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Offline LeeB

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Re: Money Sponge Countdown
« Reply #15 on: May 21, 2019, 07:21:08 PM »
Harsh as it is I think it's better for us that he has had his injury problems.

When he was fit because of his profile and wages we felt the need to play him and frankly he was mince.

A very good point.

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Re: Money Sponge Countdown
« Reply #16 on: May 21, 2019, 08:30:34 PM »
I genuinely can't even remember him playing for us. I'm not even sure he exists.

Offline Ad@m

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Re: Money Sponge Countdown
« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2019, 09:17:02 PM »
I genuinely can't even remember him playing for us. I'm not even sure he exists.

All I remember of him is watching him argue with the fans at Wycombe.

Neither his, nor the club's, finest hour...

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Re: Money Sponge Countdown
« Reply #18 on: May 21, 2019, 09:43:43 PM »
I genuinely can't even remember him playing for us. I'm not even sure he exists.

All I remember of him is watching him argue with the fans at Wycombe.

Neither his, nor the club's, finest hour...

The club was such a fucking disaster back then. Just so much disharmony, complacency and bitterness sewn into the fabric.

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Re: Money Sponge Countdown
« Reply #19 on: May 21, 2019, 09:47:03 PM »
I genuinely can't even remember him playing for us. I'm not even sure he exists.

All I remember of him is watching him argue with the fans at Wycombe.

Neither his, nor the club's, finest hour...

The club was such a fucking disaster back then. Just so much disharmony, complacency and bitterness sewn into the fabric.

I don't think he did himself a disservice there. I think he was captain at the time and he was just pointing out that booing wasn't helping.

And he's been a great servant to the club over the years.

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Re: Money Sponge Countdown
« Reply #20 on: May 21, 2019, 09:48:02 PM »
I genuinely can't even remember him playing for us. I'm not even sure he exists.

All I remember of him is watching him argue with the fans at Wycombe.

Neither his, nor the club's, finest hour...

The club was such a fucking disaster back then. Just so much disharmony, complacency and bitterness sewn into the fabric.

The polar opposite as to how it is now.

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Re: Money Sponge Countdown
« Reply #21 on: May 21, 2019, 10:01:43 PM »
I don't think he did himself a disservice there. I think he was captain at the time and he was just pointing out that booing wasn't helping.

And he's been a great servant to the club over the years.
Indeed. I believe a testimonial match would be quite in order for the legend that is Micah.

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Re: Money Sponge Countdown
« Reply #22 on: May 21, 2019, 10:08:25 PM »
I don't think he did himself a disservice there. I think he was captain at the time and he was just pointing out that booing wasn't helping.

And he's been a great servant to the club over the years.
Indeed. I believe a testimonial match would be quite in order for the legend that is Micah.

A statue would be most appropriate.

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Re: Money Sponge Countdown
« Reply #23 on: May 21, 2019, 10:17:21 PM »
I don't think he did himself a disservice there. I think he was captain at the time and he was just pointing out that booing wasn't helping.

And he's been a great servant to the club over the years.
Indeed. I believe a testimonial match would be quite in order for the legend that is Micah.

A statue would be most appropriate.

I don't think that renaming the ground - or indeed the club - in his honour would be inappropriate.

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Re: Money Sponge Countdown
« Reply #24 on: May 21, 2019, 10:21:17 PM »
I'd buy a ticket in the 'Micah Richards is a ******' stand.


*I don't actually think he's a ******.

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Re: Money Sponge Countdown
« Reply #25 on: May 21, 2019, 10:26:14 PM »
I genuinely can't even remember him playing for us. I'm not even sure he exists.

All I remember of him is watching him argue with the fans at Wycombe.

Neither his, nor the club's, finest hour...

Fucking Hell, in the ocean of shit that was that season I forgot about that island of faecal discharge.

We won the replay, as I recall. One of only about five matches we won in all competitions.

Spoiler for Hiden:
Of course, we still beat Small Heath 😂

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Re: Money Sponge Countdown
« Reply #26 on: May 21, 2019, 10:36:20 PM »
I don't think he did himself a disservice there. I think he was captain at the time and he was just pointing out that booing wasn't helping.

And he's been a great servant to the club over the years.
Indeed. I believe a testimonial match would be quite in order for the legend that is Micah.

To be played February 29th? It's only fitting it be played on a day as rare to make an appearance as the man himself.

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Re: Money Sponge Countdown
« Reply #27 on: May 21, 2019, 11:03:37 PM »
He's not even good enough to play in his own testimonial.


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Re: Money Sponge Countdown
« Reply #28 on: May 21, 2019, 11:13:20 PM »
I genuinely can't even remember him playing for us. I'm not even sure he exists.

I take it you weren’t at Luton when Di Matteo moved him from full back to centre back.

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Re: Money Sponge Countdown
« Reply #29 on: May 21, 2019, 11:37:28 PM »
He played under Di Matteo? Fucking Hell. That's more recent than I thought.

 


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