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Dion Dublin’s recent addition to the presenting team on Homes Under The Hammer attracted a fair bit of media attention. But his diversity of talents should come as no surprise: not only did Dublin begin his career as a defender before switching to attack, he also invented a musical instrument known as the Dube.
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Following his latest debut, The Radio Times assessed his first week on the job in a piece stuffed full of footballing references, describing Dublin as “a great front man and a fantastic signing”. There is also a mention for Dublin’s “warm, towering presence,” which makes him sound like a volcano or a burning block of flats.
However they win a reprieve for their closing refrain: “He shoots, he scores, he moves internal doors, Dion Dublin, Dion Dublin…”
And it gives us a chance to remember one of Dion’s finest moments in football – this brilliantly opportunistic goal against Newcastle United in 1997.
