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[Jah Lush]

I doubt it. He wants to stay and manage in England and if Fulham continue their poor start to the season it's quite probable that he could be in line to replace Lawrie Sanchez. (You heard it here first).

I'm going to White Hart Lane tomorrow night for the Carling Cup match against the might of Blackpool. I should think Spurs will win that one. I think we've been humiliated enough for one season but then I blame the board of directors for that. C**ts!

Best of luck to Jaunde Ramos although he will have to get used to the same transfer policy that so frustrated Martin Jol. The King is dead. Long live the King. Come on you Spurs!

[david_carnell]

atila the gooner Wrote:

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> Of course I remember it, I also remember that the

> 5 we stuck past you helped condemnd you to

> relegation and that most loyal of Leeds servants,

> Smith promptly jumped ship. What a true "white

> Rose" yorkshire man he turned out to be despite

> his pledges of loyality. As Jim Royle would say

> "Loyalty, my arse!!"

I think the case for Alan Smith is that Leeds were in desperate need of cash by that stage. Smith knew this and agreed to be sold, Man Utd offered a reasonable sum and we had to take it. I don't think Smudger betrayed us (although kissing the ManU badge was a bit much) but didn't really have much choice. Kewell on the other hand...

As for Wise and Poyet - They didn't exactly set the world on fire last season but there was a hell of a lot going on behind the scenes that I don't think anyone would believe. When your own captain gives the opposition your tactics you're in trouble. We were the target of much speculation of takeovers and I think a new owner would have got rid of Wise. As it is he's stayed and now looks to be doing a good job so all credit to him. I think Poyet will be a big loss and needs replacing pronto with someone decent, Ray Wilkins has been talked up but personally I'm not keen.

One day we'll be back up there....MOT

[Keef]

"Kewell on the other hand...."

Yeah and he's been a great servant for us ever since :-S

[atila the gooner]

Keef Wrote:

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> "Kewell on the other hand...."

>

> Yeah and he's been a great servant for us ever

> since :-S

Just thank your lucky stars you've not had a mega ego like Anelka in your side!!! OH...... sorry you have!!!

[atila the gooner]

Who are the players that have joined your club and you thought they would be the next best thing since the second coming of christ and they turned to be as useful as Titus Bramble???

[Ladygooner]

Baptista!

[atila the gooner]

Ladygooner Wrote:

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> Baptista!

Be fair, at least he scored us a few goals. I saw him play and he wasn't as bad Bramble ( jesus could anyone be that bad??)

[Ladygooner]

Not that many goals and mostly in the Carling cup! He whinged the whole time about the weather too!

[atila the gooner]

Ladygooner Wrote:

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> Not that many goals and mostly in the Carling cup!

> He whinged the whole time about the weather too!

Fair play, but we should have learnt our lesson after the Reyes episode. Didn't he moan about the weather, missed his mums cooking, wanted to play for Real (look were that got him, the ungrateful git!!)

[Jah Lush]

Surely in the history of the Arse it's gotta be Peter Marinello. I remember him being hailed as the next George Best but he was more like George Bush. Useless!

[Keef]

Well you already mentioned Anelka.

I still rate Kewell, but the guy can't stay fit, so good or not, he's useless. Maybe he can get fit and give us one really good season... Maybe not.

Cisse.

Robbie Fowler's return quite literally was the second coming of christ if you listen to Liverpol supporters. Unfortunately the injuries and the years meant it couldn't be the dream we all hoped for. Was good to see him in red again though, and get a proper goodbye! Still think he has something to offer at Cardiff.

I wonder is Charlton fans might say Danny Murphy... He had them top of the league, everyone was talking about an England recall, it didn't happen then it all went completely pete tong! Still think he would have been better off staying there than going to sit on Spurs' bench.

[Keef]

In case no Man U fans join in, I think Mr Veron deserves a mention! >:D<

Found this page whch might be amusing.

[atila the gooner]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Surely in the history of the Arse it's gotta be

> Peter Marinello. I remember him being hailed as

> the next George Best but he was more like George

> Bush. Useless!

I remember seeing him play and he did look a bit useful, but regretabbly that lasted about as long as a soap bubble!! Come on Jah, you've had a few stinkers play for your lot. Name & shame them.

[Jah Lush]

Danny Murphy didn't even make the bench most of the time at Spurs. He's bench warming at Fulham now. Talk about a career nosedive.

[atila the gooner]

Keef Wrote:

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> In case no Man U fans join in, I think Mr Veron

> deserves a mention! >:D

> Found this page whch might be amusing.

As well as Lauren Blanc, Djemba Djemba (so bad they named him twice)

[atila the gooner]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Danny Murphy didn't even make the bench most of

> the time at Spurs. He's bench warming at Fulham

> now. Talk about a career nosedive.

Are you talking about his move to spurs or fulham >:D<

[Keef]

And that site has just reminded me of Sean ?Crocodile? Dundee... Now he was something special (although I don't think any fan expected much of him, so maybe he wasn't a disappointment as such).

[mockney piers]

I saw Murphy a couple of times at Charlton, and he looked like he thought he was too big for the club "I used to play for liverpool you know" attitude was reflected in a very poor work rate.

I was under the impression he eventually pulled his socks up a bit though.

[david_carnell]

Thomas Brolin...oh god, make it stop.

[atila the gooner]

david_carnell Wrote:

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> Thomas Brolin...oh god, make it stop.

Yes I remember him. God he was poor!!!

[atila the gooner]

Ok I've got another one for you _ Glen Helder. I'm not sure if he was a Graham disaster or a Rioch disaster, either way he was toilet!!!!;-)

[mockney piers]

Marco Boogers, Samassi Abou, Florin Radicioui; not to mention Gary Charles and Paolo Futre for not actually playing for quite substantial sums of money.

[atila the gooner]

mockney piers Wrote:

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> Marco Boogers, Samassi Abou, Florin Radicioui; not

> to mention Gary Charles and Paolo Futre for not

> actually playing for quite substantial sums of

> money.

Good old 'arry. Everyone forgets some of the duds he's bought over the years!!

[mockney piers]

Indeed, after his departure someone did a run down of money in, money out and wages and worked out that for all his much reknowned shrewd wheeler-dealing, he'd actually lost the club a fortune and all his quality signings had a catalogue of horrors to his name too.

Still, we had some great times as well as terrible times under him and he's definitely a character.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

david_carnell Wrote:

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... Ray Wilkins has been

> talked up but personally I'm not keen.

>

worked well with Wise at Millwall - worst decision to get rid of them in my opinion.