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You half fancied that to go in as it was rising and dipping at the same time.

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Ron Atkinson
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: March 18
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
Athlete
Sports Commentator
Television Presenter
City of Liverpool
Ronald Franklin Ron Atkinson
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