Having been dumped out of the FA Cup by Blue Square Bet Premier side Darlington last month, the defeat by Exeter in Tuesday night's southern area semi-final was the final straw for the Rovers board.

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Then, in November 2009, former justice secretary Jack Straw refused to accept a Parole Board recommendation that Hindawi be released - a decision confirmed by his successor, Ken Clarke.

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Saturday's defeat, following the 5-1 Champions League aggregate reverse to Barcelona, and elimination by Bayer Leverkusen in the German Cup, has proved he final straw for the club's board, eager to ensure qualification for next season's Champions League.

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Board members outlined to Mr Straw evidence of a catalogue of incidents, including attacks on synagogues.

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The criticism proved to be the final straw for the PCB, who also reprimanded leg-spinner Danish Kaneria for criticising the board in his online column.

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He could have been sitting alone atop the leader-board if his tee-shot on 13 hadn't ended up on the pine straw and behind a tree 10 yards outside the fairway.

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Mr Straw's most recent intervention was on 30 January when he contacted the chairman of the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole to urge them to commute the death sentence to a prison term and reiterate Britain's opposition to capital punishment.

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And, as a final straw, your golden-boy position has been usurped by an even more glamorous and meaningless seat at the board table: the chief technology officer.

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