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WHAT THE RUCK?

Something odd is going on at the National:

Three More Sleepless Nights

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£55,000 OFFER FOR GASH

Yes, that’s the headline on the email I’ve just received from MyFootballClub:

An offer of £55,000 has been made for Ebbsfleet United striker Michael Gash, the player that MyFC members raised £20,000 to buy. Members are deciding whether or not to sell the the striker and make a profit on the deal - voting closes today (Friday 24 July) at 20.00 BST.

Do you think they know? Maybe someone should tell them.

(MyFC is, of course, “the world’s first and only web-community owned football club. I take this email as proof of Stringfellow’s rule, which states that any and all internet projects must, inevitably, descend into smut).

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