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http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulfletcher/2011/02/kevin_kilbane.html#282981 Kilbane may be relatively new to life at Huddersfield but there is no doubt that manager Clark has made a big impression on him in a short space of time. "I can see a lot of Everton manager David Moyes in him," added Kilbane, who spent three years at Goodison Park from 2003 to 2006. "He is a big student of the game and his attention to detail is extraordinary. That is what separates the good managers from the very top ones. "Moyes studied the game - both the opposition and his own players. When he identified weaknesses in his own players, he worked hard to eradicate them. Clark is in that mould." Glaswegian Moyes was a solid lower league defender, who started preparing for a life in management in his early 20s, keeping notes about training sessions that he found stimulating and methods that impressed him. Clark was a gifted midfielder who played at the top level with Newcastle, Sunderland and Fulham, as well as the England Under-21 team. I would not have picked him out as a player destined to become a manager, in part having formed an opinion of him based on an incident that happened in 1999. Clark was a Sunderland player when he wore a T-shirt at the FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Newcastle that had a rather damning criticism of his current employers emblazoned on it. It ended his career with the Mackems and hardly hinted at a shrewd thinker. Nonetheless, Kilbane talked at length about Clark's grasp of the game, both in terms of his tactical understanding and his encyclopaedic knowledge of opposition players. If a Town player needs to know anything about a player, the information is readily available; strongest foot, ability in the air, the neat trick to watch out for, the preference for cutting inside. Clark, 38, takes a lot of the training sessions at the club, particularly in the days before a match, grooming his players in readiness for the forthcoming fixture. I asked Kilbane whether Clark had the same penetrating and intense stare that gives Moyes the look of a man possessed as he watches his team from the touchline. "Clark has definitely got a mean streak in him," answered Kilbane. "When I first signed, we were winning games but perhaps not playing as well as we could and he certainly let us know both at half-time and full-time. He certainly has a temper." Clark has some extremely talented young players such as Anthony Pilkington, Alex Smithies, Lee Novak, Lee Peltier and Jordan Rhodes at his disposal. At times last season, Huddersfield were an untouchable, free-scoring side. Seven times they found the net more than four times in a match. But Kilbane watched them on television as a below-par Town were outplayed by Millwall in their play-off semi-final. The Terriers failed to score in 180 minutes and there was the suspicion that they froze on the big occasion. Clark absorbed the lessons and bolstered his squad in the summer with old heads such as defender Gary Naysmith, midfielder Damien Johnson and striker Alan Lee. The policy continued in January with the arrival of Kilbane and striker Danny Cadamarteri, who scored on his debut against Exeter on Saturday. "He signed players who could handle pressurised situations," added Kilbane. "But the squad will have grown from their defeat last season.
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Because we need bodies? How many fit strikers do we currently have? I'm a body. SIGN ME SIGN ME SIGN ME!!!
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Blackburn vs Newcastle United, 12/2/11, Pre-match thread.
Dr.Spaceman replied to Stifler's topic in Football
Harps Simpson Colo Willi Jose Barton Tiote Nolan Jonas Ranger Best PLEASE! -
Newcastle United 4 - 4 Arsenal - 05/02/11 - post match reaction from page 32
Dr.Spaceman replied to Nate's topic in Football
Hopefully it'll be one of the relegation candidates. Have they played Sunderland twice already? -
Blackburn vs Newcastle United, 12/2/11, Pre-match thread.
Dr.Spaceman replied to Stifler's topic in Football
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Hope Wolves win. If Man Utd clinch it then it means Tiote (THE FUCKING HERO) has cost me £250 on my acumulator! Never again will I bet against us!
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Harper's Elbow (Most Electrifying Move In Football)
Dr.Spaceman replied to Taylor Swift's topic in Football
Hahaha Diesel and Booker-T in the rumble must have got his WWEomiter through the roof! Also it's a sign that Vince must be our new owner. -
I'm still yet to jizz, the adrenaline is too much, I'm too busy typing shit to random people.
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Newcastle United 4 - 4 Arsenal - 05/02/11 - post match reaction from page 32
Dr.Spaceman replied to Nate's topic in Football
US Marines Man of the Match JOEY BARTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET IN SOONNNNAAAAAA!!!!!! -
Newcastle United 4 - 4 Arsenal - 05/02/11 - post match reaction from page 32
Dr.Spaceman replied to Nate's topic in Football
I need a wank after that! -
I've taken Arsenal on my coupon. REST HIM.
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Pre-season specialist Haris Vučkić joins FC Twente
Dr.Spaceman replied to Skirge's topic in Football
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Need some sauce to go with this rumour.
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Sylvain Marveaux
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Ginola, easily.
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I think we saw with Carroll, who went from very average to very good in a short space of time that we need to give him a chance. He's still raw and has massive potential.
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Newcastle United vs Arsenal - 5/2/2011 - Pre match despair
Dr.Spaceman replied to ponsaelius's topic in Football
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"I think his attitude is sensation" WHAAAAAA