wormy Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Got this from Mallorca when i was 13. Thought it was class at the time and i promised i would down it when Newcastle finally win something. Still waiting http://i.imgur.com/JKiOFl.jpg I'd say it's more than worth a tipple now, mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 @MsiDouglas Mark Douglas Candid Alan Smith admits he's never returned to pre-leg break level. Interesting quotes on 5Live now #nufc. He's going to play behind a front 2! Ben Arfa role at MK Dons... He wants to 'create'. Gulp #nufc That should go well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Got this from Mallorca when i was 13. Thought it was class at the time and i promised i would down it when Newcastle finally win something. Still waiting http://i.imgur.com/JKiOFl.jpg I'd say it's more than worth a tipple now, mate. I'm more than likely be poisoned when i drink that so i want to see Newcastle win something before i die. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 @MsiDouglas Mark Douglas Candid Alan Smith admits he's never returned to pre-leg break level. Interesting quotes on 5Live now #nufc. He's going to play behind a front 2! Ben Arfa role at MK Dons... He wants to 'create'. Gulp #nufc That should go well ahahahahahahahahgahahahaha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 ^ selective quoting there by Mark Douglas. Came across really well, nice lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Could have needed him with Cabaye out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Might be anti-bandwagon here but there's a huge amount of players deserving of more abuse than Alan Smith. He was just shite - but at least he tried. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMcQuillan Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Might be anti-bandwagon here but there's a huge amount of players deserving of more abuse than Alan Smith. He was just s**** - but at least he tried. This. He was the victim of terrible injuries, always tried hard but clearly wasn't good enough. He'll probably do extremely well in lower leagues. And it's easy to resent him for picking up those kinda wages, but we gave them to him. It's our own fault. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerof69 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Might be anti-bandwagon here but there's a huge amount of players deserving of more abuse than Alan Smith. He was just s**** - but at least he tried. I pretty much agree with this, don't get me wrong he is an awful player but on the other hand he did play a big part in establishing spirit which helped us win promotion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Another reason to hate Fat Sam - Smith was clearly still fucked from his injury when he signed and was not the player he used to be. See also Geremi, Viduka etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 'He tried' is such a myth. He often played the coward's game and hid away from the ball whenever he was on the pitch, only to fly out with a sliding challenge to make himself look involved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 'He tried' is such a myth. He often played the coward's game and hid away from the ball whenever he was on the pitch, only to fly out with a sliding challenge to make himself look involved. That's quite clearly bollocks - Smith might be a lot of things but a coward he isn't. He put himself about on the pitch in a position he was clearly shite at...and kept getting picked there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 'He tried' is such a myth. He often played the coward's game and hid away from the ball whenever he was on the pitch, only to fly out with a sliding challenge to make himself look involved. Aye. His challenges of just trying to take the other player out instead of trying to win the ball fairly is fucking pathetic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhaircut Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 'He tried' is such a myth. He often played the coward's game and hid away from the ball whenever he was on the pitch, only to fly out with a sliding challenge to make himself look involved. Agree 100%. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 'He tried' is such a myth. He often played the coward's game and hid away from the ball whenever he was on the pitch, only to fly out with a sliding challenge to make himself look involved. That's quite clearly bollocks - Smith might be a lot of things but a coward he isn't. He put himself about on the pitch in a position he was clearly s**** at...and kept getting picked there. Yet whenever he was really needed on the ball, he shied away. See WBA last season as an example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 'He tried' is such a myth. He often played the coward's game and hid away from the ball whenever he was on the pitch, only to fly out with a sliding challenge to make himself look involved. That's quite clearly bollocks - Smith might be a lot of things but a coward he isn't. He put himself about on the pitch in a position he was clearly s**** at...and kept getting picked there. Yet whenever he was really needed on the ball, he shied away. See WBA last season as an example. I don't think he shied away, I just think he was crap I can see people's point of view I suppose, but he never struck me as a soft, cowardly player. Just fucking pants at the majority of the skills needed to be a good central midfielder, e.g. passing and tackling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 'He tried' is such a myth. He often played the coward's game and hid away from the ball whenever he was on the pitch, only to fly out with a sliding challenge to make himself look involved. That's quite clearly bollocks - Smith might be a lot of things but a coward he isn't. He put himself about on the pitch in a position he was clearly shite at...and kept getting picked there. Except it's not bollocks, because Smith would pretty much never be involved with play unless he was throwing himself into a tackle, which far too often resulted in a free kick. I wouldn't be surprised if he covered less distance on average than Kevin Nolan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Afraid of possession - avoided it at all costs and when he got it did his best to get rid ASAP. Useless in his role and tried to make up for it with dangerous, wreckless and sometimes downright cowardly challenges. I don't care how eloquently he spoke on 5Live. The bloke is a footballing fraud who'd struggle to get a game at Victoria Park. Fuck him, football is a cynical game and I don't feel the need to make excuses or apologies for him now he's gone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Afraid of possession - avoided it at all costs and when he got it did his best to get rid ASAP. Useless in his role and tried to make up for it with dangerous, wreckless and sometimes downright cowardly challenges. I don't care how eloquently he spoke on 5Live. The bloke is a footballing fraud who'd struggle to get a game at Victoria Park. Fuck him, football is a cynical game and I don't feel the need to make excuses or apologies for him now he's gone. Spot on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Looks like I'm in a party of two with Alex Ferguson here then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Would absolutely love to watch him in the number ten for MK Televised any time soon? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Afraid of possession - avoided it at all costs and when he got it did his best to get rid ASAP. Useless in his role and tried to make up for it with dangerous, wreckless and sometimes downright cowardly challenges. I don't care how eloquently he spoke on 5Live. The bloke is a footballing fraud who'd struggle to get a game at Victoria Park. Fuck him, football is a cynical game and I don't feel the need to make excuses or apologies for him now he's gone. Boom. Nailed it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Something very appropriate about AFC Wimbledon taking the plucky non-leaguer off us whereas McFranchise took the fraudulent, cap-stealing chancer who somehow conned his way to a lengthy, highly paid top flight career. Edit: Alreet MKSC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Looks like I'm in a party of two with Alex Ferguson here then I see where your coming from. Fact is there is only 1 man to blame for this transfer: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/07/28/article-0-0A86C269000005DC-229_306x423.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 He couldn't tackle to save his life and there is no doubt that some of his attempts at tackling were reckless but he wasn't a coward. He's had some awful injuries and anybody coming back from a leg break like he had deserves credit. I wish him all the best. He did pretty well for us in the fizzy pop and he was having a good game against the scum when he was on the wrong end of a shocking challenge and had to come off. If you saw him when he was at Leeds you'd know the lad could play football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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