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GREEN LIGHT OPINION: The racial abuse of a Scunthorpe player taints us all

Saturday was a very sad day. Not so much for the home defeat because they happen. However, hard to take they are part of the game we love. We have all been there before. We grit our teeth and move on. Saturday was much worse. The racial abuse of a Scunthorpe player following the Joe Wollacott incident taints us all. I had not intended to write about the twitter incident, wishing to deny the sewer rat who posted it, the oxygen of publicity, but Saturday caused a rethink. Such scars on society can

Leyton Orient must envy our stability, says Forest Green fan John Light

It was a trip into the unknown for Forest Green on Saturday. Orient were struggling in the league and had been humiliated in the cup by Walton and Tiptree. The club were in a jam. Manager Carl Fletcher had been sacked after 29 days in charge. So many people were still reeling from the death of popular manager Justin Edinburgh.

Angry John thinks Rovers need to develop a mean streak

The best performance of the season but the worst result! In the first-half against Mansfield Rovers we were outstanding. Moving the ball quickly they dominated a sluggish visiting team. Three points should have been signed, sealed and delivered by half-time.

Luddite John Light will miss convenient Teletext

The BBC has been one of the rocks on which my life has been built. Dick Barton, Take it from Here, The Goon Show, Z Cars, Match of the Day, Pride and Prejudice are all notable landmarks, defining a fine pedigree.