Ten things that Barnsley's Macedonian Georgi Hristov might be missing today
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Your support makes all the difference.1 Drama - a region of Macedonia that has a rich history of theatre.
2 The inspirational legacy of Alexander the Great.
3 Skiing in the resorts of Grevena, Florina, Emathia, Kavala and Serres. (Although he may have had enough of slippery slopes in the Premiership.)
4 Hundreds of kinds of kebab.
5 His hometown, Skopje, ravaged in the past by earthquakes, but rebuilt by Kenzo Tango, a Japanese urban planning specialist.
6 Anastasia. Not the long-lost daughter of a Tsar, but the Macedonian folk group whose "Before the Rain" album is legendary - throughout Macedonia.
7 Pretty girls. Hristov was reported as saying Yorkshire lasses could not compare to Skopje's beauties.
8 Sophisticated girls. Apparently Hristov dislikes the amount of beer that Barnsley women quaff.
9 Fans. He has not been the most admired man in south Yorkshire.
10 The 14th century St. Andrew's monastery, 17km from Skopje. The ideal place for contemplation of his recent statements.
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