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Author Topic: Other Games 2025-26  (Read 726715 times)

Offline Villa Lew

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #3960 on: October 18, 2025, 07:34:42 PM »
Arsenal are looking good, but Gyokeres does not appear to be the answer to their centre forward problem.

Offline pauliewalnuts

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #3961 on: October 18, 2025, 08:06:58 PM »
Gyokeres does not appear to be the answer to their centre forward problem.

I agree.

I'd go further, though, and say he's absolutely out of his depth in the PL.

Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #3962 on: October 18, 2025, 08:09:11 PM »
Gyokeres does not appear to be the answer to their centre forward problem.

I agree.

I'd go further, though, and say he's absolutely out of his depth in the PL.

What’s going to be funny come May is when they don’t win the title because they didn’t buy a striker.

Offline JUAN PABLO

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #3963 on: October 18, 2025, 08:11:44 PM »
Arsenal are looking good, but Gyokeres does not appear to be the answer to their centre forward problem.

gyokeres  and 50 million for ollie in summer

Offline Ian.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #3964 on: October 18, 2025, 08:37:02 PM »
Strikers in the Premier League are a very rare breed.

Offline PaulWinch again

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #3965 on: October 18, 2025, 08:53:14 PM »
I do think you have to have a very specific all round game to be effective as a striker (like Ollie) or be truly exceptional (like Haaland).

Online ChicagoLion

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #3966 on: October 19, 2025, 05:35:20 AM »
I do think you have to have a very specific all round game to be effective as a striker (like Ollie) or be truly exceptional (like Haaland).
Very few kids want to be centre forwards now, they all want to be wide forwards or number 10s or 8s. It is also the most difficult position to play on the pitch.

Offline Brazilian Villain

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #3967 on: October 19, 2025, 12:57:45 PM »
Dundee leading Celtic 2-0 at half-time.

Offline Brazilian Villain

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #3968 on: October 19, 2025, 01:14:09 PM »
Glenavon beat Carrick Rangers 1-0 yesterday. They'd lost their first 11 games, scoring 3 and conceding 23.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #3969 on: October 19, 2025, 01:15:53 PM »
Shouldn't Scottish and Irish football be discussed in the non-league thread?

Offline Richard E

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #3970 on: October 19, 2025, 01:18:16 PM »
Shouldn't Scottish and Irish football be discussed in the non-league thread?

Should probably be in ‘Other Sports.’

Offline Jane

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #3971 on: October 19, 2025, 04:24:25 PM »
So then - who are we wanting in this game? I'm wanting a 3 all draw, at least 3 sendings off?

Online Deano's Mullet

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #3972 on: October 19, 2025, 04:25:44 PM »
I want a Man Utd massacre abd some vintage Goldbridge sulking/rants. Plus Utd stay below us if they lose.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #3973 on: October 19, 2025, 04:30:28 PM »
Draw or ManU win so as we'll be above Liverpool after the trip to Anfield.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #3974 on: October 19, 2025, 04:32:01 PM »
Vomit inducing commentary in the lead up to kickoff.

 


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