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If you only read one football-related blog post this week, read this one: Havant & Waterlooville fan Skif comes to terms with the fact that experiencing "the magic of the Cup" comes at a hefty and seriously damaging cost. "Y’know, if Santa came down the chimney, bitch-slapped your Nan and nicked your wallet, you’d struggle to keep hold of a sense of magic there too."

And if you only read two football-related blog posts this week, make the second the latest installment in the Cheer Up Alan Shearer A-Z Of Football, featuring contributions from Skif and ourselves, amongst others.