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Aug 2Liked by NTT20

Carlos Marinelli for Boro. The next maradona! Still waiting....

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I'm scarred by Martin Payero :(

(Thanks for the comment! Ali)

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You know what it was in the 90s/00s? Having an exotic name just made them sound good without any questions.

Juan Martinez? Spanish? Must be good. Fillippo Totti? Italian? Must be good. Gary Smith? From Grimsby? Gonna be crap.

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Oh, 100%. He was an England international but I was all in on Ugo Ehiogu

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Aug 2Liked by NTT20, Huw Davies

Asked for More Huw. Got More Huw. Excellent.

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Aug 2Liked by NTT20

My favourite time as a Wrexham fan was when we raided Trinidad and Tobago for Carlos Edwards, Dennis Lawrence and Hector Sam for some glorious years…

Then having the added bonus of seeing them play against England in the World Cup

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I remember that game. The weirdness of seeing Chris Burchnall play alongside Dwight Yorke in midfield for their country

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