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Pre-season friendlies? I love ’em

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SOME PEOPLE CAN’T STAND WARM-UP GAMES BEFORE A NEW SEASON, BUT COLIN ALLAN IS AN UNASHAMED FAN…

Flying: Hull’s Robert Koren celebrates with Robbie Brady after scoring against Liverpool in 2011, and, inset, Hull’s Paul McKenna is closed down by Charlie Adam

WHAT a sensational result Hull City beat Liverpool by three goals to nil. But hang on a minute, it was only a pre-season friendly.
The match on July 23, 2011, attracted a crowd of 20,924, which included around 3,500 travelling supporters from Merseyside.
I was one of the home supporters who cou...

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