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Offline pauliewalnuts

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« Reply #1935 on: July 02, 2010, 09:43:37 AM »
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Having said that, I'd have loved us to play hard ball and demand Joe Hart, Ireland/De Jong and £10-15m. Really test their resolve.


Whilst I admire your chutzpah, Merv, and I acknowledge their vile, arriviste approach to spending money on players they don't really need ... they're never going to go for that deal.

I'd swap Ireland and De Jong for Milner, no money needed if they offered it.

We'd be getting the better deal.
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« Reply #1936 on: July 02, 2010, 09:59:39 AM »
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I'd swap Ireland and De Jong for Milner, no money needed if they offered it.


I'd probably be happy with that too, if I'm honest. Our midfield now needs a rather drastic overhaul and we need to get some quality in there.
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« Reply #1937 on: July 02, 2010, 10:21:57 AM »
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I dont know what all the panic is £28m for Milner and we have the ready made replacement in OSBOURNE

What a midfield that will be Petrov and Osbourne!! LOL


I hope MON doesnt read this it may give him ideas. lol how has Osbourne and Salifou survived the end of season cull, perhaps they are being coached to be right full backs?
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« Reply #1938 on: July 02, 2010, 10:35:03 AM »
I think I would rather have John Osbourne in midfield
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Offline Rodders

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« Reply #1939 on: July 02, 2010, 10:51:17 AM »
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I think I would rather have John Osbourne in midfield


This time next year we'll be looking back in anger?
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Offline montague

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« Reply #1940 on: July 02, 2010, 11:42:30 AM »
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I think I would rather have John Osbourne in midfield


Didnt he used to play in goal for West Brom?
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Offline E I Adio

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« Reply #1941 on: July 02, 2010, 11:58:00 AM »
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Quote from: "Des Little"
I think I would rather have John Osbourne in midfield


Didnt he used to play in goal for West Brom?


Who Ozzy? I didn't know that.
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Offline Des Little

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« Reply #1942 on: July 02, 2010, 12:04:22 PM »
No, Albion had a chain smoking keeper of the same name in the 70's, sadly no longer with us
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« Reply #1943 on: July 02, 2010, 12:12:49 PM »
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No, Albion had a chain smoking keeper of the same name in the 70's, sadly no longer with us


Ran a market stall with Jim Cumbes.
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Offline E I Adio

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« Reply #1944 on: July 02, 2010, 12:23:46 PM »
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No, Albion had a chain smoking keeper of the same name in the 70's, sadly no longer with us


Ran a market stall with Jim Cumbes.


He was a great one for banter with the fans behind his goal and I think I'm right in remembering that he was a wizard at quizzes.
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Online john e

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« Reply #1945 on: July 02, 2010, 12:32:46 PM »
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No, Albion had a chain smoking keeper of the same name in the 70's, sadly no longer with us


Ran a market stall with Jim Cumbes.



remember that goal he [Cumbes] let in against Leeds, hope he was better handling his cabbages
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Offline Pat McMahon

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« Reply #1946 on: July 02, 2010, 12:32:47 PM »
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No, Albion had a chain smoking keeper of the same name in the 70's, sadly no longer with us


Ran a market stall with Jim Cumbes.


My mom used to work in a fancy goods warehouse (a very inappropriate name as it consisted of the crappy little plastic windmills and joke pens you would expect to find in a really cheap lucky bag) in Soho Rd in Handsworth and John Osborne was a good mate of  the owners. He often popped in for a chat and a cuppa the day after a game.

My Mom used to have good banter with him and apparently he was a really lovely bloke. If I remember correctly he had a column in the Argus in the 70s too and it was usually funnier than the average ghost written read. My mom was telling him what Villa were going to do to the Boggies in the last home game of the wonderful 76-77 season, which happened to be Johnny Giles adieu party. We murdered them 4-0 to put them in their place. When Osborne came out for the beginning of the 2nd half he bowed down before the Holte End in full homage to his superiors. He told my Mom on the Tuesday morning it was bowing down to her. I always had a soft spot for him after that
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Offline Simon Ward

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« Reply #1947 on: July 02, 2010, 12:41:54 PM »
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Quote from: "montague"
Quote from: "Des Little"
I think I would rather have John Osbourne in midfield


Didnt he used to play in goal for West Brom?


Who Ozzy? I didn't know that.


He could play right back!
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Online serbentoflight

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« Reply #1948 on: July 02, 2010, 12:52:10 PM »
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Quote from: "E I Adio"
Quote from: "montague"
Quote from: "Des Little"
I think I would rather have John Osbourne in midfield


Didnt he used to play in goal for West Brom?


Who Ozzy? I didn't know that.


He could play right back!



Nah, he would be our Iron Man in the middle of the field.
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Offline H00513R

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« Reply #1949 on: July 03, 2010, 02:39:49 AM »
When is Villa going to get off their ass and make some moves?? It's getting a little frustrating.
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