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MEETING THE REAL LUTHER BLISSE TT

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The Late Tackle Magazine Team
17 April 2013

STEPHEN ROBERTS recalls the time he came face to face with one of his heroes – and the odd inspiration for hundreds of activists

THERE are many people who masquerade as him, but as the terrace refrain goes, “There’s only one Luther Blissett” and it was my pleasure to meet the genuine article quite a few years ago.
It was Sunday May 9, 1993. I was attending the FA Trophy Final between Runcorn and Wycombe Wanderers at the old Wembley Stadium. It was a final that Wycombe would win handsomely 4-1, to complete a Conference and FA Trophy Final double, as they headed ...

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