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Manchester Storm have embarked on a four-game road trip that sees them travel the length of the UK in the hunt for Motorpoint Elite League points. We joined the team in Glasgow for the first of those games as Storm took away the points in a 2-1 victory, chatting a trio of noisy fans plus we speak with coaches Cameron Critchlow and Dallas Ehrhardt as well as Brandon Cutler and Lewis Hook. We also recap recent games too as we enter October. 01:41: Clan at the AO 03:03: On the road to Nottingham 04:14: A special night for Hook 07:15: A first visit to Scotland 10:43: Storm fans on tour 15:35:…
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