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Author Topic: Season expectations 2017-18  (Read 59399 times)

Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: Season expectations 2017-18
« Reply #420 on: July 30, 2017, 02:38:18 PM »
I'm not really familiar with his work. Being a smug Liberal leftie, Stewart Lee is my favourite.

Offline AV5nobs

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Re: Season expectations 2017-18
« Reply #421 on: July 30, 2017, 02:39:48 PM »
Only part time OFAH fans regard that as the funniest sketch.

Offline AV5nobs

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Re: Season expectations 2017-18
« Reply #422 on: July 30, 2017, 02:41:10 PM »
Well let me educate you, he's a world famous comedy artist who ridicules all race and creed.



Offline Sexual Ealing

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Re: Season expectations 2017-18
« Reply #423 on: July 30, 2017, 02:42:08 PM »
Only part time OFAH fans regard that as the funniest sketch.

It wasn't a sketch.

Offline AV5nobs

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Re: Season expectations 2017-18
« Reply #424 on: July 30, 2017, 02:43:56 PM »
Only part time OFAH fans regard that as the funniest sketch.

It wasn't a sketch.

It also wasn't really funny, well unless you're into physical comedy and benny hill.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Season expectations 2017-18
« Reply #425 on: July 30, 2017, 02:44:45 PM »
Our defence was already decent, and I'm happy to say it looks better this season. It may even be the best in the league.

There is no evidence whatsoever that we will score more goals. Rudy Gestede was our third-highest goalscorer last season and he left at the end of August. Virtually nothing has been done to address our lack of creativity and goals and your assertion that it is a "no brainer" that we will score more goals seems based entirely on closing  your eyes and wishing really, really, hard.

Don't you mean Gestede left at the beginning of January?

Offline Chris Smith

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Re: Season expectations 2017-18
« Reply #426 on: July 30, 2017, 02:45:23 PM »
I'm not overestimating the league. I watched us play in it last year. Only three teams in it scored fewer goals than us last season.

I think you are underestimating the league if you think we are going to go from fourth-lowest scoring team in it, to suddenly having an attack good enough to secure one of three promotion places merely by adding Elmohamady.

I think we should probably agree to disagree on this one. I think the midfield additions gives us better options and will see us create more chances. You think it is not quite enough. That's fair enough, we should have a pretty good idea by Bonfire Night.

Offline Sexual Ealing

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Re: Season expectations 2017-18
« Reply #427 on: July 30, 2017, 02:46:17 PM »
Only part time OFAH fans regard that as the funniest sketch.

It wasn't a sketch.

It also wasn't really funny, well unless you're into physical comedy and benny hill.

I agree with you. Jesus Christ.

Offline AV5nobs

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Re: Season expectations 2017-18
« Reply #428 on: July 30, 2017, 02:46:27 PM »
Our defence was already decent, and I'm happy to say it looks better this season. It may even be the best in the league.

There is no evidence whatsoever that we will score more goals. Rudy Gestede was our third-highest goalscorer last season and he left at the end of August. Virtually nothing has been done to address our lack of creativity and goals and your assertion that it is a "no brainer" that we will score more goals seems based entirely on closing  your eyes and wishing really, really, hard.

Don't you mean Gestede left at the beginning of January?

Oh dear.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Season expectations 2017-18
« Reply #429 on: July 30, 2017, 02:47:56 PM »
Oh dear what? Gestede's last game for us was 29th December.

Offline taylorsworkrate

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Re: Season expectations 2017-18
« Reply #430 on: July 30, 2017, 02:50:13 PM »
Only part time OFAH fans regard that as the funniest sketch.

It wasn't a sketch.

It also wasn't really funny, well unless you're into physical comedy and benny hill.

What are you talking about?

Del Boy was vertical, then he became horizontal.
And Trigger made a face.

Offline Tayls_7

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Re: Season expectations 2017-18
« Reply #431 on: July 30, 2017, 02:55:53 PM »
Only part time OFAH fans regard that as the funniest sketch.

It wasn't a sketch.

It also wasn't really funny, well unless you're into physical comedy and benny hill.

What are you talking about?

Del Boy was vertical, then he became horizontal.
And Trigger made a face.

I love it when Miranda does her pony trot walk and pulls those hilarious faces to the camera.  She's a comedy genius and a master of the art of physical comedy. The only one close to her was Rudy Gestede. 

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Season expectations 2017-18
« Reply #432 on: July 30, 2017, 02:57:47 PM »
Things could be worse, Sunderland got thrashed 5-0 at home to Celtic yesterday.

Think they'll do even worse than we did last year.

Offline AV5nobs

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Re: Season expectations 2017-18
« Reply #433 on: July 30, 2017, 03:08:18 PM »
Only part time OFAH fans regard that as the funniest sketch.

It wasn't a sketch.

It also wasn't really funny, well unless you're into physical comedy and benny hill.

What are you talking about?

Del Boy was vertical, then he became horizontal.
And Trigger made a face.

Chandelier scene pisses on bar scene.

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Re: Season expectations 2017-18
« Reply #434 on: July 30, 2017, 03:08:55 PM »
We can't rely on Kodja to score all the necessary goals. I think Terry will chip in with a few goals as with Samba & Chester. If the midfield can find the net fairly regularly, I'm thinking Hourihane free kicks and a few from Lansbury and Whelan then this should be enough to crack the promotion push. I'm going for us to win the title.

 


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