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themanupstairs

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  1. We need to put them back down where they belong before we flush them. We definitely owe them a stuffing like.

     

    Ideally we'll get them in the FA Cup Quarters, we smash them for 5 at the radiation zone, and then they go down on the last day, along with Palace who we beat in the Semis.  :o

  2. It's Friday night. I've had a few cans. We have a big game this weekend and I can't fucking wait. Rafa Benitez is the manager of NUFC. Does it get better than this? I don't think so.

     

    :drink:

  3. I'm sorry but playing him in midfield is no different to when people wanted Colo there, because he can pass a bit doesn't mean he can play in midfield.

     

    People feel in this trap with England and Rooney constantly, there's much more to it than passing ability which is the only reason Mbemba would be considered.

     

    Damn dude take a deep breath and go back a page to read Baba's post :lol:

  4. I think Rafa should try him in midfield. I've mentioned before that I watch many of his games for RDC who deploy him as a central midfielder and when I see him there, it is hard to believe someone of his talent cannot help this side. In the last match against Guinea, he was crucial in both goals, making Yaya-esque, powerful runs from deep midfield to the top of the opposition box and spreading to the wide players in good positions. His general play and ability to cause havoc is very impressive. Against Libya (who are poor since the civil war, tbf) he was also dominant in that position. It says something that their manager values his midfield play to the point, he prefers to play League 1 players and local boys at the back.

     

    Generally, the club has invested a good sum of money for Chancel, and if the conclusion is that he cannot make a better defender than Ciaran Clark, his signing was a massive error. There is obvious talent there, and it would be good if the club found a way to exploit it.

     

    I'd have a bit of that!

     

    Does he play in a midfield 2 or 3 baba?

  5. IMO I would trust Rafa to know that we need to add a top quality CF if we got promoted. I don't feel that under Rafa we would need to rely on someone like Sturridge to "save" us. I'd much rather put my faith in Rafa's knowledge and system and give it time to work in the Premier League than to waste money on an absolute crock who can't get into a "team" currently because he is the furthest thing from a team player.

     

    Sturridge is perfect for someone like al pards. No game plan, just improvise, and hope he scores enough goals. For the price he would command, fuck that no thanks.

  6. Hope Liverpool win it, Klopp is basically Keegan mark 2 and deserves success. He's an inspiration.

    Aye, never thought I would say it but I hope Liverpool win the league. Man City would have been a decent club to cheer on for the true supporters, but they have gained too many glory hunters and there are empty seats throughout the ground since it's expansion.

     

    Ditto. Very likeable manager, likeable players, no diving cheating cunts, no tantrums and no chest beating bollocks. A tornado of functionality and constant movement, they play like a team and don't rely on one man. The fact that they actually play worse when Sturridge is on the pitch speaks volumes. I hope they can sustain this "heavy metal football" and go on to win it.

  7. FIFA are utter c***s. I'll tell you who else is as well - every footballer who played a game in early November, in or for England between 1921 and 2009 without a poppy on their shirt. Disrespectful w*****s.

    Why not since 2009? I'm sure it's blatantly obvious and I'm just thick as f*** for not knowing

     

    I'm being facetious, 2009 was the first time poppies appeared on Premier League, and subsequently England shirts. Now it's making its way into the f***ing House of Commons, how much of a disgrace it is that they can't have one on the shirt for a particular game. Never seemed to bother anyone in the 88 years they went without but of course that wasn't in an era when we must all show extremely publicly how deeply sad we are about something, as much and as obviously as possible. Surprised an 11th minute applause hasn't been mooted yet.

     

    Bang on the fucking money as per!

  8. I do get the sense he is thick as mince though. Not 'on message'/party line, but nevertheless true. If this, however unkind, is accurate then I'd get shot sharpish: "Stupid is and stupid does..." as in he will be far less likely to improve than someone 'good at learning'.

     

    Lascelles? Thick? WTF? I highly doubt Benitez would have made him captain at such a young age had he been "thick as mince".

  9. the interviewer asked why he left Townsend on the bench then?

    "Well - Andros wants to play on the right but I have got Wilf playing well there so I am going to have to look at that"!

     

    Doubly delicious.

     

    Could've been tearing up the division here and learning from Benitez instead. Idiot

     

    Don't blame Townsend for wanting to get back into the premiership to help his England aspirations, but Palace and Pardew or us and Rafa? He deserves all he gets from that choice, he only had to ask ffs.

     

    That is skewed logic IMO. Rather than worry about which club he plays for, maybe he should care more about playing 90 minutes week in week out and improving himself as a footballer, so that, not only does he get an England call-up, but be one of the first names on an England team sheet. Imagine moving to Crystal Palace for ambition. Fuck off :lol:

  10. For NUFC specifically I'd have Rafa over Klopp. Rafa brings us much needed grounding. With Klopp you feel it would be a great, short, fun stint that ends up in tears. There's more longevity to be gained from Rafa for a club like ours recovering from years of neglect.

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