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June 21, 2025

WHEN MY clan gather back in Swansea this October to celebrate the 70th wedding anniversary of nonagenarians Uncle Cliff and Auntie Joan, there will be exuberant remembrance of things past.

Few alive today saw Cliff Jones play for Swansea Town during the 1950s. Some watched the Welsh winger, now 90, excelling at Spurs throughout the 60s. I wish I had.

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