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WHEN THE THEATRE OF DREAMS LIVED UP TO ITS NAME

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 August 2019

IT is now almost 14 years since the Exeter City players enjoyed the night of their lives at the Theatre of Dreams, but for club legend Steve Flack the memories of that magical winter’s evening are still as vivid as ever.
Back in January 2005, the Grecians were handed the dream tie of a game at Old Trafford against Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United in the Third Round of the FA Cup. The bookies gave them no chance and you would have been hard pressed to many fans from the 9,000 travelling contingent who actually believed that an upset was on the cards. However, Flack always be...

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