Totally agree. Nice to have a humble, young Englishman as a future captain. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
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Totally agree. Nice to have a humble, young Englishman as a future captain. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Oh no not at allQuote:
Originally Posted by Chippy
That’s the problem, although the captain is largely a symbolic position…the best teams had utter cunts as captains
Roy Keane, John Terry, Steve McMahon
Of course you can’t get away with it anymore because if you’re even slightly famous your life is under the microscope.
Tony Adams was a bit of a Cunt, but that was more emotional vulnerability dealing with alcoholism…his heart wasn’t really in being a cunt. He had to get pissed before he went though Brentwood town centre snapping all the radio aerials on cars, or kicking over a salad cart in Pizza Hut.
You need to be the kind of person who bears a grudge for a perceived slight for over two years to end another players career
Getting a blow Job from a teenager whilst their wife is in labour
A real unmitigated piece of shit
Was easier to say you hate Adams.Quote:
Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn
No I don’t hate TA at all, most of those observations were those he made about himself in his own book that alcoholism caused him to be massively emotionally stunted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
I can't stand him - he's a total cheat and slightly less intelligent than the average breeze blockQuote:
Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn
Unlike all the other footballers of course who are paragons for fair play and regularly discuss philosophy while listening to classical music.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mac76
I don't particularly have a problem with him as a person, not do I particularly like him really. I think he's being an idiot staying at Spurs so long and missing out of big trophies but it's his career.
I think the only alternative was to act like an utter prick and stamp his feet until Levy changed his mind
Maybe he should have done that but it’s not the kind of behaviour I respect.
But then again, even if you are respectful about it fans will still berate you, so you can’t win
Basically it’s too early for me to come to a settled view point. Mac takes against a lot of people, that’s not a criticism because I take against a lot of people too.
but he's particularly pronounced at it - I don't respect his stats because so many of them are unwarranted pels and also he should have received far more cards in his career than he has - the general Spuds love-in, plus the England Captain protection, have helped him a lot - and then he's had Son giving him a lot of easy chancesQuote:
Originally Posted by Letters
put him at Crystal Palace and he'd be a goal every five games, if that
not really, only Spuds trolls who hang out on Arsenal message boardsQuote:
Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn
This just across as bitter jealousy that you lack my ability for insulting peopleQuote:
Originally Posted by Mac76
Plus given you seem to dislike everything about Arsenal presently, makes me wonder if this is just projection and your stated dislike of Kane just a bluff or bitter tears because you know he will be leaving your beloved club
Burnley are after Lokonga, given this is a premier league club…how much do you think we should hold out for?. I’m saying 15 million.
Yeah around about what we paid for him at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn
I can't stand him either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mac76
He cheats so much. How many times has he fallen over in the penalty area when spuds are losing ?
He stayed for so long because he thought they would be winning trophies and in the CL every year.
He is completely stupid, as we all know.
Nice attempt at deflection, but it won't wash I'm afraidQuote:
Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn
As for disliking Arsenal, it wasn't me, halfway through last season, constantly giving 5-or-6-out-of-10 marks to players who were winning match after match in a side that was top of the league
Only a Spuds troll would do that
I've been less negative about Havertz than a lot of people, think Timber is a good signing and my main issue with Rice is he simply cost too much and I think that a more canny club could maybe have done better, although given the Citeh interest, maybe not
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Originally Posted by Mac76
Is that your stance now? Only a Spurs troll would disagree with me? :haha: :haha:
Man You’re the living embodiment of the Dunning-Kruger effect, the stupider your opinions are the more you think they are evidence of your expertise.
No I gave players 5 or 6 because they were no more than average against mid table teams and sides that got relegated, and your understanding of ratings comes from reading PlayStation magazine as a kid.
And the fact that you’re still on about that now is confirmation of your borderline psychotic belief in your amateurish opinions
Still though, not as impressive example of your brazen stupidity as you lying about how you can read Player’s personality types based on your match day experiences.
Do you even go to all these games that you claim?….I’m left wondering
You basically joined in with 21 Brain cells over getting annoyed by our negotiations tactics because you literally can’t help yourself, then without even properly reading my post you tell me I should look to Arsenal rather than West Ham over their conduct in the Rice transfer.
Oh and Kai Havertz? Didn’t you also speculate that the only reason we bought him is because he might be a pliable personality rather than James Maddison (though admittedly that could have been 21 separate child sex offences…can’t tell the difference between the two of you at times….you’re like a gestalt bell end)
Gosh you've been saving all that up haven't you, hope you feel better now, although maybe you'll consider that every additional unnecessary and semi-coherent diatribe only reinforces what everyone thinks/knows about youQuote:
Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn
Honestly that’s just mild teasing on my partQuote:
Originally Posted by Mac76
The fact that you’re such a thin skinned individual leads you to think that it’s annoyance.
No someone else suggested I was a Spurs fan because I lay on personal abuse when people get upset when I attack their opinions, and you’ve run with it because you literally have such a deranged belief in your own point of view that you think it’s actually probably true.
It’s not even really worth me responding to, apart from commenting that it would be obviously moronic that anyone who supports that mob would have any reason to troll Arsenal fans considering the absolute shambles their club is in. But no sadly for me I support the same club as you (although not really sad, I have no expectation of liking other Arsenal fans seems bizarre to me that supporting the same club should give people any sense of solidarity)
But please don’t let me stop you trying to use that Trump card in lieu of an argument in future
Harry Kane? Are you kidding? He's an epic cheat. He's everything that is wrong with modern game. Therefore perfectly suited to it. Good striker and all, by modern (very low) standards. Proven goalscorer, no doubt. Maybe even a decent bloke off the pitch, though that is highly unlikely given what he's prepared to do on the pitch. As a footballer, one of the worst scum ever to foul the game.
We should sign him. We need a few goals from the lads up top.
Shearer was the same btw. Pure scum. But can't argue with his results.
Chelsea had another bid for Caicedo rejected
Guessing they probably won’t get him for less than what we paid for Rice.
We fucked the market for any semi decent DM. :lol:
I suppose Bellingham set the tone really.
Not only rejected but rejected “out of hand”
Which is short hand for, fuck off and don’t bother us again unless you’re prepared to stop taking the piss.
You love to see it.
At the point now where I personally wouldn’t be too bothered if we don’t sign anymore players, I actually think we could trim the squad to a point where we’d have a very decent squad. My two biggest areas of concern are selling Partey (although this seems to be looking unlikely) and selling Balogun (which unfortunately is almost certain)
But for me the squad would be best served looking like this
Goalkeepers: Ramsdale and Turner
Defenders: Tierney, Gabriel, Kiwior, Saliba, White, Timber, Tomoyasu
(Players sold - Holding, Cedric and Tavares)
Midfielders: Partey, Rice, Jorginho, Zinchenko, Havertz, Odegaard, Smith-Rowe
(Players sold - Elneny, Lokonga and Vieira)
Forwards: Martinelli, Trossard, Nelson, Saka, Pepe, Jesus, Balogun
(Players sold - Nketiah)
I personally think Pepe is useful enough so as to make forking out 50 million or more on a right sided attacking player pointless, Zinchenko I simply cannot abide at left back, but for me could be a useful squad player in midfield. Tomoyasu was another player I wanted to sell but I think the fact that he can cover left back and right back makes him a useful utility player. And I absolutely think should convince Balogun to stay by promising him the chance to start multiple games (If we are holding out for 50 million for him that should tell us that actually we’d be far better off utilising him for goals than cash)
I think Vieira is a player we are far more likely to be able to get rid of on loan than permanently, the others I earmarked for sales I don’t think we’d get much cash for but they would be off the wage bill at least
I would like Balogun to stay but I’d understand if he’s sold should the right offer come in. He probably isn’t going to accept being a bit part player now and we do need to bring some cash back in and he’s the most saleable asset we’ve got.
Pepe I feel a bit sorry for because the key people involved in bringing him to the club moved on soon after he arrived, he’s not wanted and that’s just brutal truth for him. Plus I don’t think he’s robust enough for the PL anyway.
Feel like our squad is shaping up nicely. I just hope Arteta rotates a little bit more this season and keeps them hungry, it shouldn’t take injuries or form dropping off a cliff to make changes.
I absolutely don’t see either staying
But I think it would make sense to keep them. But what makes sense to me, isn’t what makes sense to Arteta
Biggest problem is his tendency to be Galaxy brained, get the basics right. He’s got no excuse not to rotate he’s spent enough money that he can’t go around saying he doesn’t trust certain players enough
This is absolutely the key test of whether Arteta's learnt anything over the last two seasonsQuote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
I raelly hope now he's tied down some key players to new contracts, plus got more quality players in, he can feel a bit more relaxed about rotating them
plus of course he needs to show he can adapt the team and tactics to suit the opposition in a way he's not been up to doing so far
not a bad summary for a Spuds fan ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn
however i disagree with selling Elneny, who remains a useful utility player in lesser games - I would instead sell Partey before people cotton on to the fact he is only operating at about 70% (if that) in most games
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Originally Posted by Mac76
I appreciate that during the cost of living you want to help out
But really I don’t need to live rent free in your head
Plus sell Partey but keep Elneny and I’m the Spurs fan :lol:. No matter your evil hopes for sabotage, it still requires spurs to be less of a joke to profit from it
but it's you that's literally sitting around waiting to pounce whenever I or anyone else posts - you need to have more going on in your life IMOQuote:
Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn
Yes I’m definitely waiting for you to engage with me, it’s what I live for. Couldn’t be that it’s easy to access this on my phone and it’s more fun than answering emailsQuote:
Originally Posted by Mac76
Anyway not to burst your bubble, if the calling me a spurs fan is an attempt to annoy me enough that I’ll stop taking the piss when you make daft statements….you’re going to be very disappointed.
Anyway I’ve got a meeting in fifteen minutes so if you’re holding out for me to reply again. You may be disappointed
Is it a meeting with your boss ?Quote:
Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn
I think he is going to tell you that you are not cleaning the mens and womens toilets well enough.
:trophy:
Mate of mine from Uni started a cleaning business after we graduated. Grafted for years and now owns a 5 bed house in a very nice part of Hertfordshire. Don’t knock cleaning toilets!
Especially given that a landlord once deducted me a part of my deposit for an unclean toilet even though it was in reference to filth that was behind the cistern that was there before I moved in. Wasn’t worth making a fuss over (fifty quid I think) so just had to lump itQuote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
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Originally Posted by dostoy
Bedroom meeting with your mother. Funny you mention toilets, as she tells me you keep pebble dashing the bowl and seat
Oh dear.
I meant it as a joke but I think I've touched a nerve.
Mahrez and Henderson are the latest to be lured to Saudi Arabia.
Henderson is going to earn 700k a week. :haha:
Your mum touched a nerveQuote:
Originally Posted by dostoy
In point of fact I was in a bit of a foul mood when I responded but a) work related stuff and b) your mum jokes always hit the mark because well everyone has a mum or at least had one
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Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Heard that Bernardo Silva might be going as well.
Losing Gundogan, Silva and Mahrez and bringing in Kovacic and possibly Guardiol….feels to me that City seem desperate to square their accounts
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by dostoy