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[????]

as good as Rd, as good as

[red devil]

Hope so, could clinch it at the Boleyn... ;-)

[????]

Careful, remember Blackburn and 'the obscene effort from a relegated team' Leeds titles......"you lost the League at West Ham" :)

[Jah Lush]

Bloody typical Tottenham! Business end of the season and the wheels have well and truly come off. Same old Spurs, they always bloody let you down.

[????]

I'm gutted for you, no really

[StraferJack]

Slightly less gutted here

[Otta]

It's only 2 losses Jah, not the end of the world.

[Jah Lush]

Three on the bounce actually.

[Otta]

I'm talking PL. Thought it was 2. Either way, still no need to be defeatist.

[maxxi]

Pssst... Oi! Rafa! Wanna job?

[Parkdrive]

Hello EDFers, any thoughts on the McManaman "tackle"? And if I hear one more manager say "he's not that type of player"...................

[Atticus]

Dirty bastard

[red devil]

Week 26 results...

AM - 2 Correct Results + 2 Correct Scores = 8 pts

JL - 3 Correct Results + 1 Correct Score = 6 pts

EP - 2 Correct Results + 1 Correct Score = 5 pts

MM - Played a Maxxi = 5 pts

PD - Played a Maxxi = 5 pts

DR - 4 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 4 pts

LG - 4 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 4 pts

OT - 3 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 3 pts

RD - 3 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 3 pts

?? - 2 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 2 pts

SC - 2 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 2 pts

Mx - 1 Correct Result + 0 Correct Scores = 1 pt

RC - 1 Correct Result + 0 Correct Scores = 1 pt

ETA: Table Amendment...

[Jah Lush]

Parkdrive Wrote:

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> Hello EDFers, any thoughts on the McManaman

> "tackle"? And if I hear one more manager say "he's

> not that type of player"...................

Dreadful challenge. Bloody shocking. I'm surprised he didn't snap his leg in two. One of the worse I've seen.

By the way, where've you been?

[Parkdrive]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Parkdrive Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Hello EDFers, any thoughts on the McManaman

> > "tackle"? And if I hear one more manager say

> "he's

> > not that type of player"...................

>

> Dreadful challenge. Bloody shocking. I'm surprised

> he didn't snap his leg in two. One of the worse

> I've seen.

>

> By the way, where've you been?

Just having to deal with lots of work related and personal nonsense. Hope you're well mate

[Otta]

God awful tackle, but I don't think it was a Roy Keane moment, I think it was just a dangerous tackle that he got completely wrong.

[Alan Medic]

So what do you reckon is the truth about Rio not being required for England duty? I just don't swallow the story released.

[Parkdrive]

Am I right in thinking Hodgson has reverted to the tried and trusted players, rather than getting a few new faces in?

[Otta]

So Michael Owen has finally decided to officially retire. Don't think he had much choice, as his body just won't let him carry on. A shame as I'd always hoped against hope that he'd rediscover his fitness and form and have another couple of great seasons in him. I didn't even hate him for going to Man U!

He's not short of cash, and has plenty going for him, but I do feel sympathy for a career that could have been so much more for him and for England. Had he been fit over the years I believe he's have smashed England goal scoring records!

Don't know what Roy Evans and his staff were doing in training back in the mid 90s, but Robbie Fowler, Jamie Redknapp and Michael Owen were all veruy good players who basically got trashed by injuries.

Speaking of which, Jamie Redknapp talks about England / iNJURIES

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3841/world-cup-2014/2013/03/19/3837281/england-dont-care-once-youre-injured-says-jamie-redknapp

[StraferJack]

"Don't know what Roy Evans and his staff were doing in training back in the mid 90s, but Robbie Fowler, Jamie Redknapp and Michael Owen were all veruy good players who basically got trashed by injuries. "

isn't it more likely what they were doing AWAY from the training ground that caused them to fade so young? Did the foreign players in the team have the same problems

[Mick Mac]

red devil Wrote:

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> Week 26 results...

>

>

> AM - 2 Correct Results + 2 Correct Scores = 8 pts

>

>

> JL - 3 Correct Results + 1 Correct Score = 6 pts

>

> EP - 2 Correct Results + 1 Correct Score = 5 pts

> MM - Played a Maxxi = 5 pts

> PD - Played a Maxxi = 5 pts

>

> DR - 4 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 4 pts

>

> LG - 4 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 4 pts

>

>

> OT - 3 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 3 pts

>

> RD - 3 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 3 pts

>

>

> ?? - 2 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 2 pts

>

> SC - 2 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 2 pts

>

>

> Mx - 1 Correct Result + 0 Correct Scores = 1 pt

> RC - 1 Correct Result + 0 Correct Scores = 1 pt

>

> ETA: Table Amendment...

It was a good week to play a Maxxi...

[Otta]

StraferJack Wrote:

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> "Don't know what Roy Evans and his staff were

> doing in training back in the mid 90s, but Robbie

> Fowler, Jamie Redknapp and Michael Owen were all

> veruy good players who basically got trashed by

> injuries. "

>

> isn't it more likely what they were doing AWAY

> from the training ground that caused them to fade

> so young? Did the foreign players in the team

> have the same problems

I was joking about the training ground, but now you mention it, Owen was never the party animal type, he just done a hamstring too young, and had problems from then on. RE foreign players at that time, we did have a few who spent quite a lot of time injured.

[Otta]

Robbie Savage's BBC Column with his take on the Tackle and Wigan in general

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21823415

I have grown to quite like RS as a pundit.

[red devil]

Otta Wrote:

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> I have grown to quite like RS as a pundit.

Me too. I've been surprised how good Gary Neville is...I'm sure I heard a muffled 'yes!' when Everton scored last week though ;-)

[Otta]

We might just make the top 4 yet!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21865753