Cornish Steve
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The whole spine is what we should build around. Stones,McCarthy, Barkley and Lukaku. Imagine we had De Gea in goal or Courtois. What a spine that would be. All under 24 and all class players. My missus could build a successful team round a spine like that.
Keeper is by far and away our weak point this season.
Would you not include Robles in that spine? He's only 24.
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Scored an equaliser after ninety three and a half minutes on his Tranmere debut, sounds a decent one as well!
"Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1, AFC Wimbledon 1. George Green (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Max Power."
I wonder what he did 45 seconds later to earn a yellow.
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I read one comment last night at the BBC site where they were mocking the Lithuanian substitute. Apparently, he plays for Nuneaton in one of the conference leagues. Well, quite frankly, good for him. And good for a team as small as Lithuania holding England to just 4 goals. Hardly the "thrashing" described by their headline.
I have a lot of admiration for these small teams. They play for national pride. Long may they continue to compete in these competitions.
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Some scary things happened in Russia's game with Montenegro. The Russian goalkeeper was carried off after being hit by a flare, and players and coaches were involved in a brawl that ended the game. No matter what the reasons behind it, their behavior is disgraceful. I really hope UEFA act decisively. Maybe it's time for some teams to be thrown out of the tournament.
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The Harry Kane hype is unbearable now.
Why's that? Did he just make another movie? He must be getting on a bit by now.
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in that case we should definately look at foreign players since the FA ruling will have english players WAY overpriced.
And that, in a nutshell, is the best indictment there is on the FA's new policy about restricting foreign players. It won't improve English players (only more investment at the youth level will do that), but it will inflate prices for them. In effect, clubs will be forced to pay more than players are worth. Agents must be loving this.
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The danger in any [choose any one of: discussion/rant/argument/nuclear confrontation] is that positions soon become extreme. Mirallas is a talented player => is the best player on the team => is one of the best in the league => makes Messi look like Brenda etc. etc. Or Mirallas can be inconsistent => can't be arsed => is too full of himself => is creating a new Nazi party... Of course, none of these extremes are true. He's one of the top players on the team, probably not the best. He's frustrating because offside so much. He can run hot and cold, but so can many players. He wants to play for a CL team, and don't all players with the chance to do so. I don't see him as a villain or disruptive influence, myself. He's someone who is talented and frustrated, and that's what we see on the field.
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Wouldn't it be interesting if agents were paid for their players being happy enough to stay with a team and penalized if they were unhappy enough to leave before their contract ends.
Doctors in China are paid for their patients being well because it means they've done their job well. Same principle.
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I don't get all these comments about Mirallas being the most talented on the team. He may be in the top 4 but it's not obvious at all to me that he's number one.
And if he is number one, why is he not far and away at the top of the MOTM running total? He should be, right? But he's nowhere near the most valuable player this season. Because of that alone, he should not be an automatic starter. Whether it's due to lack of talent or lack of effort, he is clearly replaceable.
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With the new FA ruling on homegrown players sell mirallas and get Lennon. We can get yarmolenko or konoplyanka for the other wing and then sign some filler for reinforcements. Give ossie a one year deal he's still useful.
Yarmalenko on one wing, Konoplyanka on the other, and Wotaplonka is the middle. Recipe for success.
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Not a fan. His shows are about as real as televised wrestling.
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Have a car a month and it is written off by a boat coming through the side,
May I ask why you were taking it for a spin on the river in the first place?
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The beginning of the end of the Prem being the best. Central planning, versus the free market, has always failed and usually fails spectacularly.
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Four people predicted the correct score, but none of those five predicted Coleman as the first scorer. Nonetheless, congratulations to Droobie, markjazzbassist, MC11, TonkaRoost. Given the upcoming international break, this means that TonkaRoost in the champ for March. For the reason, Romey retains the lead and is closing back in on Deacs for points per prediction.
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Own up...who's got the doll?
Breaking news. Police raid a house under the name of Haf.
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I've followed your words. You said Moyes second season.... What's the problem?
Geez. You are cantankerous at times.
Would you like me to quote my original post yet again with 'full' in 18 font and highlighted in red? You just happened to misread what I wrote. Heaven knows I do that often enough as well. -
Yes, it's a serious comment. In his first full season, David Moyes' team finished in sixth place. In Martinez' first season, we finished in fifth place. In Moyes' second season, Everton barely escaped relegation and finished 17th with 39 points. Despite the disappointment of this season, Martinez' team will probably finish 11th or 12th.
Why is that not a decent comparison? In fact, when comparing the two managers, Martinez so far has done better. The proof of the pudding, of course, is how we do next season.
I do we finished 7th in his second season in charge.
If you include 2001/2 as his first season when he joined in March 2002 then we finished seventh in his second season.
In his second full season we finished seventeenth.
Exactly. The key word was 'full'. You can't really count the couple of months prior to that.
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We lack of personality on the pitch don't you think?
Like Gravesen or Dunc.
People that can stand up and be counted and not afraid to express themselves
If he stays fit, isn't that Gibson?
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As MC says its an absolutely ridiculous comparison
There is a massive gulf in quality between the two squads. Moyes took over a side that was constantly fighting relegation and turned them into a side that was constantly challenging for Europe. Martinez has done it the other way around so I fail to see how Martinez has done far better
So if they were a crap team, how come they finished seventh (not sixth as mentioned above) in Moyes' first season? I just don't see why the parallel isn't a solid one.
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It's a terrible comparison. Look at difference in quality of the two squads. We finished 7th in Moyes second season if I recall
17th. I thought you knew this stuff!!
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If we take the top 11 rated players from this season's MotM results, here's what we'd have (with a little juxtaposing of positions).
Naismith Lukaku Mirallas
Gibson Barkley McCarthy Besic
Baines Jagielka Stones
Robles
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Are you seriously trying to compare that season with this one?
That was a squad that was used to fighting against relegation every season, that was a squad that was imoroving and on the way up were as this appears to be a squad that is going in the opposite direction
Yes, it's a serious comment. In his first full season, David Moyes' team finished in sixth place. In Martinez' first season, we finished in fifth place. In Moyes' second season, Everton barely escaped relegation and finished 17th with 39 points. Despite the disappointment of this season, Martinez' team will probably finish 11th or 12th.
Why is that not a decent comparison? In fact, when comparing the two managers, Martinez so far has done better. The proof of the pudding, of course, is how we do next season.
Would you like me to quote 
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So pleased that Gibraltar scored their first competitive goal - with a policeman scoring against the Scots. Here's a comment from Radio 5 after 20 minute: "Gibraltar have been very, very good so far, and they've probably shaded it - even though Scotland have had more of the ball." All that's forgotten now, of course, with everyone calling for the small teams to be banned. Such hypocrisy.