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Author Topic: January Transfer Thread: Speculation, Lies, Absolute Cr*p and Bosman Rumours  (Read 1983993 times)

Offline Louzie0

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Re: Transfer Thread whenever Speculation, Lies, Absolute Cr*p and Bosman Rumours
« Reply #9435 on: February 04, 2013, 08:37:56 PM »
Could we sign that lad from the Ravens who caught a big kick-off and then ran through everybody from one end to the other, last night on the Superbowl?
11 seconds, apparently. One end to the other.  That's Olympic timing.

Ball at his feet instead of in his arms, no problem after a few days at Bodymoor. Jacoby Jones. The Villa are waiting.
Just a thought, no transfer window on our end, anyway.

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Re: Transfer Thread whenever Speculation, Lies, Absolute Cr*p and Bosman Rumours
« Reply #9436 on: February 04, 2013, 09:37:29 PM »
Could we sign that lad from the Ravens who caught a big kick-off and then ran through everybody from one end to the other, last night on the Superbowl?
11 seconds, apparently. One end to the other.  That's Olympic timing.

Ball at his feet instead of in his arms, no problem after a few days at Bodymoor. Jacoby Jones. The Villa are waiting.
Just a thought, no transfer window on our end, anyway.

It's only 100 yards, though, so you'd be looking over 12 seconds for 100 metres. Still pretty quick, mind :)
My PB was 10.4 and was no where near UK entry times

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Re: January Transfer Thread: Speculation, Lies, Absolute Cr*p and Bosman Rumours
« Reply #9437 on: February 04, 2013, 09:52:02 PM »
Very impressive time especially since he was carring extra weight with pads and helmet, running through people and not in an actual straight line. Phenomenally quick!

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Re: January Transfer Thread: Speculation, Lies, Absolute Cr*p and Bosman Rumours
« Reply #9438 on: February 04, 2013, 10:44:07 PM »
It was 109 yards because he caught it at the back of the end zone.  I remember reading somewhere that Arsenal had a player in the 90s who could run a sub 11 seconds 100m. 

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Re: January Transfer Thread: Speculation, Lies, Absolute Cr*p and Bosman Rumours
« Reply #9439 on: February 04, 2013, 10:49:46 PM »
Louis Donowa was pretty fast, I remember. Shit at football but fast.

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Re: January Transfer Thread: Speculation, Lies, Absolute Cr*p and Bosman Rumours
« Reply #9440 on: February 05, 2013, 12:58:51 AM »
It was 109 yards because he caught it at the back of the end zone.  I remember reading somewhere that Arsenal had a player in the 90s who could run a sub 11 seconds 100m. 

The NFL corrected it to 108yds. The player was Jacoby Jones who was an All-American collegiate athlete. In fact a lot of the athletes go into one of the major sports qualifying for more than one. It is something to watch up close.

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Re: January Transfer Thread: Speculation, Lies, Absolute Cr*p and Bosman Rumours
« Reply #9441 on: February 05, 2013, 01:24:23 AM »
Ugh..let this sorry thread die in vain.

We never even ended-up with Dan feckin' Gosling.

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Re: January Transfer Thread: Speculation, Lies, Absolute Cr*p and Bosman Rumours
« Reply #9442 on: February 05, 2013, 08:34:01 AM »
Maybe consign it to the Time Wasters folders?

 


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