| Being announced in pregame introductions with the first-team offense isn't necessarily reflected on the stats sheet. |
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| He recalls turning up at the Mallorca training ground and clocking first-team players arriving stylishly in their shiny Ferraris. |
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| It was his decision to go on loan to Ayr because he wanted first-team football. |
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| Kendal's pack, missing some key men among six absent first-team regulars, suffered in the set scrummage but rucked and mauled well. |
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| The Northants attack did not feature any first-team players, but still caused plenty of problems. |
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| Missing some key men among six absent first-team regulars, they suffered in the set scrummage but rucked and mauled well. |
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| The pair owe their early elevation to the fact that they are playing first-team football while older rivals are not. |
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| In a week of such in-house turbulence, the return to first-team duty is a welcome snippet of positive news to pour oil on troubled waters. |
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| I was happy enough to play on just as a senior pro but then I was told I would struggle to keep my first-team place, and when you hear that, you know your number is up. |
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| The transfer window just passed saw comments in the press from Kelly intimating that he wanted to move on should he fail to nail a first-team slot. |
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| Seeing that he only started 10 games, it is hardly surprising that the popular forward is growing increasingly frustrated by his lack of first-team action. |
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| Timar, 30, has joined the Latics for a month in order to get first-team games. |
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| But the 27-year-old, below, returned to pre-season training earlier than any other Black Cat player, hoping to press home his first-team claims. |
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| Mendy has made a major impact for Le Havre, making 48 first-team starts over the last two seasons. |
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| Stirling-born Beattie joined Killie in 1953 from Bonnybridge Juniors and stayed until 1972, playing more than 600 first-team games. |
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| Offensive tackle Sam Baker and defensive lineman Sedrick Ellis were named Walter Camp first-team All-Americans. |
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| Delph was a regular in the Villa midfield in the first half of the season but has not featured for the first-team since mid-December. |
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| Everton defender Joseph Yobo returns to domestic action tomorrow at St James' Park to bolster a squad with a goalkeeper shortage and four first-team players suspended. |
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| That was Jack Grealish's proud tweet after being made to perform in front of Villa's first-team squad as part of his claret and blue initiation ceremony last week. |
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| Under her, 25 players have obtained All-Big Ten accolades at Purdue, counting four first-team selections, and three Boilermakers have been recognized with All-America honors. |
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| Haynes already has 20 first-team appearances to his name with his ability to support attacks while defending proficiently keeping far more senior pros out of the side. |
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