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TIME TO END LONG WAIT!

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The LeaguePaper Team
23 January 2022

U’s defender hungry to taste promotion glory
By Luke Baker

MAN ON A MISSION: Sam Long wants to take the next step with Oxford and, Inset, in action against Wycombe’s Fred Onyedinma in the 2020 League One play-off final
PICTURE: Alamy

SAM Long was forced to watch Oxford United’s latest play-off heartache from the sidelines so now he’s got the fire in his belly to finally seal that elusive e promotion.
The U’s have becomee League One’s nearly men in recent times as Wycombe stunned them at an empty Wembley in the 2020 play-off final before Blackpool triumphed in the 2021 semi-finals ...

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