Besides living in the midlands for several years, my other connection is that my parents lived in Birmingham from the late 1950s to 1990, my dad having gone over in 1956 to get work.
From "The Times".
When the Emiliano Martínez show rolls into town there is always the chance of a match-winning performance and also that added layer of drama he brings to proceedings.
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