Cox redemption bid

By Chris Dunlavy

YORK CITY v WIGAN ATHLETIC
Friday December 1, ko 7.45, BBC2

BUST-UP: Neil Cox was dropped for an FA Cup final

NEIL Cox suffered FA Cup heartbreak with Middlesbrough in 1997, but it hasn’t dimmed his love for the famous competition.
Now assistant manager at York City, who host League One Wigan Athletic at the LNER on Friday evening, Cox was selected to play against Chelsea in the Wembley final, only to be dropped after dressing-room bust up with star striker Fabrizio Ravanelli.
He later described missing the final – which Chelsea won 2-0 – as the biggest regret of his ...

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