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Michael Tonge’s loan move from Stoke to Preston after Tony Pulis’s unsuccessful attempt to establish the languid midfielder as a Premier League player comes as little surprise; his spell at the Britannia Stadium having been as excitement packed as a Cabinet meeting to discuss the Lisbon treaty. Tonge is one of a special breed of players who look the part – and his formative years in some dramatic Sheffield United cup runs were impressive.Tonge falls into that category of players who have the talent but are outshone by the roundheads surrounding them. Even early on, the likes of Nick Montgomery,…