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Reid it and weep

It must be great to get to know the manager of your team, right? MARTYN McFADDEN of Sunderland fanzine A Love Supreme tells a cautionary tale

It was 4am and I was trying to get to sleep on the back seat of a people carrier in the middle of the French countryside, but I had steam coming out of my ears (metaphorically that is).
I put Belle and Sebastian on and eventually dozed off only to wake up covered in sweat about four hours later when the sun got hot enough to cook my metal moving motel and raise the temperature inside to beyond sauna levels.
I dusted myself down, wandered into ...

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