by Jack Beresford @https://twitter.com/@jackberesford86 Published 5 min ago We are part of The Trust Project What is it? The chant of “Thursday night, Channel 5” first entered the Premier League lexicon in the early 2000s as a popular riposte among fans dining at the top table of Champions League football. Traditionally used as a stick with which to beat under-achievers like Tottenham and Manchester City, the phenomenon peaked in 2011 when the ever-popular Ashley Cole used it to taunt Roberto Mancini and his players following a 2-1 win over the Citizens. A lot has changed since then. Spurs and City are now firmly ensconced in the Premier League’s elite, Cole is no longer a public...
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