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Watford legend Tommy Mooney, Scott Quinnell, Will Greenwood and actor James Purefoy!

Valentines Day has been and gone but as usual Soccer AM has a line-up which you're just going to love! First out of the tunnel this week will be Watford legend Tommy Mooney! The 38-year-old has been sunning himself in Spain since 2008 when he joined Segunda División B side UD Marbella. Despite hanging up his boots last year after making almost 650 professional appearances, Mooney has opted to settle in Spain with his family. UD Marbella was the former striker's 13th club in a career which spanned 20 years; however it is in not so sunny Watford where he will forever be remembered. A cult hero amongst the Vicarage Road faithful, Mooney turned out for the club 241 times, scoring 58 goals in a seven year spell with the Hornets between 1994-2001. In May 2006 he became the fourth inductee into the Watford Hall of Fame, alongside Luther Blissett, John McClelland and Tony Coton, and he will be reflecting on his happiest days at the club with Helen and Max.

'Dark Side'

Now it's not often that we allow someone from the 'dark side' on the sofa, let alone two people! But Scott Quinnell and Will Greenwood are no ordinary rugby players. Welsh legend Quinnell captained his country on seven occasions, scoring 11 tries, while Greenwood was part of the 2003 England World Cup winning team. A former number 8, Quinnell hails from a rugby family with his father Derek also a former Wales international, while his younger brothers Craig and Gavin have also played professionally. Rheumatoid arthritis in his left knee forced the former Llanelli Scarlets star to bring down the curtain on an illustrious career in 2005. While a year later Greenwood chose to bring his own glittering career to an end, having been capped 55 times by England. Both men currently work as analysts for Sky Sports and regularly appear on The Rugby Club, where they have been heavily involved in the third series of The School of Hard Knocks - a rugby initiative which helps participants improve themselves and their chances of finding employment - and they will be telling us all about it.
Rome
This week's final guest is British actor James Purefoy! Born in Somerset in 1964, he has played major roles in several television costume dramas, including Sharpe's Sword and The Mayor of Casterbridge. However he is arguably best known for playing Mark Antony in the HBO/BBC original television series, Rome. The Yeovil Town plays the title role in his latest film, Solomon Kane and he will be talking about stunt doubles, filming in minus 15 degrees and shedding blood for the cause! That completes this week's guest but as ever there's lots more to look forward to, including, Cardiff's Skill Skool, Our Man in a Caff, Crossbar Challenge with St Johnstone, Tubes' Question, Showboat, What's Tatt About and I-Iron Soldier! Plus, Burnley captain Steven Caldwell dishes the dirt on his team mates, we'll be showing you footage from a new Pepsi viral which includes Thierry Henry and wait for it... a Meerkat! So tune in to Soccer AM, 9am, Saturday, on Sky Sports 1 and Sky 1 and see all the gang including this week's Aston Villa Soccerette!