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Just search E.E. Game Store to find out more. Welcome to the rest is football with me Garolinica Alan Shearer and Micah Richards and on

this episode we also have a special guest very special actually because he's been

through quite an ordeal in recent weeks.

Mike is punching here because I think we're delighted that he's actually joining us.

Tom Lockyer from Luton, good morning. Let me start Tom by asking you the obvious question. How are you?

Tired to be honest with you. This is this is the earliest I've been up in a while

and I know I've mentioned it before in a few ever interviews but been expecting a little one and she's arrived now and

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