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James

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  1. James

    Steven Taylor

    Anyone wish he really was shot by the kitty sniper against Villa all those years ago?
  2. One team is confident, under no pressure and the other is the complete opposite and it is telling on the pitch.
  3. With the injuries and suspensions we have I'm really dissappointed that Pardew doesn't pick Messi, Kaka and Ronaldo.
  4. Hopefully the Villa defenders went out last night.
  5. I was never convinced by Bassong, he made a lot of costly mistakes that contributed to our relegation.
  6. All the teams we are rivalling to lose. If two rivalling teams are playing each other a draw. If not rivalling don't mind.
  7. James

    Hatem Ben Arfa

    I suspect that will happen regardless. A couple minutes here and there should be OK, but we have to remember that even though his bone would be fully healed and he has no other problems, players are statistically more likely to suffer serious muscle injuries in the first few months after a long injury. See Michael Owen 2006. It would be more advisable to just give him those couple of extra months and then build him up over preseason. I bet he trains more than any other player over the summer and comes back flying.
  8. James

    Hatem Ben Arfa

    I think he is best off sitting the season out now though as bringing him back for the sake of a couple unimportant games could pose a future injury risk. Let him train, have a proper break, then give him a proper preseason ready for next year.
  9. I can't believe people still want him out of the team. Next season we should still be built around Nolan, Tiote and Barton as we are now. Anything else is unrealistic or a helpless stab in the dark.
  10. I think this weekend has probably been crucial in creating gaps, and we've come out on the right side. All things considered this has been a very pleasing season on the pitch.
  11. Tiote gets it for me. However him, Coloccini, Barton, Nolan, Enrique, Carroll would have all won it had they been playing in any season since 04/05. Also Simpson, Best, Shola all deserve mentions. I haven't been overly dissatisfied with Williamson, Harper, Krul or Jonas. Guthrie, Saylor and Lovenkradns have been good value backup players for a newly promoted side.
  12. James

    Hatem Ben Arfa

    Only bother playing him if we are in threat of relegation. An extra couple months off plus a good preseason would be more beneficial for his long term fitness. Same goes for Gosling.
  13. Does Tiote have some sort of psychic ability to be able to detect where people are?
  14. James

    Buying to Sell

    At least with this policy players have to keep performing to move on. I think we've had a problem of players coming here, thinking they've reached the top and get complacent and this was certainly a factor in our decline and relegation. It probably wont bring much success beyond the UEFA Cup but at least we'd be stable if we keep the cycle going.
  15. James

    Gary Speed

    Aye I could only name two Georgian players past and present yet could name many more of the others.
  16. Probably because we coul replace him with two players. Which would be the equivalent of three players.
  17. Ruud van Nistelrooy has said he would take some sort of inferior deal to return to England. He's talking about being a backup for a larger club, but could he do something a bit more for us if he isn't asking for much?
  18. James

    Hatem Ben Arfa

    They won't mind that.
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  20. James

    British Club Cup

    Ah well you know what they say, a good idea was spawned from a million bad ones. Only 250,000 to go.
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