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Reply | Eze for England!
at 16:13 7 Jun 2024
I like Grealish too but more the way and position he played at Villa. Obviously there's all the medals etc. at City but I don't think it has suited his development moving him out to the left.
I see him as a proper roaming no. 10, but he's probably not good enough to play that at the very top i.e. City.
On current form I wouldn't pick him and I was shouting out for him big style at the last Euros, where Southgate missed a trick IMO.
Also I saw Ebere described this week as a 'left-winger' I hope he similarly doesn't get pigeon-holed into that wide left position. To be fair to Palace they have played him in various attacking position and formations. |
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Reply | Quite Surreal
at 11:56 2 Jun 2024
There's a kinship between Dortmund & Celtic going back many years. |
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Reply | Spurs stadium
at 22:11 29 May 2024
Looks a nice stadium. Unfortunately, often full of Spurs fans. |
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Reply | Pre season fixtures
at 16:55 28 May 2024
Indeed and the way we now play makes it more likely that (progressive) PL teams will entertain loaning us their promising youngsters. |
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Reply | Cricket 2024 County/International Thread
at 15:55 27 May 2024
Fantastic result for Essex sealed today at Canterbury. The weather not saving Kent like it did in April at Chelmsford.
In three innings this season Essex have scored 530 for 7, 257 for 4 and 591 for 7 against Kent (that's 1,378 runs if your counting!)
I have to ask - 'Can we play you every week?'  |
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Reply | End of Term Report 23/24 – Midfield (plus part two of the Patreon pod)
at 18:38 23 May 2024
I love, love, love all of this because it really is quite lovely.
This dual approach of the podcast to supplement the write-ups really works. I recommend listening first and reading later, which is what I did. (It also means I have a fair idea of the jokes which will go into the forthcoming Forwards review.)
This is what I want from a broadcast, just like a few mates sitting round the table in the pub taking the piss but also being inciteful, informative and entertaining (with added man-love thrown in!)
And as usual I agree with Clive on nearly all of this but an E for Albert perhaps a bit harsh. |
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Reply | OT- Barcelona visit
at 19:55 17 May 2024
I’ll be honest - that looks a bit steep.
But I am a notorious tight wad. |
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Reply | End of Term Report 23/24 – Goalkeepers
at 10:44 17 May 2024
Can't disagree with any of that.
I think that you are right about his distribution. It was comically bad under Ainsworth and it was no surprise that Cifuentes, like all the cool and groovy kids wanted to play out from the back, something that we all seemed would be beyond Begovic.
However, I suspect that they rather stumbled on the idea of Dunne at right back to solve this problem rather than Dunne's late evident attacking qualities. That 'out' ball meant that Begovic's lack of confidence (technique?) with the ball at his feet, provided us all with some relief. |
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Reply | Scottish Leagues
at 13:53 16 May 2024
Does it involve kayaking and / or lorry drivers? |
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Reply | OT- Barcelona visit
at 18:39 15 May 2024
I am always somewhat reticent to contribute to threads such as these, as what you get out of / enjoy from a city will be down to your personal tastes – and age? (Indeed, you may not like cities, or this one!)
However, I have been to Barcelona about a dozen times and I am a fan.
I would recommend that you do the open top bus tour https://www.barcelonabusturistic.cat/en which is hop on / hop-off but you don’t necessarily need to do that as you can always go back to sites that spark your interest using public transport. Barcelona has a comprehensive integrated metro / bus / train network.
Everyone knows about the Sagrada Familia but I think there are better Gaudi (and other modernista) buildings. By all means go inside and do the tour but it is (was) expensive and it’s still not finished! You can get good pics from outside without going in. I personally recommend https://www.casabatllo.es/en/ which is central. (Tip – always take out an audio guide.)
La Rambla is a tourist trap but still good but the city is so much more than this. |
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Reply | Old Trafford
at 20:57 12 May 2024
Theatre of Streams |
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Reply | Ramadan
at 08:31 7 May 2024
Out or interest, does your fasting include not drinking?
I think I could cope with not eating but not even drinking water (which is what Moslems do in Ramadan) is what I could not manage.
I am constantly told by doctors that rehydration is vital to good health. So that is the only thing I would doubt regarding elite athletes, however conditioned they are to this regime. |
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Reply | The Coventry Conference – Report
at 00:59 6 May 2024
The only thing missing from this report was Clive’s opinion on what body part exactly did Fox score with.
I know what it looked like on the live stream.  |
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Reply | Slow, Stalled, Penalty Run Ups.
at 17:35 5 May 2024
Absolutely. Should be a yellow for ungentlemanly conduct.
If they also incorporate a hop in the air like ManU’s Fernandez and that C***sea bloke, they should be taken out by a sniper. |
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Reply | How has this season been?
at 03:30 4 May 2024
Indeed a Tale of Two Entities. AM and PM.
That’s AM (Ante-Marti) and PM (Post-Marti’s appointment)
It’s a far greater thing that Marti is doing now, than he has ever done before. |
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Reply | LEEDS
at 12:47 30 Apr 2024
Apart from that, how did you enjoy the theatre Mrs. Lincoln? |
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