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IT’S over, finally the British transfer window has closed and football fans can go back to focusing on what really matters, the actual game.
Newspapers will stop making up stories about players joining a club when there is no source and might actually write stories about more pressing issues, like the importance of grassroots football or the amount tickets cost for fans, especially for the away supporters.
The money that has been thrown about over the summer on players has once again defied logic and belief. Every year, the amount clubs spend rises and with the new television deal it has meant teams can just keep blowing huge sums of cash on players.
As football grapples with overloaded calendars and commercial pressure, the Mariners’ triumph reminds us why the game’s soul lives far from the spotlight, writes JAMES NALTON
With climate change, commercial overload and endless fixtures, footballers are being pushed to breaking point. It’s time their unions became a more powerful, unified force, writes JAMES NALTON
Morning Star international editor ROGER McKENZIE reminisces on how he became an Aston Villa fan, and writes about the evolution of the historic club over the years