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ROBINS DEDICATE VICTORY TO BEN

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The LeaguePaper Team
17 December 2017

By Richard Latham
BRISTOL CITY 2
NOTT’MFOREST 1

DEAN Holden dedicated a win that boosted City’s promotion bid to the family of eightyear- old supporter Ben Pritchard.
The young Robins season card holder lost his battle against a brain tumour last month and his family were guests at the game. Both sets of fans joined in a minute’s applause in memory of Ben, appropriately in the eighth minute, and assistant head coach Holden admitted it had been an emotional afternoon.
“Like all of us, the players felt Ben’s passing deeply,” he said. “His final ...

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