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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Rob Smyth

Harry Kane and the long journey from Spotland to the Allianz Arena

Leyton Orient hotshot Harry Kane at Brisbane Road in 2011
Leyton Orient hotshot Harry Kane at Brisbane Road in 2011. Photograph: Action Images/Action Images/Reuters

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On 15 January 2011, Rochdale drew 1-1 at home to Leyton Orient in League One. The match was played on a waterlogged Spotland pitch, in front of a crowd of 2,371, and afterwards the Rochdale manager Keith Hill gave the referee both barrels. “That wasn’t a spectacle, it was a farce. The biggest loser was the pitch. The pitch is an absolute disgrace, so whoever wanted this game on, for whatever reason, they are not looking at the long-term future. I don’t think the game should have been played. That’s forgotten now, it’s history.”

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