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Article: How Sky Blues' hero became a Villain; FOOTBALL: BACKGROUND TO THE BOATENG TRANSFER SAGA.(Sport)
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- Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
- Article date:
- July 21, 1999
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VILLA boss John Gregory may have had his eye on City's George Boateng before the two sides met at Villa Park in March but the Dutchman's dynamic display on that historic day must have convinced him that he had to have him in his side.
Boateng's two goals put the Sky Blues on the road to a 4-1 win - their first league success at Villa Park in 63 years of trying.
The joy of Sky Blues fans at inflicting such a humiliating defeat on their rivals was to be shortlived.
Within hours of the end of the game, Villa made their move - leading to nearly five ...