew into the room.

Now we walk the forgotten byways of football with a lonely tread, searching for the beautiful, the bewildering, the haunting, and the absurd.

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The Real News for October 25

  • Thaksin Shinawatra pledges to support Sven with even more of his hard-earned cash. (TeamTalk)
  • Gary Megson and Bolton are going to talk. (The Guardian)
  • Carlos Tevez can’t stop Sheffield United from making £6.3 million. (Hemscott)
  • Southampton’s mystery bidder pulls off its mask, swings from the chandelier, kills the villain with a rapier, reveals itself to be SISU Capital Ltd. (Worldwide Sports News)

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The Real News for October 25

by Brian Phillips · October 25, 2007

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