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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Taha Hashim

Lee Carsley bids farewell to a toxic job with a sparsely-attended leaving do

Lee Carsley
Lee Carsley, looking like he’s angling for a scrap, earlier. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images/Reuters

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The turnout for Lee Carsley’s leaving drinks isn’t looking all that great. With a viral case of knack spreading through the England squad, eight players have shown this season’s third international break the door marked Do One. It’s allowed the departing interim manager to dish out some resignation honours, with Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers among a handful of uncapped players plucked out of the under-21s and told by HR, repeatedly, to chuck in a tenner for Carsley’s farewell gift. Don’t forget to sign the card.

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