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HOPPING TO A HAT-TRICK

JOSHUA PECK talks to a fan aiming to ‘do a Geoff Hurst’ at Wembley

Jubilant North Ferriby celebrate winning the FA Trophy

BY THE time May 2016 comes around, the surroundings of Wembley will be all too familiar for Alan Oliver.
As a Manchester City fan, that may not sound surprising with the current Premier League champions having visited the national stadium on seven occasions since the re-opening in 2007.
But the 52-year-old will be at Wembley next May for the final of a tournament that doesn’t even register at the Etihad Stadium. It’s unlikely City’s ...

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