| Nickname | Let's start the bidding with Denis The
                      Menace | 
                  
                    | Date Of Birth | 16/2/82 ('Exactly the same day as England
                      legend Ricky Lambert') | 
                  
                    | Place Of Birth | Ballymena, Co. Antrim ('Home of fellow
                      hardmen Ian Paisley and Liam Neeson') | 
                  
                    | Big Team | Manchester United | 
                  
                    | Wee Team | Republic Of Ireland | 
                  
                    | Favourite Player Ever | Man U and acting legend Eric Cantona | 
                  
                    | Position | Box to box midfielder | 
                  
                    | Distinguishing Features | Nothing so far bar his excellent engine -
                      runs and runs and runs! | 
                  
                    | Lookalike | James McAvoy ('If you squint very hard') | 
                  
                    | Battlecry | Nothing so far | 
                  
                    | Claim To Fame | Has met the baby from the movie 'Labyrinth' - he makes
                        puppets now.
 Quite possibly the first Real player to sport a man bun
                        during a game.
 
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                    | Road To The Real | Matty's mate | 
                  
                    | Debut Date 
 | 20/7/21 | 
                  
                    | 8s Appearances in 2021 | 18 out of 32 (56%) | 
                  
                    | 8s Appearances in 2022 | 20 out of 47 (43%) | 
                  
                    | Total Appearances | 38 |