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‘I WANT NEW CHANCE AT THE PREMIER’

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The LeaguePaper Team
29 November 2020

Cherries skipper plans instant return
By Chris Dunlavy

IT’S an interminable journey from Brighton to Bournemouth. One hundred sluggish miles of speed restrictions, traffic lights and roundabouts.
But for Steve Cook, it proved the trip of a lifetime. Just 20 when he pitched up on loan at Dean Court in 2011, the centre-back found a club with three stands, no money but big ambitions.
Nine years on, the Cherries skipper is a veteran of two promotions, 350 appearances and five seasons as a Premier League player.
“It’s been one hell of a journey, eh?” says Cook, whos...

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