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==Blind School At Home== |
==Blind School At Home== |
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| − | An obsolete expression used before the days of political correctness when a manager was asked whom he would like to draw in the |
+ | An obsolete expression used before the days of political correctness when a manager was asked whom he would like to draw in the FA Cup. These days this phrase has been replaced by the sterile "Anyone at home." |
Howard Kendall was left to rue his use of the answer when his Everton side did indeed draw the Blind School at home in the 1996-97 FA Cup third round. |
Howard Kendall was left to rue his use of the answer when his Everton side did indeed draw the Blind School at home in the 1996-97 FA Cup third round. |
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"Fair play to them, they were the better side," Kendall wailed after the final whistle. "Listen, there's no shame in this result - if they play like that they will go far in this competition." |
"Fair play to them, they were the better side," Kendall wailed after the final whistle. "Listen, there's no shame in this result - if they play like that they will go far in this competition." |
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Kendall was wrong, the Blind School were seen off 3-1 by an uncompromising Leyton Orient outfit at Brisbane Road. |
Kendall was wrong, the Blind School were seen off 3-1 by an uncompromising Leyton Orient outfit at Brisbane Road. |
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[[Category: Football Phrases]] |
[[Category: Football Phrases]] |
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