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The Museum

The man had not left the museum for some decades, yet no one could remember when or why he had entered. Staff had come and gone but no one knew his name or from where he had arrived; no photograph recorded his early years in the place or any previous life he may have led. The man was part of the museum, that much was sure, but no one would have called it his home.

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March 11, 2019by Brussels Red
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Wood for the coffin

When she sneaked into the kitchen, her parents were leaning over the table, staring at the open pages of the funeral brochure, her mother’s finger resting on one of the coffins while her father looked over her shoulder, hand clamped over his mouth. They might have been working on a crossword.

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December 10, 2017by Brussels Red
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Grandad and the European Cup

London, 17 October 1973

Relaxed and elegantly coiffed in his warm television studio, Brian Clough shares his genius with the nation. On this gloomy London night, England must beat Poland to reach football’s World Cup finals. The opposition are certainly no pushovers, they offer a little more skill and flair than most teams from the Soviet bloc, but the brilliant mind of Brian has uncovered a weakness in the Polish side: “That clown at the other end of the pitch,” he says of the Polish goalkeeper, drawing uncomfortable frowns from the other pundits sat around the table.

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September 4, 2016by Brussels Red
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Born in Nottingham in 1970, I grew up thinking it was normal for our local football team to win the European Cup. Life has been downhill ever since.

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