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Author Topic: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium  (Read 82877 times)

Offline peter w

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #360 on: July 21, 2015, 08:43:12 PM »
True. But didn't Peterborough give us a pasting around this time last season?

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #361 on: July 21, 2015, 08:45:11 PM »
I can vaguely hear Jack

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #362 on: July 21, 2015, 08:46:23 PM »
I can vaguely hear Jack

You are a lucky, lucky man

Offline richl

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #363 on: July 21, 2015, 08:48:15 PM »
Seems to be no changes at half time

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #364 on: July 21, 2015, 08:48:59 PM »
Zola was easily one of the top ten players in the PL era, in my book.

In no particular order

Bergkamp (he's in order)
Keane
Henry
Pires
Viera
Van Nistelrooy
Van Persie
Shearer
Giggs

Always thought Zola good but overrated.

Id I took out the UK players then I'd put in Overmars and either Cahill, or even Suarez before Zola. Yorke too. If not only overseas players then I'd even have Gerrard ahread of him.
Petit

Henry number one... by miles.

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #365 on: July 21, 2015, 08:49:44 PM »
No Cantona or Lampard?

Offline GarTomas

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #366 on: July 21, 2015, 08:53:39 PM »
Did Jack just wish a happy 14th birthday to a Norris? 

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #367 on: July 21, 2015, 08:54:16 PM »
Did Jack just wish a happy 14th birthday to a Norris? 

He diid.

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #368 on: July 21, 2015, 08:54:43 PM »
Where's Idris the Dragon ? Has his work permit not come through the yet?

Jack's in full North Norfolk Digital mode at times

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #369 on: July 21, 2015, 08:55:26 PM »
Something like that. Alternative presenters need to be considered. Nice bloke, but awful commentator.

Offline GarTomas

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #370 on: July 21, 2015, 08:55:36 PM »
Did Jack just wish a happy 14th birthday to a Norris? 

He diid.

Who was naming their children Norris in the 21st Century!

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #371 on: July 21, 2015, 08:55:43 PM »
Ooh I need to check my internet connection now. Superfast broadband is what I am paying for.

Even better kicked off the site without logging out.

This gets better and better

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #372 on: July 21, 2015, 08:56:01 PM »
Vieira
Cantona
Giggs
Scholes
Shearer
Zola
Henry
Lampard
Bergkamp

and the final place for whichever player it is I've totally forgotten about but will remember randomly in a couple of hours time.

Offline Matt Collins

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #373 on: July 21, 2015, 08:56:59 PM »
Get in cambiasso and gueye, Matt Phillips on the right, and two centre forwards and this line up starts to look reasonable

I'm not yet convinced that Gil has the physical attributes to play that ten role in the league, but he does look good

Though he seems to be injured here

Offline Goldie.7

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #374 on: July 21, 2015, 08:57:04 PM »
Gil went down soft there haha.

 


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