We Can Go On Run Just Like 2008 ; Dawson Upbeat Ahead of Repeat of Play-Off Showdown

Hull Daily Mail › December 17, 2010

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WHEN Hull City last locked horns with Bristol City, the footballing landscape of East Yorkshire was changed forever.

Ending a 104-year wait for top-flight football with a 1-0 win in the Championship play-off final at Wembley, May 24, 2008 became the most iconic date in the Tigers' history.

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We Can Go On Run Just Like 2008 ; Dawson Upbeat Ahead of Repeat of Play-Off Showdown

It was supposed to be a stepping stone to a world of unimaginable riches but two and a half years on, the cash-strapped Tigers have squandered their golden ticket.

Andy Dawson, one of seven survivors of the Tigers' play-off win over Bristol City, has seen the empire crumble at first hand.

Two years at the top table has given way to this season's struggles in the Championship and as Bristol City arrive in East Yorkshire eyeing a scrap of revenge tomorrow, the Premier League seems a world away.

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