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Martin tarbucK, editor of Wigan athletic fanzine the Mudhutter, on the frustrations of growing up in a place where some locals go out of their way not to support the local team

IT is 6pm, Sunday, May 22, 2011 and we’re leaving the Britannia Stadium, Stoke on Trent, in jubilant mood, laughing and joking in celebration and wild disbelief.
We look out of the window and something’s not quite right about it all. As we weave our way through the escort and back towards Stoke’s bananashaped ring road, something feels distinctly amiss. The Stoke fans appear to be clapping us o...

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