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From Highbury to Harrogate
LAYTH YOUSIF writes about the highlights and lowlights on his journey to reaching The 92 Club after four decades of trying
Highbury

CAN you remember wanting to do something as a child — really wanting to do it?

There can’t be many things that you wished for as a kid, that you still yearn for now. Which holds the same burning desire across four decades — the longed-for fulfilment of which plays a big part in your life 40 years on from putting away your “childish things.”

And then 40 years on, finally achieving your ambition.

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