Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Olneythelonely]

anyone know if Rococo or the royal are showing this?

I don't.

But take your blindfold in case Heskey scores.

[Concrete John]

anyone know if Rococo or the royal are showing this?

I think Rococo are and was going to check as I'll be going past it after school tonight.

[stevenjos]

anyone know if Rococo or the royal are showing this?

I don't.

But take your blindfold in case Heskey scores.

As gracious as ever. I wont need a blindfold, i dont expect the useless git to score against an actual defence. Its not Wolves or Blackburn B

[stevenjos]

anyone know if Rococo or the royal are showing this?

I think Rococo are and was going to check as I'll be going past it after school tonight.

If you could post on here that would be great! thanks!

[Concrete John]

anyone know if Rococo or the royal are showing this?

I think Rococo are and was going to check as I'll be going past it after school tonight.

If you could post on here that would be great! thanks!

No, as I'll be in there wearing a Heskey shirt and afraid you'll be mean to me.

[pedro25]

Olney, stats show Keane far superior to Gabby over past four seasons.

[Monty]

Olney, stats show Keane far superior to Gabby over past four seasons.

Really? Which stats? Are you counting goals at Celtic, for instance? Indeed, are you only counting goals? Are you factoring in that they generally play very different roles in their respective teams?

Lies and damn lies. As anyone who's been involved in a debate with Villadawg will know, stats mean nothing unless you have literally every available piece of information. If you don't, then anything can be selected to suit your ends.

[pedro25]

He scores more goals and plays deeper, so even more impressive.

[Walmley_Villa]

Gabby having groin surgery on Monday according to SSN.

[JUAN PABLO]

out for a few weeks is Gabby...     

need to get him back to his best.. thank god heskey has changed into Drogba

[Simon Ward]

out for a few weeks is Gabby...     

need to get him back to his best.. thank god heskey has changed into Drogba

2 weeks at least I've heard

[Mazrim]

Actim stats show Gabby is better over the last few years. They're the official stats of the Premier League for what it's worth.
Also, you'd have to be mental to swap them.

The whole point of this, before we digressed, was that Spurs' reserves are NOT better than our first choice.

[Olneythelonely]

Olney, stats show Keane far superior to Gabby over past four seasons.

Premier League goals.

2009/2010

Gabby - 13
Keane - 6

2008/2009

Gabby - 12
Keane - 10

2007/2008

Gabby - 11
Keane - 15

2006/2007

Gabby - 9
Keane - 11

Total

Gabby - 45
Keane - 42

[Monty]

He scores more goals and plays deeper, so even more impressive.

Not really, that's a general trend in football. Players like Ronaldo, Messi, Lampard and so on play from deep but arrive late (or in Messi's case, beat everybody on his own) at the optimum moment of the attack. So few goals are actually scored from beyond the line of the defence - most are scored by getting space just in front of it, in the penalty area. As proof, the most prolific scorer in Europe used to be Owen, an old-fashioned on-the-shoulder striker. Now it's probably David Villa, a man who plays largely as a support striker from the left.

Besides, as Olney's just proven, either Gabby scores more than Keane or the difference is negligible. Either way, Keane is not definitely more prolific than Gabby. Far from it.

[stevenjos]

anyone know if Rococo or the royal are showing this?

I think Rococo are and was going to check as I'll be going past it after school tonight.

If you could post on here that would be great! thanks!

No, as I'll be in there wearing a Heskey shirt and afraid you'll be mean to me.

I wouldnt be mean to you id just shake my head and pity you for spending money on his name!