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Bryan Roy was great on SWOS, always increased in value.

Ceteris parabus, but arguably such a player wouldn't be as much the fulcrum of the teams' creativity as he would have been, and therefore have less opportunities to create chances.

I'd bet a fair whack that the Red Bull he drinks in the tunnel is not the first he has before the match. Fast becoming one of my favourite NUFC players, he's our little radgie

Pardew actually made them worse players. He did. I think there can perhaps be a case for Cabaye being improved but he actually started really well and maintained that, allowing for up's and down's of form, throughout. If you had to give Pardew something then he enabled a good transition into British football though, I guess. That's being generous. What Rafa has done with so many others is marvellous. The difference a genuine coach makes is night and day. The difference is so stark because not only have we had some of the worst managers in PL history recently, but Rafa is also one of the best coaches in the world.

Think about igloos and penguins works well.

He's been literally world class so far, had no idea how good he'd be for us when he first signed. The quality off his left foot and his never ending tenacity is so effective. Wouldn't like out of place in a high pressing team of far higher stature than ours tbh.

On this forum you'd think he was the second coming of Christ at times tbh.

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Callum McManaman's basement

You're very well run, though. I don't think that's true for a lot of the big teams, like City. Yep, Sissoko aside, I thought for all the flak he seemingly gets, Levy has done a great job there.

Aye. Cabaye free kick and Cisse last minute after they went 0-1 up with a pen. Was at the 1-2 Perch OG game, went 1-0 up with a Nolan penalty iirc, then Kenwyne Jones equalised. If Quentin Tarantino did match synopses

Don't be daft man, have a word with yourself. Their sole principal of existence would be fulfilled at that point.

In comparison to the best defence discussion in the Ciaran Clark thread, that's got to be our worst defensive lineup ever.

I agree, the importance of the rate of consumption during deliberation is often overlooked.

95/96 > now, both on paper and in actual results. In recent history though, it's definitely the strongest depth we've had in a long time.

Jointly with Chelsea and another team though.

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy

Got his name/number on the back of my bananasuit top. What a player.

What's strange about it? Very common short form for his name. It's very weird in English culture. We might initial his name IE 'J-L' but that's about it. My godson's father is called 'Juanmi', short for Juan Miguel.

I frowned, surely Paul Dummett < Paul Dummett?

Aye, he'll be waiting for a club to get him the hell out of this madhouse and will be regretting ever signing up for this so-called "project". He never stood a chance. I'll be shocked if he's not at Arsenal by Christmas.

I agree with everything that you are saying, Decky, but the part in bold is what is most hampering our club. A huge % of our fanbase has chucked it in, and by that I mean they don't have the stomach to demand anything more than a scrap for survival and 'a bit of passion'. In saying that, if Rafa did walk then perhaps the striking downgrade we would see replace him might start to wake a few folk up. But I wouldn't be hopefull. John Gregory's not that bad, we could get Curbishley or Phil Brown. I'd be hoping for Warnock to be honest. Oh what a club

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