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Offline dave.woodhall

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Press-ing upwards
« on: September 15, 2014, 01:13:33 AM »

Offline usav

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Re: Press-ing upwards
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2014, 02:27:10 AM »
Nicely done, Dave.

Offline rob_bridge

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Re: Press-ing upwards
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2014, 08:25:49 AM »
Good write up.

Yes we can do exciting losses when we are pushing for Top 6 finishes. Hoepfully, sooner rather than later.

Offline bob

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Re: Press-ing upwards
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2014, 08:37:14 AM »
Law of averages/overdue a win.

File under: lucky pants.

Offline Holte132

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Re: Press-ing upwards
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2014, 08:46:48 AM »
Good article as usual, but don't forget we beat Arsenal away last season! Home record is pretty poor against them, so I guess that's what you were meaning.

Offline claret and blue blood

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Re: Press-ing upwards
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2014, 09:11:47 AM »
Great piece Dave,it really shows how we appreciate the team's successes and how much more it means to us than the plastic fans.

Offline German James

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Re: Press-ing upwards
« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2014, 09:42:14 AM »
You're very so pessimistic, Dave: of course we're going to stay there!

Offline levico

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Re: Press-ing upwards
« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2014, 01:12:46 PM »
Spot on as usual.

Like the Clough analogy.

Offline Diablo

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Re: Press-ing upwards
« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2014, 01:29:59 PM »
Lambert & Keane... Clough & Taylor... how amazing would that be?!!

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Re: Press-ing upwards
« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2014, 04:40:14 PM »
Another good read Dave I was saying to my friend in the pub that it must be the Roy Keane factor for our good run at the moment.

Offline TopDeck113

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Re: Press-ing upwards
« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2014, 06:34:05 PM »
Spot on as usual.

Like the Clough analogy.

I think it's a good analogy, too.  Times are different now and I doubt it's an approach that will ever again reap the rewards of domestic and European championships.  However, if we no longer succumb to defeats to the teams we should beat and have the occasional result against the more fancied clubs, then it will have been a very decent season.

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Re: Press-ing upwards
« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2014, 08:23:18 PM »
To take the Clough comparison a step further, Peter Taylor was the greatest assistant manager of all, yet failed as a manager. Maybe that's Roy Keane's best role as well.

Offline eamonn

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Re: Press-ing upwards
« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2014, 10:32:58 PM »
*typo alert* "look down our noises"...think I prefer this version though.

 


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