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The leading contender for the most disastrous penalty shootout ever involved two English teams. In January 1998, the under-10 teams Mickleover Lightning Blue Sox and Chellaston Boys clashed in the Derby Community Cup. After ending 1-1 in regular time, 56 penalties couldn’t decide the winner, even after referee Peter Shieff moved the spot two yards closer and suggested a coin toss, which the teams refused. Despite saving 31 consecutive penalties in the sudden-death shootout, Chellaston Boys’ goalkeeper Ben Hodder saw his team lose 2-1, after a record 66 kicks, confirmed by David Barber, the FA’s official statistician. Imagine the parents that day, 27 years ago, cheering on the sidelines, yet inwardly suffering as if scorched by a thousand flamethrowers.
The outpouring of grief over this tragedy moved us to pay our respects as soon as possible. Like everyone else, we’re shocked by the events, and we fondly remember Diogo’s outstanding contributions to Wolves during that remarkable promotion season under Nuno and in our early years back in the Premier League. His achievements of 44 goals at Wolves and then 65 at Liverpool as a Premier League title winner are impressive. Fans all over, especially in Portugal after he helped clinch the Nations League this summer, mourn his loss deeply. We saw no reason to delay this decision” – Wolves induct Diogo Jota into their hall of fame.
The north (in the west) begins at the Cheshire/Staffordshire border. This places Stoke in the midlands (yesterday’s Football Daily letters) and Crewe in the north. This is not merely my view (I attended grammar school in Crewe) but also shared by an author originally from Merseyside who wrote a book about the north that commenced with defining where the north started and the first chapter involved visiting Crewe” – Mike Walsh.
Reflecting on the James, Parker, Chapman, Jack golfing group (yesterday’s Memory Lane, full email edition), I found myself wondering which of them would display the flag saying ‘Fashion, Golf, Arsenal. In that order’” – Ken Muir.
Regarding Yannick Woudstra (yesterday’s letters) speculating about Jordan Henderson moving to Old Trafford. I recall Alex Ferguson once scrapped a move for Henderson in the early-2000s due to concerns about his running style. Fortunately for Big Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s team, at 35, running won’t be Henderson’s focus. Sign him up!” – Joel Flood.
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