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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
Sport
James Piercy

Paignton to Pulis' decision: How Kane Wilson's Bristol City move was over 10 years in the making

Some things were just meant to be. The seaside holiday town of Paignton may not be the most fertile of recruitment grounds for Bristol City but without the local caravan parks, Kane Wilson may not have become a Robin.

It was trips to Devon in his childhood - treading a very familiar path from Birmingham down the M5 - that helped me fall in love with the West Country, a part of the country he’s called home for the last five years.

Lasting memories of the “characters” he encountered at holiday parks and the warmth and friendliness of locals delivered memories for a lifetime for the young right wing-back that have helped make the transition to the area that little bit easier in adulthood.

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