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QPR BATTLE PUT PHIL ON SCRAP HEAP

PAUL MCNAMARA looks at the fall and rise of Richard Hill, sacked by QPR and now resurfaced at Conference South side Eastleigh FC

It wouldn’t require you to rub too hard at Richard Hill’s steely exterior to reveal the biting scars which lurk beneath. Those deep-lying cuts have their roots in an early February day at Queens Park Rangers’ Harlington training ground some six-and-a-half years ago.
The occasion was an underwhelming reserve team fixture for the West London club, against the visiting Chinese Under-23 national side – then preparing for the following year...

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