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Academy graduates unleashed as they take to the big stage
By CHRIS DUNLAVY

HOW much did the V9 Academy mean to its 42 handpicked recruits? Well, let’s ask Mark Ross.
“You’ve never seen anything like that first Tuesday,” laughs the former Stockport defender. “We were flying around, smashing into tackles, everyone trying to impress.
“The coaches had fitted us with heart monitors and they showed us the data. It turned out we’d run further than Premier League players!
“Next day we were shattered but then Rene Meulensteen comes in to do a sessio...

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