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THE HIGHS AND LOWS
JOHN LYONS TAKES A LOOK AT THE UNPREDICTABLE NATURE OF FOOTBALL AND THE REASONS BEHIND IT

Bearded wonder: Scott Wagstaff celebrates scoring for AFC Wimbledon in their shock FA Cup win against West Ham

Sergi Canos

FOOTBALL is a funny old game, isn’t it? Just four days before AFC Wimbledon humbled West Ham in the FA Cup, I saw them hammered 3-0 by Fleetwood Town in League One action.
The Dons were dire that night and you just couldn’t imagine them giving the Hammers any Cup nightmares.
Perhaps that was all part of a cunning masterplan – the Premier L...

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