“It’s the firmly established anthem for calms before sporting storms — but what’s the maximum number of times you’d want to listen to Intro by the xx in a single day? If your answer is ‘a dozen, easily’, I may well be experiencing the Sunday of your dreams. It’s two minutes and eight seconds of calm. The storm? More than 300 players from 26 nations descending on the 168th-biggest town in England for the World Cup… of Subbuteo. I arrive at Tunbridge Wells Sports Centre with an open mind but one lingering doubt: is this just Warhammer for full-kit wankers? …”
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