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Young follows example of ‘Pele’

by
The LeaguePaper Team
17 September 2023

John Lyons

Once bitten, twice shy goes the saying, but it’s perhaps one that Bradford City had forgotten about.
It was back in 2019/20 that Eoin Doyle – the Ginger Pele – went on loan from the Bantams to Swindon and scored a shed-load of goals.
This summer the Robins borrowed Jake Young from Bradford and the young striker has been on fire. Heading into the weekend, the 22-year-old had notched nine goals in seven league games to top the League Two scoring charts.
Not surprisingly, he also scooped the fourth tier’s Player of the Month award.
It’s doubtful if Mark Hughes’ Bantams – who had on...

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