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Offline richard moore

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #6735 on: August 28, 2014, 01:45:34 PM »
I just think people often jump to instant conclusions ultimately based on limited information on players we pay only a small amount of attention to. If you want evidence of that look at the Senderos thread, and backtracking that has taken place since the start of the season.

I think that is very true of most of us, me included and was what I was trying to say about Cleverley

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #6736 on: August 28, 2014, 01:47:41 PM »
Cleverley is like when we were linked with Darran Gibson. Same level of derision. He went to Everton and has become very popular or at least became popular while healthy. There's a tendency to go overboard with rumours and players we sign one way or another. We don't really know and with Cleverley he might flourish given the opportunity to play regular football. It's not a deal, if true that gets me excited but thren again, I'm not willing to smash it into the ground either.

In the internet world everything is either brilliant or shit with no in between.

Cleverley probably isn't a midfielder to build your team around if you're challenging the Top 4, but absolutely fine for where we are.


exactly, Lambert isn't the manager to run your team if you are in the Premier League, but absolutely fine if you are Goole Town

Although when appointed, had won back to back promotions and come 12th with Norwich, outplaying Villa on the final day comprehensively.

Some things work out some don't.

Cleverly does have some aspects that would be beneficial to us, especially if played in a more advanced midfield role.

agreed, I was just joking.

Offline Phil from the upper holte

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #6737 on: August 28, 2014, 01:55:01 PM »
I think that Sanchez is the only player that we've been linked with that hasn't been slated on here, I think that just because it hasn't gone that well for him at ManYoo doesn't mean he can't do a job for us, i think he's better than most of the players we have

Offline brian green

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #6738 on: August 28, 2014, 01:56:06 PM »
The locker TBAR have embedded their mole in at BH is probably the one allocated to Culverhouse. The one the kids kick when they go in and out of the locker room. The lengths they go to for a scoop.

Offline Ads

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #6739 on: August 28, 2014, 02:00:36 PM »
I don't see things in black and white though. I do however think Cleverley is a bit rubbish. But I am also hoping that should he sign, the more I say he is rubbish, the better he will be.

Offline Dr Butler

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #6740 on: August 28, 2014, 02:09:48 PM »
I was totally underwhelmed when Sir Graham signed Paul McGrath from Manure and I'm glad to say I was miles off and even happier to be proved completely wrong  :)

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #6741 on: August 28, 2014, 02:09:56 PM »
Could this be Eric Djemba x 2?

Offline ozzjim

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #6742 on: August 28, 2014, 02:16:10 PM »
I think Dave has used a good example with Cissokho. Liverpool fans thought he was bobbins and he looks excellent so far for us.

Offline brian green

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #6743 on: August 28, 2014, 02:27:05 PM »
I see where you are coming from vis a vis the Djemba Djemba brothers. Manure are probably concealing cleverly a twin brother, Tim.

Offline brian green

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #6744 on: August 28, 2014, 02:42:10 PM »
Problem being of course Dave that there was nothing to choose between the Djembas. They were both rubbish whichever one we played. At least with the Andy Grays you knew the white one was better than the black one.

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #6745 on: August 28, 2014, 02:46:42 PM »
Problem being of course Dave that there was nothing to choose between the Djembas. They were both rubbish whichever one we played. At least with the Andy Grays you knew the white one was better than the black one.

very good Mr Green and most accurate. Especially with regard to the Djemba twins.

Offline rob_bridge

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #6746 on: August 28, 2014, 02:48:15 PM »
Problem being of course Dave that there was nothing to choose between the Djembas. They were both rubbish whichever one we played. At least with the Andy Grays you knew the white one was better than the black one.

There were 2 white ones. The first one was great. The 2nd one looked like very much like the dad of the former, though rumour has it he was the same player. The 2nd white one - he was pretty crap to say the least.

The black one was good when we played in an average league and not so good when we played in a good one.

Offline Tony Erdington

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #6747 on: August 28, 2014, 02:48:41 PM »
Problem being of course Dave that there was nothing to choose between the Djembas. They were both rubbish whichever one we played. At least with the Andy Grays you knew the white one was better than the black one.

Thought , "whats Andy Gray doing now?" reckon he's worth a shirt in this team

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #6748 on: August 28, 2014, 02:59:01 PM »
I'm sure Cleverley is good enough for us. At a club with less pressure I'm sure he'd do alright.

Offline brian green

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #6749 on: August 28, 2014, 03:00:07 PM »
In fairness to them, because prior to my eye surgery I could not see much further than the Holte End crossbar so I was never sure which of the Djembas it was, Eric or Derek. All water under both bridges now. I wish them well at Baden Baden or wherever they are now.

 


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