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Sports Comment: Brian Halford: Democracy rules but not over sports’ worst ideas

There have been some brilliant ideas in sport over the years. Putting a wooden crossbar on the goalposts in football – that was one, in 1875. One-day cricket was another. Full Article at Birmingham Post

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