It even inserted itself as a moral authority: remember club chairman Billy Payne scolding a scandalized Tiger Woods for failing to "live up to the expectations of the role model we saw for our children"?

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"It is with great pleasure that I announce tonight, following the sad leaving of Jocky Scott yesterday, that we have been fortunate enough to secure the services of Gordon Chisholm as the new manager of Dundee Football Club, and Billy Dodds as his assistant, " it stated.

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"He's not getting all this hype because he's 'Billy No-one', the club wants him because he's great, " said Gallagher.

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Dundee manager Gordon Chisholm and his assistant Billy Dodds were made redundant when the club appointed administrator Bryan Jackson to handle business affairs last month.

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Billy goats have struck mortal fear deep in the heart of an inveterate Cubs fan since 1945, after Chicago tavern owner Bill "Billy Goat" Sianis pronounced a curse on the club on October 6 of that year -- just a month after the end of World War II.

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North End chairman Maurice Lindsay also revealed that his club turned down deadline day offers for Andy Lonergan, Billy Jones and Sean St Ledger.

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During his time with the South Cheshire club, Chamberlain has been involved in plucking John Brayford, Billy Jones and Danny Woodards out of non-league football to be become regulars in League One last season.

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Former Rangers manager Graeme Souness, former Hearts chief George Burley, Motherwell manager Terry Butcher, Preston's Billy Davies and former Monaco coach Didier Deschamps had all been linked with the Glasgow club.

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