Richard Dunne

[Percy McCarthy]

He's right though, we are crap fans. And we know fuck all as well.

Except him.

[PaulTheVillan]

I remember seeing Dunne in the Mailbox car park and he actually doesnt look fat at all when stood next to him.

He seems smaller than he looks on the pitch.

I hope Lambert sticks to Clark & Vlaar in the meantime.

[supertom]

I was reading this thread yesterday. The Mrs happened to peer at the screen and then asked me:
"Who is Richard Dunne? Is he fat then?"
I said "Yes, he's a big fat bastard!"
Then the Mrs wanted photographic proof because she didn't think there'd be such a thing as a fat, professional footballer, assuming they all had to stay fit and based on the few minutes she's ever managed to watch any football without wanting to gouge her eyes out.
So I googled Richard Dunne. Scoured through images, whilst the Mrs kept saying to me "What are you talking about! He's not fat, you're all a bunch of idiots on your silly site!"
I tried and tried to find a really standout, lardy, grotesque picture of Dunney but couldn't. He's beefy I guess in certain picks, and in the Acorns on our shirts days he looks more slender. I just couldn't find a decent fat pic to prove to the Mrs that we have Fatty Arbuckle playing for us.

[damon loves JT]

Your Missus is right. We are just a bunch of body fascists.

[PaulTheVillan]

The missus always asks me why Lampard is called Fat Frank.

[supertom]

Your Missus is right. We are just a bunch of body fascists.

The best part was that I had my shirt off at the time and my McDonalds hamper was hanging out, whilst calling Dunney a tubby bugger.

[andrew08]

Well we call Gareth Barry lard arse as well. My issue with Dunne is he smokes, which ain't good when high levels of fitness is required in your job. Those split seconds count, may explain why he scores so many own goals.

[dave.woodhall]

I was reading this thread yesterday. The Mrs happened to peer at the screen and then asked me:
"Who is Richard Dunne? Is he fat then?"
I said "Yes, he's a big fat bastard!"
Then the Mrs wanted photographic proof because she didn't think there'd be such a thing as a fat, professional footballer, assuming they all had to stay fit and based on the few minutes she's ever managed to watch any football without wanting to gouge her eyes out.
So I googled Richard Dunne. Scoured through images, whilst the Mrs kept saying to me "What are you talking about! He's not fat, you're all a bunch of idiots on your silly site!"
I tried and tried to find a really standout, lardy, grotesque picture of Dunney but couldn't. He's beefy I guess in certain picks, and in the Acorns on our shirts days he looks more slender. I just couldn't find a decent fat pic to prove to the Mrs that we have Fatty Arbuckle playing for us.

She's got us all worked out though.

[Brend'Watkins]

I was reading this thread yesterday. The Mrs happened to peer at the screen and then asked me:
"Who is Richard Dunne? Is he fat then?"
I said "Yes, he's a big fat bastard!"
Then the Mrs wanted photographic proof because she didn't think there'd be such a thing as a fat, professional footballer, assuming they all had to stay fit and based on the few minutes she's ever managed to watch any football without wanting to gouge her eyes out.
So I googled Richard Dunne. Scoured through images, whilst the Mrs kept saying to me "What are you talking about! He's not fat, you're all a bunch of idiots on your silly site!"
I tried and tried to find a really standout, lardy, grotesque picture of Dunney but couldn't. He's beefy I guess in certain picks, and in the Acorns on our shirts days he looks more slender. I just couldn't find a decent fat pic to prove to the Mrs that we have Fatty Arbuckle playing for us.

Just tell her he's fat in the same way as Gareth Barry has a huge fat arse.  Not High street kebab eating pushing a buggy with your stomach fat but footballer fat.  A different scale of fat but fat nevertheless.

[mrfuse]

I think we refer to players being fat in comparison to other players not in general terms. When you look at say Ronaldo which I know is an extreme comparison to Dunne in many ways....... he will look fatter.

The same goes for Rooney, I'm sure If you met him he wouldn't look fat in any way, but when he played in the Euros to me he looked over weight and not fit. I don't think players such as Rooney and Dunne help themselves by probably eating the wrong food drinking and smoking but thinking they can get away with because of the training.

[PaulTheVillan]

Gabby looks fatter than he used too

[QBVILLA]

Well I don't care if he's fat.He's still (until Vlaar at least has a full season) our best defender. Throughout his professional career the only manager who's had a problem with him was Houllier, and to be fair old Gerard fell out with plenty of players. We're a better side with him in the team and that's all that concerns me.

[Dave]

Well we call Gareth Barry lard arse as well. My issue with Dunne is he smokes, which ain't good when high levels of fitness is required in your job.

Did you have an issue with Laursen smoking? I'm not saying that it's a good thing that he does it, but it's not as if you can't do it and still be brilliant.

[Percy McCarthy]

And Bozzie and Ugo.

[damon loves JT]

Maybe he has the opposite of what Paul McGrath had. A sort of natural unfitness.