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EPISODE · Feb 9, 2024 · 9 MIN

Mark Bright "Hitting the big time £300 a week and a white Opel Manta

from Talking Sports Books · host TIM CAPLE

Taken from the "Talking Sports Books Podcast" as we look back at some of the best moments from the first 50 shows and in this clip Mark Bright remembers the day he hit the big time after turning down Howard Wilkinson at Sheffield Wednesday he signed for Leicester City to link up with another hot shot Gary Lineker. Mark remembers the call to Howard to tell him he was going to Leicester and the moment he found out he would be on £300 a week £150 appearance money and a £10,000 signing-on fee and he became the first in his family to ever own a new car as he collected a brilliant white Opel Manta. The full version of this show is available on the website www.talkingsportsbooks.com

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