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  1. 04-23-2018, 02:02 PM #1
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    Can’t wait for him to confirm that Stuart Taylor was indeed too tall to be a goal keeper.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony C View Post
    Can’t wait for him to confirm that Stuart Taylor was indeed too tall to be a goal keeper.
    Actually, the Richard Wright thing was still a bit of a mystery.

    And that little seal-headed fella who couldn't get a game with us and went on to play for Real Madrid.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
    Actually, the Richard Wright thing was still a bit of a mystery.

    And that little seal-headed fella who couldn't get a game with us and went on to play for Real Madrid.
    FFS.

    Porpoise headed, Burney. Porpoise. Get it right.
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    Quote Originally Posted by World's End Stella View Post
    FFS.

    Porpoise headed, Burney. Porpoise. Get it right.
    That's right. I knew it was a sea mammal of some sort.

    What was his name again?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
    That's right. I knew it was a sea mammal of some sort.

    What was his name again?


    I bet Mesut cries himself to sleep most nights nowadays...
    “Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me.”
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    I liked the lookalike/likeforlike replacement approach Idea he had for a while. I mentioned this several times over the years.

    Adebayor for Kanu.
    Theo for Henry
    van Persie for Bergkamp
    Eboue for Lauren
    Clichy for Cole
    Rosicky for Pires,
    Diaby for Vieira

    all similar in stature.
    I am sure there were more.
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  7. 04-23-2018, 02:25 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pat Vegas View Post
    I liked the lookalike/likeforlike replacement approach Idea he had for a while. I mentioned this several times over the years.

    Adebayor for Kanu.
    Theo for Henry
    van Persie for Bergkamp
    Eboue for Lauren
    Clichy for Cole
    Rosicky for Pires,
    Diaby for Vieira

    all similar in stature.
    I am sure there were more.
    With Cole, Clichy and Gibbs we seemed to be building a dynasty of taupe-coloured left backs. Monreal came along and ruined it.

    It's weird how little respect Cole gets. I know he was a gobsh1te, but he was also for many years one of the very best players in his position in the world and proved it consistently at club and international level. And yet his career ended with virtually no recognition.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pat Vegas View Post
    I liked the lookalike/likeforlike replacement approach Idea he had for a while. I mentioned this several times over the years.

    Adebayor for Kanu.
    Theo for Henry
    van Persie for Bergkamp
    Eboue for Lauren
    Clichy for Cole
    Rosicky for Pires,
    Diaby for Vieira

    all similar in stature.
    I am sure there were more.
    One of the best observations I've read on awimb.
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  9. 04-23-2018, 02:09 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
    Actually, the Richard Wright thing was still a bit of a mystery.

    And that little seal-headed fella who couldn't get a game with us and went on to play for Real Madrid.
    I think he left us for Portsmouth before Real decided he was quite good. He played many times for them, i believe. More recently, I believe that he was plying his trade with PSG.

    When I think of cases like this and Oxlade Chamberlin I wonder if Arsene is really a very good manager at all
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  10. 04-23-2018, 02:10 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
    Actually, the Richard Wright thing was still a bit of a mystery.

    And that little seal-headed fella who couldn't get a game with us and went on to play for Real Madrid.
    Lassana Diarra. How the fúck did he happen?
    “Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me.”
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