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   <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:58:44 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 5, Robert Lindsey  </title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/robert-lindsey.html</link>
    <description>Derby County FC - he has the season ticket next to me.</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:58:42 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 5, Keith Andrews &quot;I Had To Get Out Of There&quot;</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/keith-andrews-i-had-to-get-out-of-there.html</link>
    <description>West Brom's new signing Keith Andrews slammed Rovers manager Steve Kean and their owners Venky's.  Andrews signed a six-month contract with Albion before</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:54:18 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 4, Mancini &quot;Apologise And You Can Play&quot;</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/mancini-apologise-and-you-can-play.html</link>
    <description>Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has told Carlos Tevez that he will have to make a public apology to have any chance of playing for the club again.</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:02:39 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 3, Cozy Powell</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/cozy-powell.html</link>
    <description>Swindon Town. He was from just up the road in Cirencester and said so in a local paper interview in Swindon</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:25:25 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 3, Pienaar Begged For Everton Return</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/pienaar-begged-for-everton-return.html</link>
    <description>Steven Pienaar has revealed how he begged Spurs boss Harry Redknapp to let him return to Everton.  The South African midfielder admitted it took two attempts</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:22:56 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 2, Everton Set To Offload Joao Silva</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/everton-set-to-offload-joao-silva.html</link>
    <description>Everton are set to sell Joao Silva this month, with Otelul Galati and FC Cluj showing interest. The Portugal Under 21 striker was recalled from his loan</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:28:36 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 1, Louis Saha Moves To Spurs</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/louis-saha-moves-to-spurs.html</link>
    <description>Tottenham Hotspur completed a shock move for Louis Saha, agreeing an 18-month deal with the striker on a free transfer from Everton</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:59:47 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 31, Wayne Bridge Moving To Sunderland</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/wayne-bridge-moving-to-sunderland.html</link>
    <description>Wayne Bridge will end his Manchester City misery by signing for Sunderland on deadline day. Martin O'Neill set up a deal for the former England left back</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:39:44 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 30, Shane Meadows</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/shane-meadows.html</link>
    <description>Notts County   Shane used the first night of Dead Man's Shoes when shown in Nottingham as a fund raiser to help save the clu</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:36:19 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 30, O'Neill Wants To Sign Kevin Davies</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/oneill-wants-to-sign-kevin-davies.html</link>
    <description>Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill will today step up his bid to sign Bolton Wanderers striker Kevin Davies. </description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:34:22 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 29, Mr Motivator</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/mr-motivator.html</link>
    <description>Lifelong fan of Bristol Rovers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Motivato</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 29, Chelsea Looking To Sign Moura</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/chelsea-looking-to-sign-moura.html</link>
    <description>Chelsea hope to sign Brazilian wonderkid Lucas Moura before Tuesday’s transfer deadline.  And they are confident an agreement can be reached despite a</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:43:17 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 24, Darren Gough - Cricketer</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/darren-gough-cricketer.html</link>
    <description>Tottenham Hotspur - Mentioned frequently on Talksport he is a Spurs fan not a Barnsley one</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:51:08 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 24, Paul Hawksbee - TalkSport Presenter</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/paul-hawksbee-talksport-presenter.html</link>
    <description>Tottenham Hotspur - Has mentioned it frequently on the Hawksbee and Jacobs sho</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:50:37 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 24, Alf Garnett - Actor</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/alf-garnett-actor.html</link>
    <description>Tottenham Hotspur - Used to guest at Half time to warm the crowd up at matche</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:50:02 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 24, Warren Mitchell - Actor</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/warren-mitchell-actor.html</link>
    <description>Tottenham Hotspur - Used to guest at Half time to warm the crowd up at matche</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:49:26 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 24, Teddy Sheringham - Ex England International</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/teddy-sheringham-ex-england-international.html</link>
    <description>Tottenham Hotspur - mentioned in his autobiography, huge Spurs Fa</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:48:44 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 24, Dirk Benedict = Actor, Battlestar Galactica , A Team </title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/dirk-benedict-actor-battlestar-galactica-a-team.html</link>
    <description>Tottenham Hotspur - said it live on Soccer A</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:48:14 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 21, Reading agree £40m takeover by Russian billionaire</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/reading-agree-40m-takeover-by-russian-billionaire.html</link>
    <description>Sir John Madejski is on the verge of selling Reading to a Russian billionaire. The Royals chairman signed an agreement with Team Sport International on</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:59:17 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 21, Question of the Day</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/</link>
    <description>Which club has the largest pitch in the Premier League?  Manchester City</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:23:55 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 20, Brian Blessed</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/brian-blessed1.html</link>
    <description>Newcastle United (with a soft spot for Manchester United).  Proof: http://www.maxim.co.uk/features/interviews/17569/brian_blessed.html  He admits to a</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:06:39 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 20, Graham Onions</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/graham-onions.html</link>
    <description>Graham Bunny Onions is a Newcastle United supporter. Proof: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/england/6250646/Durham-and-England-bowler-Graham-Onions-overjoyed-by-2009-success.html</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:06:14 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 20, John Lydon </title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/john-lydon.html</link>
    <description>Arsenal His interviews and his biograph</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:05:53 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 20, Villas-Boas Tells Media to Lay Off Terry</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/villasboas-tells-media-to-lay-off-terry.html</link>
    <description>Andre Villas-Boas has called for an end to talk about John Terry's return to QPR ahead of next Saturday's FA Cup clash which sees Terry go head to head</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:05:21 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 20, Famous Fans (Leeds United)</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/</link>
    <description>STEFAN EDBURG (retired tennis champion)
KAISER CHIEFS (band)
MEL B (pop singer, Spice Girls)
NASSER HUSSAIN (former England cricket captain)
CHRIS MOYLES (Radio 1 DJ)
VIVIAN CAMPBELL (guitarist, Def Leppard)</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:08:01 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 19, Charlton Athletic:  Biggest Domestic Cup Wins</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/</link>
    <description>FA Cup: (7-0) v Burton Albion (7 January 1956)

League Cup: (5-0) v Brentford (12 August 1980)</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:15:30 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 19, Bolton To Spend Cahill Cash on Sebastien Le Toux</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/bolton-to-spend-cahill-cash-on-sebastien-le-toux.html</link>
    <description>Owen Coyle has launched another raid on America's Major League Soccer after lining up a cut-price move for Philadelphia Union striker Sebastien Le Toux</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:01:05 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 18, Chelsea are bigger than Everton and Villa</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/chelsea-are-bigger-than-everton-and-villa.html</link>
    <description>Chelsea won 3 premier league,4 FA cup, then carling cup and community shield then they enter final and at least semi final every season in UEFA champion</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:11:59 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 18, King Saheed Osupa (Nigeria Musician) </title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/king-saheed-osupa-nigeria-musician.html</link>
    <description>Chelsea. He love chelsea fc to the extend that he sing for chelsea fans in Nigeri</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:10:57 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 18, Chris Samba Is Not Going Anywhere</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/chris-samba-is-not-going-anywhere.html</link>
    <description>Blackburn Rovers insist Chris Samba is not for sale, despite the club captain putting in a transfer request.  </description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:10:03 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 18, Northampton Town:  Goalkeepers</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/</link>
    <description>Top five goalkeeper appearances for Northampton Town:
(412) Peter Gleasure (1982-1991)
(258) Alan Starling (1971-1976)
(180) Bryan Harvey (1963-1967)
(160) Andy Woodman (1995-1999)
(156) Lee Harper (2002-2007)
*current players are not included</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:24:15 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 17, Ralph Little (actor)</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/ralph-little-actor.html</link>
    <description>liverpool fc (two pints of lager &amp; a packet of crisps he mentions them</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:19:07 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 17, Liverpool Eyeing Uruguayan Striker David Texeira</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/liverpool-eyeing-uruguayan-striker-david-texeira.html</link>
    <description>Liverpool are showing interest in FC Groningen striker David Texeira, the Uruguay forward, 20, who has taken a similar path to compatriot Luis Suarez.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:18:15 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 17, Liverpool:  Ray Clemence</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/</link>
    <description>Ray Clemence made 666 overall appearances and kept 335 clean sheets as Liverpool goalkeeper.  Between 1968 and 1981 he won 5 league titles, 3 European Cups, the FA Cup, 2 UEFA Cups and the League Cup.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:57:52 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 16, Blackburn's Chris Samba Will Strike</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/blackburns-chris-samba-will-strike.html</link>
    <description>Chris Samba will consider going on strike if Blackburn continue to turn down offers for their unsettled captain. Rovers have already rejected a £6.5million</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:54:04 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 15, Dragan Milovic</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/dragan-milovic.html</link>
    <description>Position: Forward Manchester City career: 1990-2000 Appearances:508 Goals:325  Signed from Red Star Belgrade by Peter Reid. Milovic cost 8 milion pounds.</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:41:52 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 15, Man City Target Nicolas Burdisso</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/man-city-target-nicolas-burdisso.html</link>
    <description>Roberto Mancini is preparing to make his one and only January transfer splash by signing  Nicolas Burdisso, a player whose career he nurtured during the</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 15, Qpr and AC milan in contact</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/qpr-and-ac-milan-in-contact.html</link>
    <description>Dj Campell(QPR) was seen at the san siro in milan a few days ago  and he might be leaving to AC Milan soo</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:40:06 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 15, Derby County:  International Players</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/</link>
    <description>John Goodall was the first Derby County player to play for his country: (England) v Wales 1890

Most caps while a Derby County player:
(42) Deon Burton (Jamaica)

Most caps for England while a Derby County player:  (34) Peter Shilton

First Derby County player to play in a World Cup:  Bruche Rioch and Don Masson (both Scotland) v Peru (3 June 1978)

First Derby County player to play in a World Cup for England:  Peter Shilton and Mark Wright v Republic of Ireland (11 June 1990)</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:15:17 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 14, Cahill Agrees Deal With Chelsea</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/cahill-agrees-deal-with-chelsea.html</link>
    <description>Gary Cahill should finally become a Chelsea player today after his £7million move from Bolton was settled on Friday night. The England defender, aged 26,</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:20:44 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 14, Question of the Day?  Transfers</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/</link>
    <description>Who was the first British player to be sold for £2m?  
Manchester United's Mark Hughes was sold to Barcelona in 1986 for £2.5m.</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:26:10 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 13, Villa-Boas Says Lampard Is Not For Sale</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/villaboas-says-lampard-is-not-for-sale.html</link>
    <description>Frank Lampard has been told he remains an important part of Chelsea's plans, even though he is no longer a certain starter. Lampard's future has been the</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:37:45 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 13, Question of the Day?</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/</link>
    <description>What do Alf Ramsey, Joe Mercer, Don Revie, Bobby Robson, Terry Venables, Glenn Hoodle, Kevin Keegan and Peter Taylor have in common? 
They all played for and went on to manage The English national side.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:20:55 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 12, Richard Hawley singer</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/richard-hawley-singer.html</link>
    <description>Sheffield Wednesday Season ticket holder See him at most home games</description>
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    <title>Jan 12, Chelsea Losing Patience With Cahill  </title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/chelsea-losing-patience-with-cahill.html</link>
    <description>Chelsea could pull out of their proposed deal with Gary Cahill, unless they get a straight answer from the player. The Blues have run out of patience with</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:34:26 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 11, Nottingham Forest Should be above Blackburn</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/nottingham-forest-should-be-above-blackburn.html</link>
    <description>Nottingham Forest are bigger than Blackburn because they won two European cups and get better attendance</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:19:23 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 11, Is Andy Carroll Returning To Newcastle?</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/is-andy-carroll-returning-to-newcastle.html</link>
    <description>Newcastle United are ready to offer Liverpool flop Andy Carroll a sensational exit from his nightmare by tabling a bid for their former striker to end</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:16:51 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 11, Preston North End:  Top 5 goalscorers</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/</link>
    <description>(187) Tom Finney (1946-1960)
(148) Tommy Roberts (1919-1924/1926-1927)
(117) Tommy Thompson (1955-1961)
(114) Alex Dawson (1961-1967)
(105) Charlie Wayman (1950-1954)
*current players not included</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:04:13 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 10, Steve Nash NBA Player and two time MVP</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/steve-nash-nba-player-and-two-time-mvp.html</link>
    <description>Tottenham Hotspur  http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2007/oct/30/newsstory.tottenhamhotspur</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:02:06 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 10, Matthew Good  - Musician</title>
    <link>http://www.the-football-club.com/matthew-good-musician.html</link>
    <description>Arsenal  http://www.straight.com/article/maturing-matthew-goods-a-nice-guy-after-al</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:01:39 GMT</pubDate>
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