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Man City to ground-share with Hyde United for reserve games

Manchester City will play their reserve games at Hyde United after announcing a ground-sharing and sponsorship deal with the Blue Square North side, reports the Manchester Evening News. City's under 21s and selected academy games will also be played at the Ewen Fields Stadium.

City in the Community will continue as Hyde's shirt sponsors for next season, and the Blues have also committed to significant investment to the Ewen Field facilities.

City chief executive Garry Cook told www.mcfc.co.uk: "We have for some time been investigating the possibility of a new venue for our reserve, U21 and selected academy fixtures.

"To that end, Ewen Fields provides an ideal solution, and the Club are very much looking forward to taking our games to Hyde for the new season.

"We are delighted to be able to help them, whilst at the same time securing the use of a fitting venue for our reserve, development and academy players to showcase their talents to our supporters."

Hyde Chairman, Steve Hartley added: "We have always had a close relationship with City, and Garry Cook and Life President Bernard Halford have both given us tremendous support during the past few seasons, especially last year when the Club needed help quickly and City allowed us to do a bucket collection at Eastlands at very short notice, which raised almost £10,000."

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