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  Chris Dunlavy: Alex Scott grew away from the glare

  As kids, aspiring footballers are often told that success depends on sacrifice, graft and living like a monk while your mates enjoy their teenage excesses. But sometimes the opposite is true.

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  Chris Dunlavy: Stepping up is a tall order!

  Nick Woltemade – the two-metre Messi – is the talk of Europe after starring for Germany at the Under-21 European Championships.

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  Chris Dunlavy: Mark Hughes rounds up the troops

  Carlisle United have got a lot wrong in recent years, and question marks remain over Mark Hughes’ capacity to manage in the National League - but credit where it’s due.

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  Chris Dunlavy: Age is no longer just a number

  Ollie Pearce couldn’t have done much more to earn a shot at the EFL, but even a 30-goal season won’t do the trick these days. Not if you’re 29, anyway.