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    Sankey Steve wrote:
    Swirling Waters wrote:
    hungerpains2 wrote: all this left right tosh... the only left right im interested in is who's gonna play on the left and right under new manager hodgson... what do does anyone think about the new england managers job going to hodgson? i never saw it coming... i thought harry redknapp was number one according to all the forums and newspaper columns i visit!
    Yup Hodgson did fairly well with West Brom { not Notts Forest! ;) } but at least he is English which 99% of football supporters think is very important; the last foreign manager cappello was paid £6m a year I kid you not !; so it is about time we went for a English manager and the thing is with the Spurs manager Harry; Spurs wanted millions to let him go in compo so much for Spurs putting the national team before their own ! Also with the Euro's starting this summer we need to get someone in place fairly quickly and to be honest we aint going to win the Euro's are we; so if we got into the semi's or something like that it would be an achievement of sorts as long as they sort out the John Terry and Rio Ferdinand spat; get these two get together and let them shake hands like grown men and get on with it life is far too short for these silly little arguments and put the national team first; Overall hungerpains I think Hodgy should be given a chance and get the fans behind the new manager.
    He didn't do very well at Liverpoo tho did he? Ok so the FA say he did a good job for Switzerland but when was that? They should have paid what Levi wanted at the lane and got our 'arry!!!
    twaddlemush stevey-boi why give the spuds loads of cash when they are 1 of the richest clubs in eng-ger-laaand......

    me thinks hodgson will do what he can with what players we got after a tough domestic season...... i cant see us doing very well in europe but at least we can get the flags out again! lol :)"
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Pensioner head butted in extreme right-wing thug attack

3:32pm Monday 30th April 2012 in News By Mark Chandler

Andrew Smith Andrew Smith

TWO pensioners handing out anti-fascist leaflets were set upon by extreme right-wing thugs in a shocking high street attack.

Activist Andrew Smith, 69, was helping man the regular Socialist Worker stall in Lewisham High Street on Saturday at around noon when he was head butted in the face, while his colleague, 67, was punched to the floor.

Mr Smith, a long-standing anti-fascism campaigner and retired teacher, needed laser surgery for a torn retina after the unprovoked assault but is hopeful his sight will be okay.

He told News Shopper that before the attack, the gang made reference to Brighton, where anti-fascists faced-off with the March for England right-wing group earlier this month.

Mr Smith said: "They were shouting something about Brighton and accused us of attacking women and children."

A group knocked over the men's table before coming back a short while later in a group of around 10 men and one woman.

One man approached Mr Smith and began talking to him.

Mr Smith said: "In the middle of the conversation I had an uneasy feeling and he head butted me - one blow to the face.

"I was on the ground and sort of remember crouching, like a boxer who's gone down in the ring. I was completely dazed."

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He said: "I think these were hardcore Nazis. They're very dangerous people and need to be opposed."

Mr Smith went on: "I'll continue to campaign. We were determined to stand our ground and that's still our attitude."

Even before the incident, another campaigner, 42, was also assaulted and left with facial injuries.

Chairman of Lewisham Anti-Racist Action Group Jarman Parmar said: "The actions of these racist attackers is shocking and strengthens our resolve to unite everyone who opposes these kind of behaviours and ideas which have no place in our society."

A spokeswoman for Lewisham police confirmed detectives were investigating the attacks but said no arrests had been made so far.

If you have any information, call police on 101.

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