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  1. #1
    Quote Originally Posted by Peter View Post
    I feel bad for Jack but I just don't think that player he was is still in there. There was one spark a couple of years ago. He came on as a sub late in the season, after a long lay off, and looked sharp, with that little change of pace back in his game. Briefly I thought there was hope.

    Would love to see him back and firing but it just isn’t going to happen.
    The 'player he was' was an occasional contributor who had one decent game in three and then got himself injured, though.

  2. #2
    Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
    The 'player he was' was an occasional contributor who had one decent game in three and then got himself injured, though.
    Wilshere's different though, a rather exceptional case as he's the kind of central midfielder England simply doesn't produce. Now we know why, I guess
    "Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.

    "But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."

  3. #3
    Quote Originally Posted by redgunamo View Post
    Wilshere's different though, a rather exceptional case as he's the kind of central midfielder England simply doesn't produce. Now we know why, I guess
    I appreciate that, but that still made him a pale imitation of the type of player we could quite easily purchase from other countries. His being English never endeared him to me at all - quite the reverse, if anything, since he had a full set of all the negative English footballing traits of indiscipline, stupidity and a tendency to think 'putting your foot in' was a virtue even when it meant you kept getting crocked.

  4. #4
    Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
    I appreciate that, but that still made him a pale imitation of the type of player we could quite easily purchase from other countries. His being English never endeared him to me at all - quite the reverse, if anything, since he had a full set of all the negative English footballing traits of indiscipline, stupidity and a tendency to think 'putting your foot in' was a virtue even when it meant you kept getting crocked.
    That's a Wenger issue; a British manager would've binned young Jackie Boy ages ago. Either that or he'd have refused to pick him until he had turned himself into a David Batty or a Billy Bremner. Maybe even a Dennis Wise.
    "Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.

    "But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."

  5. #5
    Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
    The 'player he was' was an occasional contributor who had one decent game in three and then got himself injured, though.
    he did the odd fancy pass and stuck his tongue out and usually ended up on the floor.

  6. #6
    Quote Originally Posted by Pat Vegas View Post
    he did the odd fancy pass and stuck his tongue out and usually ended up on the floor.
    A bit like your mum
    Northern Monkey ... who can't upload a bleeding Avatar

  7. #7
    Quote Originally Posted by Pat Vegas View Post
    he did the odd fancy pass and stuck his tongue out and usually ended up on the floor.
    Oh, you just don't like him because he's English.
    "Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.

    "But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."

  8. #8
    Quote Originally Posted by redgunamo View Post
    Oh, you just don't like him because he's English.
    Pat Vegas is Jorge?

  9. #9
    Quote Originally Posted by SWv2 View Post
    Pat Vegas is Jorge?
    Oh, it's a common trait, maybe not surprisingly.
    "Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.

    "But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."

  10. #10
    Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
    The 'player he was' was an occasional contributor who had one decent game in three and then got himself injured, though.
    Yeah, but he was a kid then. Consistency comes with experience.

    He has been pretty consistent in recent years

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