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Following the sale of David Lloyd Leisure to Whitbread he ventured into the world of football.\u00a0 His involvement with Hull City FC did not prove to be as exciting as his previous career and he moved onto other things.\u00a0 Next Generation is a chain of luxury leisure clubs similar to the David Lloyd original run by his son Scott both here and in Australia. 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