Football: Thinker Dublin Can Go Back to Go Forward ; Chief Football Writer Hyder Jawad On a Villa Hero Who's Not Stopping Yet
Birmingham Post › May 18, 2004
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There had not been a start to an Aston Villa career quite like it. Seven goals in his first three matches endeared Dion Dublin to the Villa supporters even before his first pay cheque registered at the bank.
It was November 1998 and Dublin, then an England international striker, had never enjoyed himself so much or had such a profound effect on the Premiership.See the full content of this document
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Football: Thinker Dublin Can Go Back to Go Forward ; Chief Football Writer Hyder Jawad On a Villa Hero Who's Not Stopping Yet
Five-and-a-half years later, on May 14, 2004, Dublin was given a free transfer by Villa and it all ended in euphoria a day later when those same supporters gave him a hero's send-off after the 2-0 defeat to Manchester United.
It was not always this smooth --s...See the full content of this document
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