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The bit with the club doctor is interesting, I think it's quite telling that he makes a point of saying if he says a player needs to do part of a training session and then drop out of the rest, the coaches will listen. I'm sure there were some quotes from Pardew about playing players who 'shouldn't really have played' or something, must have been frustrating as hell for the medical staff when he did stuff like that. Our injury record has been good this season, despite playing 2 or 3 games a week most of the time, let's hope that continues and is a result of the investment into the medical department.

 

It is isn't it? The club doc actually handed in his notice last season and was due to leave the club until Rafa persuaded him to stay and give him the authority to run his department properly.

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Pardew on Aarons:

 

“Yes, I was advised not to but he did a little bit yesterday in training that I thought warranted him forty five minutes.

 

“We never planned to play him longer than that but for forty five minutes he showed the quality he has got.”

 

Pardew on Cisse:

 

‘Cisse should not have played. My medical staff did not agree that he should be included. He’s trained five days.

 

‘But myself and John looked at him on Thursday and thought “he’s fresh, he’s bright, he’s not ready for 90 minutes but he knows how to carry the jersey”.

 

‘That’s where I felt some sympathy for Manu. He’s not ready to carry that jersey yet full-time, it’s heavy that No 9. He’s had too much responsibility.

 

‘That was great to see Papiss take that chance, that little movement and pessimism in the box.’

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'Howk - pick or scratch'

 

Spit, surely?

 

I think that's more like "hawk". Howk I always thought was like chuck, throw. I'll ask Mrs n tomorrow, she's common. Dialects are difficult and constantly moving.

 

Dontcha know. :lol:

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Howk means hit someone or something, a good howking is a good kicking.

 

never heard howk or hawk to mean spit, spit is hockle.

 

aye hockle is spit. You can howk up a proper greenie to hockle though, as well as get a proper howking (filled in) if you don't behave.

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