Lordy, but we were pretty poor last night.

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He really could peel an orange with his left foot. :cry: Dear old Chippy.

The night he limped off injured during his final season when we knew he was going to leave and the (17,000) North Bank sang, 'Don't go Brady Don't go Brady Don't go Brady Don't g!' so plaintively that grown men wept and he waved at us as if to say, 'Sorry boys, I don't have a choice.' :cry: :cry:

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I still feel sad now - I only ever got to see him play for West Ham :cry:

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I still feel sad now - I only ever got to see him play for West Ham :cry:

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:nod: Me too. He did viciously elbow someone in the face right in front of me and only got a yellow card, though. :hehe:

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I still feel sad now - I only ever got to see him play for West Ham :cry:

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I got two and a half seasons. He really was all we had. The only magic in the place.

When he left we had to rely on Rixy for the special moments. I shall say no more.

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who have lost to tiny teams like Leganes and Spurs

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:hehe: :stanchion:

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It's that preening ponce Ronaldo who started the fashion for the toe-punt. The problem is that with this shÃ*tty ball, it works.

You may mock my age when I yearn for a heavy leather lump with a bladder laced into it, but when you struck such a ball you knew it would go where you aimed it. The skill was in aiming it properly, not punting it into unpredictability and hoping for the best.

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When I were a lad, if you toe-punted the ball (and even if you scored) you were derided by both your own players, as well as the opposition

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I got two and a half seasons. He really was all we had. The only magic in the place.

When he left we had to rely on Rixy for the special moments. I shall say no more.

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The less said about Rixy and his 'special moments' the better imo. :shakehead:

Rixy was never the same after that penalty miss/save
Tried too hard instead of using simple balls
Lost the ball once at OT due to ponsing about with it
United scored
Don Howe said he tried to Fancy Dan it

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Rixy was never the same after that penalty miss/save
Tried too hard instead of using simple balls
Lost the ball once at OT due to ponsing about with it
United scored
Don Howe said he tried to Fancy Dan it

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And he was a nonce.

I think criticism of Cech for those two goals is a tad harsh
First one he got down to ground level very well enough
2nd was pushed out to the side from a hard shot

He only became a nonce when he went to Chelsea
No ill-feelings when with with us
Crap mullet perm with us though

Any idea who Brady gave the elbow to ?

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He only became a nonce when he went to Chelsea
No ill-feelings when with with us
Crap mullet perm with us though

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That was no mullet perm, s. That was a bubble perm. That was why we called him 'Bubbles', remember?

He fell for the 'fashion' from about 82 to 87
Short at the sides and long at the back

His straight haired Valencia penalty miss 'look' was OK though

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Any idea who Brady gave the elbow to ?

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None at all, I'm afraid. It was at Upton Park. 88-89 season. West Ham were playing some bunch of no-marks or another.

I watched a bunch of West Ham games that year with a West Ham mate on the understanding he'd reciprocate by coming to Highbury.

This meant we got to experience an unsuccessful relegation battle and a league win in the same season. Doesn't get better than that imo.

Both ends of the spectrum
Niiiiice
Especially as you/we were at the right end
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Both ends of the spectrum
Niiiiice
Especially as you/we were at the right end
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:nod: Of course the scousers tried to ruin it by murdering their own fans, but even that couldn't put a damper on it.

At one stage I did wonder if the league would be cancelled with a month to go which would have been typical Arsenal luck
:-(

As George Graham said in his programme notes for the Mayday Norwich game
"There is a time for mourning and a time for going back to work"
Something like that

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Mustafi was sleeping. I'd say ball watching but he wasn't even doing that.

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Mustafi was sleeping. I'd say ball watching but he wasn't even doing that.

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Mustafi is of course a German international defender but increasingly he looks a little less than what one may come to expect from a German international defender.

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Mustafi is of course a German international defender but increasingly he looks a little less than what one may come to expect from a German international defender.

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Mustafi again.

another shÃ*tbucket of a performance from him.

How the fúck has he got international caps? For Germany?

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Mustafi again.

another shÃ*tbucket of a performance from him.

How the fúck has he got international caps? For Germany?

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Different matter entirely, playing for Germany; their team is usually greater than the sum of its parts and it is generally stronger than whomever it is they're playing, in any case. It's not so much about individuals or individuals' performances.

I imagine our performances will massively improve next season anyway.

Fwiw I felt at various points yesterday Xhaka found his level.

Sadly can’t see him getting back to his Budesliga form while in England.

Hopefully we can get a deal done for him in the summer...maybe even take a sizeable loss. Hopefully both parties can admit it hasn’t worked out and move on quickly.

I got no idea what happened to him. When he arrived he seemed to tick all the boxes ie aggressive midfield enforcer with potential to captain the side but he’s really struggled.

The Dixon quotes the other week were interested..said he’d spoken to Gary Neville about Mustafi (Valencia link)

Apparently Neville said Valencia couldn’t give him away and then Arsenal waltz in with a £35m bid so they gift wrapped him and sent him on his way :shrug:

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The Dixon quotes the other week were interested..said he’d spoken to Gary Neville about Mustafi (Valencia link)

Apparently Neville said Valencia couldn’t give him away and then Arsenal waltz in with a £35m bid so they gift wrapped him and sent him on his way :shrug:

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And that is Gary Neville- an authority on everything and somebody who never, ever talks ****.

I think Mustafi would be excellent in a proper defence under a manager who cared about/knew about such things...... our current side could make Baresi look useless.

The defending for Southampton's first goal last week was hilarious :)

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Fwiw I felt at various points yesterday Xhaka found his level.

Sadly can’t see him getting back to his Budesliga form while in England.

Hopefully we can get a deal done for him in the summer...maybe even take a sizeable loss. Hopefully both parties can admit it hasn’t worked out and move on quickly.

I got no idea what happened to him. When he arrived he seemed to tick all the boxes ie aggressive midfield enforcer with potential to captain the side but he’s really struggled.

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What? He's been excellent for the last 7 or 8 matches. Was also good again yesterday. This is now the player I thought we'd signed