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In Wikipedia:
Stephen became a fan favourite at Rotherham United; his consistent excellent performances helping to keep them in League 1.
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In Wikipedia:
He became a fan favourite at the Lurgan club and established himself in their midfield before returning to Bohemians in August 1999.
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In Wikipedia:
In his time with Freo he became a fan favourite and dominated the ruck and forward line at certain stages during his 6 years at the club.
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In Wikipedia:
He became a fan favourite during his first season at De Graafschap.
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In Wikipedia:
He became a fan favourite at Turners Cross and earned him the sobriquet “The Cockney Rebel”.
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In Wikipedia:
This heralded in a bright new era for Kilbane, as he quickly became a fan favourite at The Hawthorns and at the same time broke into the Irish international setup.
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In Wikipedia:
He was made captain by manager Jim Smith and as well as being an influential member of the team, scoring the goal which sealed promotion to the Premiership in 1996, he also became a fan favourite.
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In Wikipedia:
Also at NAC he soon became a fan favourite and stole many of their hearts.
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In Wikipedia:
On 25 May 2007 he signed a 2 year deal with Rotherham United, so far he has become a fan favourite at Don Valley Stadium, and has settled in well.
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In Wikipedia:
He quickly became a fan favourite, netting the winner in a game against rivals Shamrock Rovers and the deciding penalty in a shoot – out to claim The Double in the FAI Cup Final against Derry City.
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In Wikipedia:
He became a fan favourite during his first season at De Graafschap.
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In Wikipedia:
He instantly became a fan favourite at Genoa, chalking up a hat – trick on his debut against rivals Bologna.
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In Wikipedia:
He signed permanently during the summer of 1997 for 200,000 and remained at the club for just over 18 months in which time he became a firm fan favourite and scored some key goals in helping the club retain its Division One status in 1997 – 98.
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In Wikipedia:
He became a firm fan favourite at Gay Meadow as he scored 73 goals in just under 200 appearances for the Shropshire side in all competitions, including 20 + in each of two consecutive seasons (200102, 200203) and four club hat – tricks.
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In Wikipedia:
With the help of Ondru, Salou moved to German Bundesliga team Borussia Mnchengladbach in 1990, where he quickly became a fan favourite.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The Italian legend spent five very successful years at the East London club, where he became a firm fan favourite during his time at the club.
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In Wikipedia:
He has become a fan favourite in Cork due to his goal per game ratio.
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In Wikipedia:
In nearly three seasons at the then Division One club he became a firm fan favourite and is now classed a club legend after his memorable performances on the left wing.
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In Wikipedia:
He quickly became a fan favourite at Palmeiras due to his great skills, and he was considered the team’s most important player and of the best players in the Brazilian Srie A during the year 2007.
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In Wikipedia:
He became a fan favourite in 2002 when he scored two goals against Liverpool in a 2–1 victory at Anfield.
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