"They provided an important insight into a world when footballers were still at one with those who watched them play, a time when England captain Billy Wright travelled to Molineux on the bus and Tom Finney might be fixing your broken tap in the morning before you paid to watch him tormenting full-backs in the afternoon.
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The mutual respect between player and fan was evident in these small gestures and is something that must be retained within the game, rather than slavish and detached adoration."
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