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Lifelong football fan forced to watch matches from tree after stadium ban

Lifelong football fan forced to watch matches from tree after stadium ban

Yahoo10-08-2025
A lifelong Epsom & Ewell FC supporter banned from matches has taken to watching games from a nearby tree. Richard Lambert, 58, received a lifetime ban in January after briefly renaming his X account to mimic the club's official page—a move he says was a protest. Claiming the committee dislikes his criticisms, Lambert vows to keep supporting from the treetops, even as the club insists the ban 'will never change.'
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