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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Raphael Boyd

‘The whole town was out after’: Grimsby fans still in disbelief after beating Manchester United

Dan Halligan: he stands behind the bar in a pub with his elbows resting on the counter. He has short fair hair and wears a black T-shirt.
‘My hands are still sore from clapping,’ said Dan Halligan, 19, a season ticket holder at Grimsby Town. Photograph: Richard Saker/The Guardian

‘I felt like I was dreaming, honestly,” said Wayne Brightmore, 49, after watching Grimsby Town, the football club he has supported since he was a boy, pull off a historic win by beating one of the biggest teams in the world.

“Seeing us beat Manchester United at Blundell Park didn’t feel real,” he said. “It’s dreamland for us, we couldn’t have imagined anything better.”

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