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OATESY WAS A MAN WITH NO EGO BUT MANY BEST FRIENDS

“It’s inconceivably painful to know that we’ll never again share a press box with him, or more importantly, an after match pint”

By DAVE WOODS

David Oates was funny, loveably grumpy, stoicly Northern, a loyal friend and without the hint of an ego.

But it’s as a family man and Blackpool fan that he would probably rather you remember him.

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