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Brian was part of the famous hole-in-floor Press gang

THEYlaid Brian Batty to rest amid the tranquility of the Wiltshire countryside the other day, his passing at the age of 85 ending another link to a time when just about every town and city throughout the country had its very own Saturday night football edition.
In the world before new technology, The Pink ‘un’s, the Buffs and the Green ‘un’s reigned supreme, a weekly miracle of hot metal providing a voracious public with their first news of the day’s football and rugby results. As the Daily Mail’sRugby League man for more than 30 years, Batty knew the lan...

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