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After so long, City are on the way back

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SLICKERS: City’s Jamie Paterson celebrates scoring against Aston Villa
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City are back, City are back. It was to this chant that players from the England A team were woken one night in South Africa almost a quarter-century ago.
Future Test players Darren Gough, Dominic Cork and John Crawley were among those in the Land of Nod when a couple of Bristol City-supporting cricket writers returned to the team hotel from a night celebrating Brian Tinnion’s famous winner at Anfield with Castle beer and Pinotage.
The pair had better remain anonymous for ...

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