Weekend Notes: "Warnock's Last Win?"

Big derby wins, tennis ball protests, and Doncaster Rovers win a football match.

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And now, you know the drill: this is Weekend Notes, and we’re bringing you 5Lights, Top Lines, and Letters. Let’s go!

1. South Wales Derby win? Check. Perfectly-executed knee slides? Double check.

2. A beautiful, timely, poignant moment as Blackburn Rovers remember Matt Sillitoe

3. Thanks to the sublime and the ridiculously fortunate, Doncaster finally win a game

4. Sell Before We Dai - Reading Fans Protest, Team Rally

5. Bangers Only for Oxford United