"Radio football is football reduced to its lowest……" — Nick Hornby
"Radio football is football reduced to its lowest common denominator. Shorn of the game's aesthetic pleasures, or the comfort of a crowd that feels the same way as you, or the sense of security that you get when you see that your defenders and goalkeeper are more or less where they should be, all that is left is naked fear."
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212 Quotes by Nick Hornby
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