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”I took the long road – and it’s paid off”

By Chris Dunlavy

BIG INTERVIEW: ROB DICKIE
ROB Dickie had a sensational season for Oxford United, but even Karl Robinson was surprised by the sheer number of offers his club received this summer.
Another phone call. Another email. From Nottingham Forest, Derby County and myriad other Championship luminaries. Even top-flight Newcastle United registered an interest.
By the time a deal was finally thrashed out with QPR, a player tentatively touted at £1m in July had earned the U’s more than twice that figure. For a man whose formative years were spent rotting on the sidelines at...

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