And not far from him there was 24-year old mother of four, Dawn Mosely, who told me in no uncertain words that she'd had enough of the city she'd grown up in.

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And the 31-year-old's City future looked more uncertain ahead of kick-off when he was left out of City's Europa League squad to face Timisoara next week.

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So, as Exeter Northcott faces an uncertain future, isn't it a risky strategy to open another theatre in the city?

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