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Bluerevolution

Bluerevolution

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Declan Wrote:

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> All these ?20 notes Blue! Have you settled your

> last account and balanced your books before going

> on a spending spree again?



Not yet, but as Matthew123 has outtwitted me, feel my only recourse is to pay up on the next meet, much to my absolute chagrin ! Would be worse if he was a Rag but we all know they will resort to any method to win-It's Fergie time !

Technically, Brum stands a chance as he usurped Matts skullduggery and went to PMs !

matthew123

matthew123

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For the integrity of Football, Mick McCarthy must be charged with bringing the game into disrepute.


After winning at WHL they travelled to Man U tonight "with 10 new faces from the team that beat Tottenham"


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8408337.stm

red devil

red devil

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It's the Wolves fans I feel sorry for...''42 quid to watch the reserves''.


All clubs do this to some extent, especially the bigger clubs before big European games and the cups, witness L'Arse's team against Citeh recently. The Sky pundits got it right when they said come the end of season and Wolves are relying on another club to beat one of their relegation rivals, they won't have any come back if that club fields a weakened team because they feel they have a more important game coming up. Karma normally sorts these things out...

bon3yard

bon3yard

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All clubs do this to some extent, especially the bigger clubs before big European games and the cups, witness L'Arse's team against Citeh recently. The Sky pundits got it right when they said come the end of season and Wolves are relying on another club to beat one of their relegation rivals, they won't have any come back if that club fields a weakened team because they feel they have a more important game coming up. Karma normally sorts these things out...


Not sure this holds water, how many teams field 10 changes from the previous game in The Prem? The League Cup I can understand but to field a reserve side in the Premier League sets a worrying precedent especially as the purse strings of all but a handful of top sides are being drawn ever tighter and avoiding relegation rather than competing become an increasing priority.

To give McCarthy his due hes at least been forthright in his defence of last nights team selection.


...and yes I am a bitter Spud.

Atila Reincarnate

Atila Reincarnate

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matthew123 Wrote:

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> For the integrity of Football, Mick McCarthy must

> be charged with bringing the game into disrepute.

>

> After winning at WHL they travelled to Man U

> tonight "with 10 new faces from the team that beat

> Tottenham"

>

> http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/

> 8408337.stm



I agree McCarthy was out of order, but I don't see anything happening. I feel for the fans that made the trip to Old Trafford, one bloke flew in from Singapore to watch his beloved Wolves and that has got be be a kick in the goolies!!!

SimonM

SimonM

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Liverpool did exactly the same a few seasons back for a premier match at Fulham immediately before their european final. Fulham won their first game in yonks and avoided relegation as a direct consequence. It's horridly unfair and against the spirit etc etc but there's nothing to be done!
Jah Lush

Jah Lush

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I just wish McCarthy had put that side out last Saturday against the Spurs. Bar steward!

Having said that I'm off to White Hart Lane tonight for the game against Man City and I'm not entirely confident that we'll get the desired result. In fact I can see us taking a bit of a pasting tonight. Hope I'm wrong.

Keef

Keef

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SimonM Wrote:

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> Liverpool did exactly the same a few seasons back

> for a premier match at Fulham immediately before

> their european final. Fulham won their first game

> in yonks and avoided relegation as a direct

> consequence. It's horridly unfair and against the

> spirit etc etc but there's nothing to be done!



One od Rafa's greatest moves, removing thr most vile managers in the game from the league.

Narnia

Narnia

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Sorry for making you feel it was an 'in joke' to your exclusion. Quite a few people were aware of the thread where Blueboy offered ?20 as a bet, and he was unexpectedly caught out. In this thread he was 'donating' ?20 though the liklihood of it happening are pretty slim. Hence my reference to it. Apologies again. I'll try to stick to football in future.
red devil

red devil

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SimonM Wrote:

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> Liverpool did exactly the same a few seasons back

> for a premier match at Fulham immediately before

> their european final. Fulham won their first game

> in yonks and avoided relegation as a direct

> consequence. It's horridly unfair and against the

> spirit etc etc but there's nothing to be done!


SimonM you are Neil Warnock and I claim my ?20 (sorry SP!)


Seem to remember Warnock playing an understrength Shef Utd team against Utd @ OT and then complaining when Fergie played a 'weakened' team against West Ham, can't have it both ways. I hope Wolves get caught out too...

SCSB79

SCSB79

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Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> Sometimes it's wonderful waking up:

>

> BBC SPORT HEADLINES

>

> Hammers slip to another defeat

>

> Rangers go top of the table



A fellow Blue Nose?!

Brilliant performance last night... hopefully kick starts our season.

(assuming you refer to (Glasgow) Rangers!!!

Jah Lush

Jah Lush

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SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> White Hart Lane? In THIS freezing weather???? and

> then a trip back to SE22???

>

> Jah, for the love of, well, Jah.. stay in tonight!


I can't believe that this is the first game I've been to at White Hart Lane this season. I've normally been half a dozen times by now.


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Bluerevolution wrote:

I can see us fielding our strongest team tonight as it is a huge game for us and Spuds. Jah, stay warm mate as I can't see you jumping around much unlike the Blue end of WHL ! CTID


As I mentioned earlier in the thread after the game against Wolves on Saturday I can see us taking a bit of a hammering tonight but of course I hope I'm wrong and you'll be the first to know. Come on you Spurs!!

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