OTF
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The caveat to my former post being that it could well differ depending on the opponent and ground.
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It's straw man argument. I don't mind CTs formation except I'd have Ba up top and would allow HBA to roam in behind with Cabaye not so deep.
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Assists can be a very misleading statistic IMO, could set it up on a platter for someone and if they don't score there's obviously no assist. The other way round a mundane sideways pass can become an assist if someone then creates something out of nothing or hits a belter of a shot. Better comparison is actually watching. Ben Arfa is vastly superior to Marveaux from what I have seen - in every way. I'd have Ben Arfa as one of the five best players in the league in terms of ability and technique.
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Ignorance is bliss eh mate.
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In this instance it's not so much that you're wrong per se, but moreover that you have very little credibility. This extends to discerning footballing ability. You are endowed with a diminutive understanding of football on the basis of never playing it and having had a severely limited exposure (as you admit). Oddly enough depending on the day of the week (??) you'll pop up admitting that you know very little but on others you'll carry on as though yours is the definitive opinion. Nobody knows why.
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CT is good for the post count on here as there's just so many ways to point out how he is wrong, and as it is the internet there's always a queue of people willing to do so. Seriously. No offense mate
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I was basing Perch at right back on the idea that Anita won't be ready. I hope he will be, but had heard nothing to indicate that this was the case. -
Winning this could well be a major turning point in the season, if we can go into our next run of games with confidence and take some points we'll pull right out of the bottom section into comfortable midtable land. Though with the players we have a available it's not going to be easy, particularly if we give them lots of space out wide. Perch in particular with marking responsibilities as right fullback will be a big cause for concern. Last match before Tiote heads off for the African Cup apparently.
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Typically no, been a bloody frustrating window.
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75%...wow.
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If he scored at the same rate he has this year and the first half of last season it would be worth it. I'd say he'd be on one of the higher bases in the team at the moment with some very healthy incentives for goals. Would help to explain why he was visibly upset with being moved wide last season.
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FIFA will gladly officially endorse them. For a small percentage.
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Down the bore hole.
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Player agents, they're the ones behind the scenes making the phone calls and arranging the meetings all to get their cut. Demba Ba's is no doubt rubbing his hands together deciding where else on this planet he'd like to pick up a holiday home.
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There's only two phases of Steven Taylor; coming back from injury, and coming back to injury.
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QPR could do with Joey Barton back in IMO. Couldn't be worse really and reckon he'd get on with Harry Redknapp seeing as one spews out shit and the other dribbles it constantly.
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My mistake. In my defense I'm in another continent and our Magpie looks nothing like yours except for the colouring.
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There was a nice cameo by one in the Arsenal game.
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The Man Utd game would have taken it out of our players, that's the kind of game it was but regardless of this professional footballers should be able to back up 3 days later and not fade like they did. Mental application was lacking.
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Capetown is a beautiful city, though I'd never want to live there knocking it out of the favourites list. Weather in London knocks it out, though I really enjoyed it - it was the first city in Europe that I visited. I'm not sure why so many have included Vegas. I guess there's lots going in there but there's nonsense of history - a bunch or massive casinos in the middle of a desert. I'm not a gambler though so perhaps that's part of it - that said it's fantastic for affordably priced lavish accommodation.
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Cabaye closer to a return than HBA last I read, Cabaye possibly early than anticipated (which to me means he might be back on time which is still a month away). Worrying that Ben Arfa is still that far away. I don't think there is a date on either Jonas or Anita yet though I could be wrong. Hopefully they'll both be available before Cabaye.
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It was delicious. Solanoesque but with the other foot. Wasn't pleased with the way he was standing at the top of the box for their 4th (I think) but attack wise he was very good.
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Eveyone's a little bit racist (Avenue Q)
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If Colo was to go we'd be completely stuffed, as it is James Perch as a starting centre back is testament to our current dire position. I'd father Ramage. The worst part is we were all aware of it, but the club failed to act during the window. This has been exacerbated by Tiote's self conversion to an attacking midfielder, leaving our extremely soft underbelly exposed. It was a complete shambles at the end, not sure whether it was fitness, effort, attitude or a combination that lead to it. Perhaps it was just a lack of cohesion and team work.
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Athens, Budapest, New York City, Rome.