An error-strewn, hapless 4-1 defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur on the final day confirmed what was already all-but inevitable.

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But this was all-but matched by the cost of staffing, at over £600,000, and other expenses, yielding the council a surplus of just under £24,000 from parking.

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Cross-border shopping buses filled with Chinese and Korean Canadian consumers were once ubiquitous outside Washington state malls, but they have all-but disappeared from the commercial landscape, dealing a heavy blow to border-town businesses.

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The council has also not issued a legal Section 114 Notice - essentially a financial 'white flag' showing it is unable to find ways to balance its books and is all-but bankrupt.

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This semi-final defeat all-but gift wrapped the treble for Postecoglou’s side as Jota capitalised on some typically erratic defending to score the only goal of the game.

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With a full season at Ibrox under his belt, he is all-but guaranteed to improve technically, tactically, physically and mentally once again and build on the foundations that he has laid in recent months.

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