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Ladygooner

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Jah Lush Wrote:

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> I know. Long way to go. I keep tipping Leicester

> to lose but they keep winning. They've got to

> start dropping points soon. The Arsenal haven't

> won in four now but I think that will change at

> the weekend.


I wish I had your optimism!

Otta

Otta

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Parkdrive Wrote:

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> Season ain't over yet.




Unless you support LFC, in which case you probablky gave up on it weeks ago.


I do wish the press would refrain from telling us that a club has approached a club about a player. Gets our hopes up that we might get a player that can score a goal, and then the hopes are dashed. Meanwhile other clubs that didn't have said player on their radar go "oh look, Liverpool have spotted a good'n, let's sign him in the summer".

Otta

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Leicester have Arsenal and City next. Don't think those matches will necessarily decide the title, but if Leicester can take 4 points from them, they'll be on the charge with real belief.


I totally want Leicester to win the league, and if not them, then City to win it for their outgoing manager (thought it was nice to hear his players saying they love playing for him and want to win some trophies for him this season).

Otta

Otta

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I read that yesterday. I love that Liverpool have the question "Why are Liverpool so bad?" as one of theirs.


If you click on it it takes you to this article


http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1320844-20-years-of-bad-decisions-the-liverpool-fc-way


Was a trip down memory lane. I'd forgotten some of those players altogether. Just highlights how many rubbish signings Liverpool made again and again, whilst Man United were signing star after star for less money than LFC were paying for total shite.

Parkdrive

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Otta Wrote:

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> I read that yesterday. I love that Liverpool have

> the question "Why are Liverpool so bad?" as one of

> theirs.

>

> If you click on it it takes you to this article

>

> http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1320844-20-year

> s-of-bad-decisions-the-liverpool-fc-way

>

> Was a trip down memory lane. I'd forgotten some of

> those players altogether. Just highlights how many

> rubbish signings Liverpool made again and again,

> whilst Man United were signing star after star for

> less money than LFC were paying for total shite.


Stars like Bebe and Djemba Djemba, the man so bad they named him twice. ;-)

titch juicy

titch juicy

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Yes, but you haven't scored for 3 games or won in five, against lesser teams than Leicester.


You might be defensively pretty sound, but will you be happy with a 0-0 at home?


Barring an injury to Mahrez, Leicester will win it now I think. They have a potentially tough last three games (United away, Everton home and Chelsea away) but we've been talking about their 'tough' games where they'll slip up all season. And they keep brushing them aside.


Anyway, let's talk about Dele Alli. 5 goals and 5 assists in his last 11 league games. Nailed on for Goal of the Season and Young Player of the Year. And now, according to a respected Swiss football research centre (used by FIFA, UEFA and top European clubs) he's the most valuable teenager in European football, by a distance. Link below.


All this for a 19 year old that was playing third tier last season.


http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/dele-alli-26m-tottenham-star-is-europe-s-most-valuable-midfielder-a3167331.html

Otta

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titch juicy Wrote:

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> And now, according to a respected Swiss football

> research centre (used by FIFA, UEFA and top

> European clubs) he's the most valuable teenager in

> European football, by a distance.




Indeed. Spurs will get good money for him when he leaves this summer.

Jah Lush

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Thankfully, I know you're just winding Titch up, Otta. Last season it was Harry Kane. Hopefully, both and the majority of the current Spurs squad will be around to grow and enjoy success together for a long time to come.


I've developed a bit of a man crush on Dele Alli. He really is something else. Probably my favourite Spurs player since Teddy Sherringham.

Parkdrive

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titch juicy Wrote:

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> Yes, but you haven't scored for 3 games or won in

> five, against lesser teams than Leicester.


Bournemouth 0 - Arsenal 2, we've put that right


>

> You might be defensively pretty sound, but will

> you be happy with a 0-0 at home?


No I won't but I think we'll beat them at our place.

>

> Barring an injury to Mahrez, Leicester will win it

> now I think. They have a potentially tough last

> three games (United away, Everton home and Chelsea

> away) but we've been talking about their 'tough'

> games where they'll slip up all season. And they

> keep brushing them aside.

>


They are favourites , it's theirs to lose

Mick Mac

Mick Mac

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My view is that its never easy to get over the line when you haven't won it before or even for a while - as Newcastle under Keegan showed, and Man United under Ferguson and Arsenal under George Graham. Even big leads can disappear, confidence goes, nerves kick in (Newcastle could hardly string a pass together in the matches after the 4-3 defeat to Liverpool). I thought Arsenal had blown it in 1989. Experience counts for a lot in the run in and "giving" anyone the title before April is silly.

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