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The end of a brilliant chapter
Manchester United legend Andy Cole with Kadeem Simmonds after winning the Football’s Black List Ones to Watch award in 2017

TELLING people I am the sports editor of the Morning Star often garnered similar reactions over the last seven years.

A lot of it has been: “What the Daily Star?” to which I’ve replied, “No.”

For some people it’s been: “That paper is still around?” to which I respond: “Yes, still going strong.”

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