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Winning at Dominoes, Part 3: (M4) Corridors of Power
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Winning at Dominoes, Part 3: (M4) Corridors of Power

Robert Maxwell's proposed merger of Oxford United and Reading caused one of the biggest football protests of the mid-1980s.

Another week, another podcast, and another story. This week we have the story of Thames Valley Royals, the attempt by Robert Maxwell to prove that he could strongarm through a football club based in Didcot from the smouldering ashes of Oxford United and Reading. Cue fan outrage, and a former Reading player finding a legal anomaly that ended up saving bo…

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Unexpected Delirium
The Football Kickback
A weekly podcast called the Football Kickback in which Ian King and Sam Whyte deep dive on different aspects of the football weekend. Well, briefly.