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Oldham Coliseum is in trouble, again
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A very Mancunian scandal: How Man City forced Andy Burnham to face his past
We tell the inside story of a city's relationship with Abu Dhabi, including notes that show a council official saying: 'You don’t criticise the council’s relationship with the football club’
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