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LACK OF CASH SAW SHADOW SURVIVE BRADFORD FIRE

SAM ELLIOTT talks to an Asian coach who wants to give more back to football

sHADOW PARVEZ is in charge of Bradford Park Avenue’s security checks. And he takes his job seriously, deadly seriously in fact as befits a survivor of one of football’s most tragic disasters.
The man in charge of supporter wellbeing at the Conference North club knows he is lucky to be here to tell his story.
Had his dad not short-changed him as he left to watch a football match 30 years ago, the chances are he would be dead.
In May 1985, Shadow wanted to watch his local side Bradford City hold...

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