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Fair, but the English language exists to be bastardised and there's plenty of terms that exist purely within football vernacular. I've got to say I can't remember hearing the word used in its original definition in my entire life.
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I always thought the definition of a journeyman is an average player who has played for a lot of clubs.
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Fair point Mick.
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Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Newcastle United - post match jubilation from p54
ponsaelius replied to Greg's topic in Football
Fuck off man you crystal ball nonce -
I know tropes about players can become boring forum mythology, but I really think he's being used completely wrongly. He's a languid midfielder who can put his foot on the ball and have the odd drive forward from central midfield. At #10/second striker he is easily marked out of games, lacks the control for tight spaces and doesn't hold the ball up. His goalscoring threat is also negated, because he's better striking from distance than playing back to goal and sniffing in and around the box. It's pissing me off including Colback in CM and accomodating Diame further forward in a position he's no good at. It's clearly because Colback is seen as a 'safe' holding option to compliment Shelvey. As if it's not possible to get away with two midfielders who's first thought is to play progressively. IMO - this is bollocks, you can completely get away with it at this level. Especially when the alternative offers so little technically, tactically and physically.
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Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Newcastle United - post match jubilation from p54
ponsaelius replied to Greg's topic in Football
No, not even close. We must be? Were fucking awful to watch. He played that for a 0-0 tonight. I've been very critical of our performances at times, but this is fucking nonsense. -
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Newcastle United - post match jubilation from p54
ponsaelius replied to Greg's topic in Football
Aye, I thought they looked really good in spells. They just bottled it, and we played well. Got nervous and sloppy in possession and didn't really know how to manage the game, especially once Diame's fluker went in. -
Get the cunt in central midfield. I'm sick of him playing as a failing quasi-centre forward. It's just pointless.
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Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Newcastle United - post match jubilation from p54
ponsaelius replied to Greg's topic in Football
Diame's flatfootness equalising for us, an 89th minute winner and 54 shagging his da. What a neet for the mags. -
Hamburg's last 7 games at the Allianz. Bayern 8-0 Hamburg Bayern 5-0 Hamburg Bayern 8-0 Hamburg Bayern 3-1 Hamburg Bayern 9-2 Hamburg Bayern 5-0 Hamburg Bayern 6-0 Hamburg
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We've been playing absolutely toss for about 2 months now. The first half against Villa was one of the worst halves of football I've ever seen. If we can't keep things tight and nick a goal from a mistake or a piece of skill, we don't seem to have anything. So when the defence starts throwing them in like this - we are really up shit creak. After the failings of the January window, it was always going to be flip of a coin whether we could scrape automatic promotion IMO.