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Offline frankmosswasmyuncle

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #2175 on: October 12, 2014, 06:32:51 PM »
Glad Fab's off and not injured.

But would rather see the underperforming Rooney, Welbeck, Lallana, Henderson or Wishere off instead.

Watch 3 of those score now! 
One down...

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #2176 on: October 12, 2014, 06:33:11 PM »
I'd love to see Woy have the minerals to take Rooney off.

And he was about to.

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #2177 on: October 12, 2014, 06:34:52 PM »
Can't believe Rooney is only one goal away from Greave's record. He's always let us down in the big tournaments.


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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #2178 on: October 12, 2014, 06:36:12 PM »
Just required injuries for Baines and Jagielka now .

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #2179 on: October 12, 2014, 06:37:59 PM »
Lambert on for some much needed pace in the last 10 mins!

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #2180 on: October 12, 2014, 06:38:32 PM »
Just required injuries for Baines and Jagielka now .
which would be nice

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #2181 on: October 12, 2014, 06:38:37 PM »
Just required injuries for Baines and Jagielka now .

Fingers crossed! Nothing major, though. Just enough to keep them out next weekend.

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #2182 on: October 12, 2014, 06:46:44 PM »
Can't believe Rooney is only one goal away from Greave's record. He's always let us down in the big tournaments.

That's just the age we live in in all sports. How many players have scored more hundreds than Don Bradman now? But if you look closer at their stats you'll find that they've all played at least 2.5 times as many tests. The same goes in football - Rooney plays every game of the international calender, meaning getting 100 caps is a trivial matter for him. It's different times: more games, better fitness to play them all, exaggerated statistics.

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #2183 on: October 12, 2014, 06:47:50 PM »
Rooney couldn't score in a brothel. Oh, hang on...

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #2184 on: October 12, 2014, 06:49:18 PM »
Can't believe Rooney is only one goal away from Greave's record. He's always let us down in the big tournaments.

That's just the age we live in in all sports. How many players have scored more hundreds than Don Bradman now? But if you look closer at their stats you'll find that they've all played at least 2.5 times as many tests. The same goes in football - Rooney plays every game of the international calender, meaning getting 100 caps is a trivial matter for him. It's different times: more games, better fitness to play them all, exaggerated statistics.

Greaves did it in 57 appearances, and i'd imagine not too many were against the likes of San Marino.

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #2185 on: October 12, 2014, 06:50:08 PM »
That was woeful from him.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #2186 on: October 12, 2014, 06:52:19 PM »
As was that.

Well it's a win, but jeeze that was uninspiring against a poor side that had 10 men for so long.

Offline Goldie.7

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #2187 on: October 12, 2014, 06:53:09 PM »
Should of finished 0-2. I have no idea why Rooney's gone so shite.

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #2188 on: October 12, 2014, 06:53:59 PM »
Can't believe I've missed 30 minutes of Countryfile for that tripe...


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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #2189 on: October 12, 2014, 06:56:05 PM »
Can't believe Rooney is only one goal away from Greave's record. He's always let us down in the big tournaments.

That's just the age we live in in all sports. How many players have scored more hundreds than Don Bradman now? But if you look closer at their stats you'll find that they've all played at least 2.5 times as many tests. The same goes in football - Rooney plays every game of the international calender, meaning getting 100 caps is a trivial matter for him. It's different times: more games, better fitness to play them all, exaggerated statistics.

Greaves did it in 57 appearances, and i'd imagine not too many were against the likes of San Marino.
Three against Luxembourg, ten goals across three thrashings of Northern Ireland, three against Scotland in a 9-3 win, three more in a 6-1 win against Norway.

I reckon that there were comparatively more hammerings of weak teams during that era rather than fewer.

 


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