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THE TRIADS WERE AFTER ME!

SAM ELLIOTT talks to the coach involved in the QPR-China brawl who has made a fresh start

AS Non-League Eastleigh look to create a new and exciting era, their manager is still attempting to shake off the stigma of the past: An afternoon at Queen’s Park Rangers that got violently out of hand and subsequently led to threats on his life by Triads still haunts him.
The events of February 2007 have dogged Richard Hill ever since. Painted as a thug, the now 51-year-old assistant manager of QPR considered quitting the game.    
It all came about when the touring Chinese O...

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