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Atila Reincarnate

Atila Reincarnate

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Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Calm down kids. I don't know about you lot but I

> can't wait for the season to start. I have

> suffered serious withdrawal symptoms so much so

> that I found myself watching the Spurs v Arsenal

> League Cup semi-final of a couple of seasons ago

> again on DVD which we won 5-1. Deep joy.

>

> There will be no talk of 4th spot in my house. OK!


In a similar vein I watched the DVD of us lifting the League trophy in your back yard, and, even though Wenger told them not, the players celebrating in front of the few die hard lilywhites who had stayed behind to celebrate the 2-2 draw because, as TH14 so brilliantly put it, had been "celebrating as if they had won the world cup!!" Well played

Jah Lush

Jah Lush

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Atila Reincarnate Wrote:


> In a similar vein I watched the DVD of us lifting

> the League trophy in your back yard, and, even

> though Wenger told them not, the players

> celebrating in front of the few die hard

> lilywhites who had stayed behind to celebrate the

> 2-2 draw because, as TH14 so brilliantly put it,

> had been "celebrating as if they had won the world

> cup!!" Well played


Oh God! Painful memories. I was there. I thought I'd deleted that from my memory banks. It hurt. It hurt really bad. Confound you Atila for reminding me.

Jah Lush

Jah Lush

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> I'm so fed up, I travelled to Barcelona to watch

> us lose 3-0 in a friendly. Roll on the 16th - it

> cannot come any sooner!


Yeah! I'm hoping for a similar result for Spurs at White Hart Lane on the 16th Anna.

matthew123

matthew123

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Gulp.. just hope Rafa doesn't now go and spread the ?30m too thinly on players who impressed him last season at Hull, Stoke and Wigan.. I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed it'll be spent on one world class player (and certainly not on some ropey Roma midfielder whose played 100 Serie A games in last 7 years).


Watched that friendly on TV Anna and was quite concerned with our display - it's been a poor pre-season and similar to a few years back that culminated in a 5-0 drubbing in Germany.. it spilled over into a poor start to the PL campaign so hopefully history is not repeated as want us up and running in style when we visit WHL.

Annasfield

Annasfield

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Wasn't the best was it? I think we took it as training session that it was, but Espanyol were properly up for it so I wouldn't read too much in to it. They were celebrating their goals like they scored in a Champions League final or something.


It will hopefully give Rafa the final push he needs to off load Degen. Waste of space that lad.


You going to Spurs?

matthew123

matthew123

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Yes Anna going to WHL


The Espanyol celebrations were nothing compared with that of Rapid Vienna who celebrated their goal against us like a last minute World Cup Final winner... I suppose this happens because there is no bigger scalp in educated Europe than that of Liverpool F.C.


I see that attention seeker Ferguson is bored again but this whopper - http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_5473996,00.html

Sandperson

Sandperson

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Ah, I remember the score. It was 4-1 to Liverpool. I also remember the tally of points at the end of the season. It was 90 to 86. You are just jealous because there's no bigger scalp in uneducated Scouseland than United's title...;-)


I can't believe that even in your blinkered world you think that Ronaldo was our only player last season. If you do then you obvioulsy have no grasp of football.


You must be a bit worried now Alonso has gone. Who do you think Rafa will be spending his money on? This Roma player seems a bit of a dud if you ask me.

matthew123

matthew123

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Sandperson Wrote:

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> I can't believe that even in your blinkered world

> you think that Ronaldo was our only player last

> season. If you do then you obvioulsy have no grasp

> of football.


I put it to you in the same manner as Ferguson suggesting Liverpool only have 2 players (but you'd have to be blinkered not to spot that)... I think most people recognise that Ronaldo was not your only key 'player' last season although some of them have now retired from Refereeing.

Atila Reincarnate

Atila Reincarnate

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> The Mash on Arsenal...like the last sentence

>

> http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport/sport-headline

> s/vieira-comes-home-to-die-200908031951/


Diffence is brains we have, and will win things, unlike Eastenders who have about as much hope of success as finding a Mancunian at Trafford Park.

Atila Reincarnate

Atila Reincarnate

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> I know Atila...we haven't won a thing since that

> sublime, amazing Brooking header


Yes it was text book stuff, executed in exactly the manner that top coaches advocate ( sorry I;ll have to stop now as I'm laughing uncontrollably while I type this)

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