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Offline Percy McCarthy

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #8835 on: April 24, 2024, 06:12:24 AM »
Chemistry eh?

Second para reads like Charles Hughes’ understanding of football rather than George Best’s. I don’t consider it relevant, but then I don’t fancy myself as some kind of arbiter.

Anyway, balls to this, can you stop stalking me now please? Maybe focus on your other weird obsession with telling PWS off for telling us we’ve scored a goal.
« Last Edit: April 24, 2024, 09:33:21 AM by Percy McCarthy »

Offline Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #8836 on: April 24, 2024, 06:47:55 AM »
  Vic Crowe and a new board started the revival which couldn’t be quite finished.

Let's not forget The Doc.

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #8837 on: April 24, 2024, 08:06:41 AM »
Article on the main man in The Athletic;

https://theathletic.com/5438265/2024/04/24/unai-emery-aston-villa-contract-dynasty/

"...owners who back him to the hilt, even a regular charter flight from Birmingham to Spain whenever he wants..."

But can he have a bacon sandwich whenever he wants?

Offline Simon Page

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #8838 on: April 24, 2024, 09:53:33 AM »
Wouldn't the restrictive clause only apply if the sentence were transposed? Or does the definite article act to specify an exact manifestation of the wider o'level concept and the subject's participation therein?

Not being funny, genuine question, no offence.

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #8839 on: April 24, 2024, 09:55:48 AM »
Article on the main man in The Athletic;

https://theathletic.com/5438265/2024/04/24/unai-emery-aston-villa-contract-dynasty/

"...owners who back him to the hilt, even a regular charter flight from Birmingham to Spain whenever he wants..."

But can he have a bacon sandwich whenever he wants?


Or can he ring up reception and order an Irish Coffee at 3 in the morning?

Offline Dogtanian

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #8840 on: April 24, 2024, 10:00:44 AM »
Article on the main man in The Athletic;

https://theathletic.com/5438265/2024/04/24/unai-emery-aston-villa-contract-dynasty/

"...owners who back him to the hilt, even a regular charter flight from Birmingham to Spain whenever he wants..."

But can he have a bacon sandwich whenever he wants?


Or can he ring up reception and order an Irish Coffee at 3 in the morning?

He'll have to check the small print on his conetract.

Offline Brazilian Villain

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #8841 on: April 24, 2024, 10:02:57 AM »
Article on the main man in The Athletic;

https://theathletic.com/5438265/2024/04/24/unai-emery-aston-villa-contract-dynasty/

"...owners who back him to the hilt, even a regular charter flight from Birmingham to Spain whenever he wants..."

But can he have a bacon sandwich whenever he wants?


Or can he ring up reception and order an Irish Coffee at 3 in the morning?

I make a mean Irish Coffee, if they send the plane to me I'd be happy to get it for him.

Offline darren woolley

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #8842 on: April 24, 2024, 10:50:14 AM »
I'm really over the moon with this news it's fantastic that he's signed a new contract.

Offline Mister E

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #8843 on: April 24, 2024, 12:11:24 PM »
Read this today and thought how much it 'spoke' to the values of our manager - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/24/in-the-us-they-think-were-communists-the-70000-workers-showing-the-world-another-way-to-earn-a-living
Didn't want to print it here 'cos it's quite a long read!

Offline Risso

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #8844 on: April 24, 2024, 12:18:27 PM »
Read this today and thought how much it 'spoke' to the values of our manager - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/24/in-the-us-they-think-were-communists-the-70000-workers-showing-the-world-another-way-to-earn-a-living
Didn't want to print it here 'cos it's quite a long read!

What on earth has that got to do with Emery? He works in just about the most capitalist, least egalitarian industry on earth.

Offline eamonn

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #8845 on: April 24, 2024, 12:40:28 PM »
Two dozen extra staff just cos they speak Spanish? Fuck sake, we'd all be amazing coaches with that kind of luxury.

How about he improves his English so that he answers reporters questions directly instead of his round-about, philosophical way? Lazy Dracula-lookalike. Emery out.

Offline Dogtanian

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #8846 on: April 24, 2024, 12:42:07 PM »
Two dozen extra staff just cos they speak Spanish? Fuck sake, we'd all be amazing coaches with that kind of luxury.

How about he improves his English so that he answers reporters questions directly instead of his round-about, philosophical way? Lazy Dracula-lookalike. Emery out.

And no mention of their being able to understand Spanish, or read and write it either. I think this could be problematic.

Offline Bad English

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #8847 on: April 24, 2024, 12:46:34 PM »
Chemistry eh?

Second para reads like Charles Hughes’ understanding of football rather than George Best’s. I don’t consider it relevant, but then I don’t fancy myself as some kind of arbiter.

Anyway, balls to this, can you stop stalking me now please? Maybe focus on your other weird obsession with telling PWS off for telling us we’ve scored a goal.
Dear oh dear! Stalking? Bit of a leap there.

Telling people off? No. I have given my opinion regarding his obsession with being the goal monitor and I hardly ever go on the match threads any more so why you would bring up ancient history I do not know.
« Last Edit: April 24, 2024, 12:51:37 PM by Bad English »

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #8848 on: April 24, 2024, 01:29:15 PM »
Read this today and thought how much it 'spoke' to the values of our manager - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/24/in-the-us-they-think-were-communists-the-70000-workers-showing-the-world-another-way-to-earn-a-living
Didn't want to print it here 'cos it's quite a long read!
What on earth has that got to do with Emery? He works in just about the most capitalist, least egalitarian industry on earth.
It has everything to do with his origins as a Basque; but you don't have to read it ...

Offline Percy McCarthy

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #8849 on: April 24, 2024, 02:21:24 PM »
Chemistry eh?

Second para reads like Charles Hughes’ understanding of football rather than George Best’s. I don’t consider it relevant, but then I don’t fancy myself as some kind of arbiter.

Anyway, balls to this, can you stop stalking me now please? Maybe focus on your other weird obsession with telling PWS off for telling us we’ve scored a goal.
Dear oh dear! Stalking? Bit of a leap there.

Telling people off? No. I have given my opinion regarding his obsession with being the goal monitor and I hardly ever go on the match threads any more so why you would bring up ancient history I do not know.

What’s good for the goose…
« Last Edit: April 24, 2024, 03:16:54 PM by Percy McCarthy »

 


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