What causes us to develop an attachment for one particular football team in preference to another? Some will choose simply to follow their local team. The first people I remember as having any interest in football were my Dad’s cousin, Tony, and his father. Often we would visit my Aunt in Leytonstone on a Saturday afternoon and around about teatime, the pair of them would come home, having spent the afternoon watching Leyton Orient, whose ground was within walking distance. Another …
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