DaY replace mikkis in Oslo Lions

Oslo Lions have announced that Michael "mikkis" Sokki has been removed from the team with immediate effect, to make space for Jon Thomas "DaY" Rudstrøm

The team, who currently participate in the European Championship for Extreme Masters IV and the Norwegian DreamHack Winter qualifier, tonight announce the removal of Michael "mikkis" Sokki. Sokki had been with the team since joining them back in June, when the team was known as Vitriolic.

The team has brought back one known oldschooler, being the former eoLithic, 4Kings, catch and MYM member Jon Thomas "DaY" Rudstrøm. Rudstrøm left gaming back in June 2007, when he was replaced by Lars "Naikon" Olaisen in MYM. He is however now back, ready to play with Oslo Lions.

"I am really happy for the opportunity to once again be able to fight in the world of esports", Jon Thomas "DaY" Rudstrøm wrote in the official press release.


Oslo Lions now consist of following five:

Norway Gunnar "zEn" Eng
Norway Thomas "Vertigo" Andresen
Norway Tommy "tacky" Mosgaard
Norway Karl William "kalle" Haraldsen
Norway Jon Thomas "DaY" Rudstrøm

The team is set to play their next match in the European Championship for Extreme Masters IV on Thursday, facing the German squad mystical Lambda.
zomg,would be really supersick to see REAL playing with DaY in one team <3
2009-11-01 23:24
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Sweden BLiXTY
Damn, you were faster
2009-11-01 23:29
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Czech Republic Harrybo
supersick xDDD nice lang
2009-11-01 23:31
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Sweden BLiXTY
You know it :D
2009-11-01 23:36
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France souled
+1!
2009-11-01 23:33
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Argentina nicobjrkn
+1, - zEn + REAL :P
2009-11-02 06:42
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Germany elevaTor -.-
yes that's really true!
2009-11-02 17:52
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Bulgaria slowMACHiNE
VERY NICE
2009-11-01 23:32
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Norway 0nk3lx
sweeeet
2009-11-01 23:30
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woxic | 
Turkey EPHESUS
GL DaY
2009-11-01 23:33
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Poland bmrosol
Good to see him back, he was a great player back in the DaY! I very like their team and predict a good future for them. gl
2009-11-01 23:34
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Denmark Barcon-
KALLE AND TACKY owns :D
2009-11-01 23:38
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Norway Mrck
they just kicked their best aimer...
2009-11-01 23:44
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Venezuela SetaCs
exactly :S
2009-11-02 03:25
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Norway och
Indeed, mikkis > DaY
2009-11-02 18:53
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Romania AlexutzB
+1
2009-11-02 20:06
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Netherlands Logic|cOiL
day played in eoL? ;O
2009-11-01 23:47
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France gOrdiii
I'm pretty sure he did not.
2009-11-02 16:48
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Sweden mmmmmicke
The text says he did.
2009-11-09 22:16
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France gOrdiii
Well, sometimes the text is wrong. Find me one match with DaY playing for eoL and I'll say ok.
2009-11-10 01:39
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Sweden mmmmmicke
You're right I looked it up now.
2009-11-13 20:30
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Russia DWAN
:O oldschool of Norway is comming back.. prb t0z OmeN Azid playing in KODE5 Norway w8ing for KF3 and element :D
2009-11-01 23:55
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KF3 is permanently banned for all championships :D
2009-11-02 00:03
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If youre thinking of the WCG 2007 (get cancer and die) episode, u are wrong. He is not permanently banned from every tournament that exists.
2009-11-02 00:10
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Estonia alakk
why was KF3 banned?
2009-11-02 17:54
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I am not saying that he is banned. I really dont know if he is or isn't.
2009-11-02 21:39
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for what? get cancer and die? )
2009-11-02 00:15
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Russia DWAN
nope :]
2009-11-02 01:09
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Norway SUPERKALLE
LatterligLett [PAH spinnvild NoxeL CLd Zeuvs] won the Norwegian KODE5-qualification...
2009-11-02 00:51
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Russia DWAN
oops, my bad Dreamhack :O
2009-11-02 01:08
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Poland dgtl
omg DaY :O + real plz!
2009-11-02 00:06
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Norway Takrenna
bad move imo, but gl
2009-11-02 00:08
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Norway Neffet
Again with the changes...
2009-11-02 00:15
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France breezy0
hahahaha nice .. + element and xeqtr please :D
2009-11-02 00:16
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Romania AlexutzB
xeqtr is playing dota now
2009-11-02 20:07
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France breezy0
thought he quitted it last year?
2009-11-02 20:43
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Norway Mrck
xern we want u and ur no flash back too :)
2009-11-02 00:18
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LetS bring back element,naikon,juve9le,oops,xeqtr,knoxville,damien,luke,dark,bsl,prb,kf3,omen, Nola, and real while were on it.
2009-11-02 00:26
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Norway duffz00r
Yeeeah why not do that.. :~'D
2009-11-02 00:30
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North Macedonia Veky
That was the real NORWAY =D
2009-11-02 00:57
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United Kingdom shazehhh
those are/were some BIG names in CS
2009-11-02 01:16
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Norway jarle!
and thoose names will never be big in cs again.
2009-11-02 14:20
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Oooh, your a fortuneteller, please help me , there is an issue with my dad and my mom, and I want u to tell me how things will work out, and I want to know if my girlfirend really loves me or not... pm me!!!
2009-11-02 22:24
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Norway jarle!
touche. u suck
2009-11-02 22:48
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Sweden mmmmmicke
HAHA
2009-11-09 22:17
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YES! :>
2009-11-02 14:58
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prb is playin tonight and omen i have seen time to time playin on norwegians lans now and then whit diff mixes
2009-11-02 18:00
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Germany CALM_BAITER
ROFL ! m1kkis is a good player and a nice person
2009-11-02 01:13
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Argentina martin:)
really nice :D
2009-11-02 01:25
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France Jiga
too bad for mikkis but DaY was one of my very favourite players back then :D nice! can't wait to see if he still got game
2009-11-02 01:28
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Norway mowg---
Wasn`t expecting that! At all.. Intresting though
2009-11-02 02:32
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United States IMkiN
GL to Olso with DAY in the line-up. He used to be a very dependable player. Hopefully he can return to that form. but why was mikkis removed exactly?
2009-11-02 05:28
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When i spoke to zEn on irc he told me that it was either him or mikkis that was going out. And all the players taking zEn's side in the "conflict" was the reason for mikkis getting kicked out. DAY surely is not a bad player, not at all. But he was a player of cs in another time. Mikkis however, he has played the last years alot, and the gamestyle/play has changed alot since day was on top, so it will be interesting to see whats happens. My personal opinion about it is that mikkis should never been kicked out.
2009-11-02 06:25
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Turkey Emreeeh
sounds about right. +1
2009-11-02 14:27
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Sweden mmmmmicke
mikkis hasn't been himself for the latest games, something must have troubled him, and changing your IGL all the time isn't that good for a team. :P
2009-11-09 22:18
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Argentina nicobjrkn
bad for mikkis, anyways DaY is sick
2009-11-02 05:43
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Iceland Pus
Is he? How do you know?
2009-11-02 10:20
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Argentina nicobjrkn
he used to be heheh :P
2009-11-02 14:20
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Iceland Pus
:F
2009-11-02 19:28
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#87
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GeT_RiGhT | 
Norway kiitian
h1n1?
2009-11-02 22:28
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#108
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Sweden mmmmmicke
HAHA I just love you..
2009-11-09 22:19
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#36
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Russia vi0lent
VERY NICE GL DAY
2009-11-02 06:04
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#37
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Australia davestr1zl
element, REAL, oops, prb, DaY
2009-11-02 06:16
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Argentina nicobjrkn
REAL, DaY, KF3, elemeNt, XeqtR :o
2009-11-02 06:44
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Romania chns
nice to see DaY playing again
2009-11-02 07:19
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#42
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United States aesop
Best awper in Norway, he used to be so nasty when he was in eoL and 4K, haven't seen him play in a while but if he is still as good as he used to be great pickup for Lions, now all they need is for Naikon, knoxville, elemeNt, DarK, XeqtR and bsl to come back and Norway will return to atop of the CS pyramid
2009-11-02 08:23
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Norway jasIN-
DaY has not playd in eoL : P maybe you mean Dark.
2009-11-02 14:57
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dark isnt much of an "awper"
2009-11-02 16:43
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Czech Republic shatte-
GaY
2009-11-02 09:40
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GeT_RiGhT | 
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I am gay aswell, want a blind-date sweethearth ;)
2009-11-02 22:30
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Finland natu
Good luck Thomas! :)
2009-11-02 10:05
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#46
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Iceland Pus
Bad move for Oslo Lions. Ressurecting DaY isn't a good choice right now if you ask me. My case DaY isn't up for it, and I'm pretty sure he'll have to live in one of the internet cafès in Sweden. So, for all of you who's talking about this is great; seeing an old school player like DaY return... boo on you. I'm pretty sure we'll see more changes for the Lions.
2009-11-02 10:24
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Russia Naaajak
Well depends on how you see it. Thomas have gotten a computer home now. And is motivated and ready to play again :) His a great player no doubt!
2009-11-02 11:57
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Iceland Pus
He has a computer now? :OOOOOOOOOO Good luck anyways, Gunnar. :)
2009-11-02 12:14
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#47
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United Kingdom BanKs
gl DaY and Oslo
2009-11-02 10:59
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World borny
This is awesome. I can't help it, but I always feel excited when an oldschooler returns. Although everyone knows that they rarely can keep up.
2009-11-02 11:26
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Sweden mmmmmicke
+1
2009-11-09 22:22
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#49
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Czech Republic boleq
Like Norway oldschoolers, they were something! please oops start playing again
2009-11-02 11:41
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#52
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Iceland Pus
Rumors have it he's home from Australia this month.
2009-11-02 12:38
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Belgium Ruban M.
WHY MIKKIS? WHY? kick zEn omfg
2009-11-02 12:58
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+1
2009-11-02 15:00
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zEn is the strat caller in oslo lions. One of the best norway got.
2009-11-02 16:44
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#110
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Sweden mmmmmicke
It isn't especially good for a team to kick the leader all the time.. :P
2009-11-09 22:22
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Germany elevaTor -.-
such a cool news :)
2009-11-02 14:06
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#58
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Ukraine miniMAL UA
gl DaY!
2009-11-02 14:39
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Norway subdue
have you seen mikkkis in their last matches afer the convention. i have played very bad but i dont think day is the way to go:P and mikkis live so north in norway so he have like 55-60 in ping:P
2009-11-02 15:04
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Norway subdue
bESEL,Nakion,juve9le,elemeNT and REAL!!!
2009-11-02 15:05
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France breezy0
XeqtR!! :P
2009-11-02 16:27
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United Kingdom wap
Didnt day play in 4k?
2009-11-02 15:56
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Norway duffz00r
yes he did
2009-11-02 16:09
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Norway Joss2k
thats what it says in the article isnt it? ;)
2009-11-02 16:02
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#66
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Norway johnsen
Are incredibly cool to see DaY again in the Lions. But not really understand why m1kkis was taken out of the team and not zen / vertigo? Want oslo lions continued success and hope by all means you keep you longer than 2 mounth. But doubt it, but hope:] Fair enough, Zen's calls but no matter But just want to wish oslo lions continued success and keeps all means that you hold for a while. And do not change the lineup every mounths.
2009-11-02 16:09
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Sweden mmmmmicke
zEn calls, just like you said, and Vertigo is a player that never gets any headlines, but he always does what he should do, and he is a very reliable player. mikkis is supposed to be a madfragger along with kalle and tacky, and in the latest games he hasn't been one.
2009-11-09 22:24
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Taiwan godie0083
Oh!F**king good news!!! DaY is back.
2009-11-02 16:43
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#70
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China hyyypia
DaY is a really good player.Welcome back gl :)
2009-11-02 16:42
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Norway finstang
Day is the shit, but the last fucking thing LIONS need now is lineup changes, but with zEn on the squad you are bound to
2009-11-02 16:49
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Norway Kong Haakon V
really good move by lions. m1kkis is a good player, but he hasnt played any good in important matches. zEn and vertigo has played some really good matches and some bad. But they have done better than m1kkis. tacky and kalle is just insane. Looking forward to see next matches against mystical lamba and MYM:)
2009-11-02 17:48
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Russia Diman.ok
fucking good. nice player. gl DaY
2009-11-02 18:04
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United States aesop
m1kkis cant handle the big scale matches, DaY can. simple enough, a team that is on the edge of pro and semi-pro like Oslo Lions needs that player that can handle the big matches against top teams, and from my pov m1kkis couldn't cut it
2009-11-03 00:05
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#92
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Norway Marius1
I'm sure Lions wouldnt take in DaY if he was in bad shape;) gl DaY, norwegian comebacks :D
2009-11-03 16:42
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United Kingdom Oxna
REAL, DaY, KF3, prb, ooPS! (if all were at their prime : top5 contender for sure) I hope DaY is still good I remember him playing really well vs Sweden on nuke same match he was walled by zet :D
2009-11-03 17:48
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#94
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Norway torri
kicking the best player.. thats what happens when zEn joins a team:D teamchangeteamchangeteamchange
2009-11-03 21:23
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Sweden realise-
-zEn +REAL.
2009-11-04 12:02
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#96
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Norway Kong Haakon V
#94 "kicking the best player." Du er dum du. m1kkis har prestert MYE dårligere enn vertigo,zen,kalle,tacky siste turneringene. nap
2009-11-04 16:10
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zEn really sucks... REAL should replace him..
2009-11-04 16:13
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-zEn or -vertigo +REAL, it would be fucking amazing
2009-11-04 16:32
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#100
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Argentina nicobjrkn
wtf they do with REAL???
2009-11-04 16:39
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#101
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Denmark Barcon-
Stop talking about REAL, DAMNIT!!!!
2009-11-04 20:10
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#104
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Norway och
Indeed, REAL cant stand long enough to becoe the player he once were.
2009-11-06 12:50
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#102
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REAL | 
Norway duffz00r
REAL
2009-11-04 21:49
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#103
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Finland simon1g
REAL is still the best player in norway, without him they dont have any hope
2009-11-06 10:06
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#112
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Sweden mmmmmicke
Please quit REAL for a while, he just destroys every team nowadays.... I think this was a good decision, mikkis hasn't been himself for a couple of months, and he hasn't been the madfragger he is supposed to be. zEn calls as you know, Vertigo is more of the reliable teamplayer that always does his job, and kalle and tacky has just been pure sick. :P I hope DaY can still shoot some heads, and this will turn out great. :)
2009-11-09 22:25
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