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41 minutes ago, Smiler13 said:

Don't knock Exeter they are building a new stand for visiting supporters for next season

Haven't they demolished two sides of their ground for rebuilding?

Groves was the supreme entertainer. He would often leave a full back on his arse, wait for him to get up and then beat him again. 

I remember us thrashing Huddersfield 6-0 and Grovesy beat half their team before smashing in an unstoppable shot from the corner of the penalty box. He had no right to score from there, but it was simply the sort of thing he did.

IIRC we got promoted that day.

19 minutes ago, johnafoafc said:

Excellent signing, hopefully RW will be able to find the best position for him in the team for him to prosper. Will never forget his free kick at Forest. 

Or the one at home to Preston that had that twat Westley stomping around like a basket case. Oh, sorry, he IS a basket case.

15 minutes ago, simplythemostimportantkick said:

Agreed. He’s still shit though. We must start the season with a proper GK this time around. Then hopefully finish the season with a proper one too. 

I'll agree he's not the best keeper in the division, but I don't go with this "shit" opinion. Everyone loved him in the early stages of the season and, let's be honest, he pulled off some cracking saves to keep us in games.

Compared to some of the crap we've had in the past, such as Brill, Miskelly, Blayney and, for God's sake, Budtz, Johny ain't that bad.

However, I'll be happy with a new keeper. I said in another thread that Luke McCormick has been released by Plymouth. Would he do the job?

Looking at that, he didn't palm one out. It was a header from about 4 feet away that he couldn't do much about other than just get in the way of it. There was no way he could have caught it or pushed it out of harm's way. 

1 hour ago, BP1960 said:

Feels like this is 1960 all over again in the 4th Division, and we have a Bobby Johnstone style charismatic player in the team.

Need to sign a Bert Lister now.

A Bob Ledger wouldn't go amiss

Excellent news. Contrary to what some folk belief, he's been keeping fit and has turned out a number of times for Everton U23s. Get a good pre-season into him and we've got a cracking player. And, to be honest, I wouldn't be that upset to see Byrne go. We all know that Byrne  can throw a hissy fit when things don't go his way and, while he is a very talented footballer, I'm not convinced he and Baxter can play together. Time will tell and we could end up with a midfield that tears League 2 apart, with or without Byrne. Baxter could be the perfect partner for McEleney if he hits the form he's supposed to have.

4 minutes ago, laticsmarra said:

The majority of business sales include indemnities whereby the seller has to pay for specific known future liabilities (in this case potential tax bill incurred before sale) and hidden liabilities that were not disclosed in due diligence. It is highly unlikely that Abdallah has been hoodwinked if he has a half decent solicitor.

Or a half decent business brain, which I reckon he has.

25 minutes ago, yarddog73 said:

He knew what he was doing, not to what extent but he set out to rough him up, he holds his arm in as he himself falls which is an unusual reaction and then puts his full weight on the player as he rolls him. You only have to watch his antics later in the game to see how he's wired up. Great player - probably the best centrehalf in the world but he behaves like a complete bellend at times.

^This

53 minutes ago, Flemboy said:

He made Dean Brill look good

He made Jan Budtz look better than average. What a clown. And what a nasty little shit Sergio Ramos is.

Albert Rusnak playing for Salt Lake against Seattle. Co-commentator is Sam Parkin, who played a handful of games for us. He also commentates for Radio Wiltshire and Chelsea TV.

3 minutes ago, whittles left foot said:

Try reading back a bit-I was referring to BP's earlier comment and speculation about Hunt.. Might make some sense then.

Ah, speculation. Nothing concrete then as far as we know.

17 minutes ago, latics22 said:

I get that but simple things like we don’t have petrol for the mowers. There is so many negative rumours, I think the trust could go some way to at least make me/us feel a bit better? The trust must have some idea. I’m not being a knob, just want some reassurance. I am worried for my club.

I think that is the operative word. Neither the Trust, you, me, the tea lady or the kit man have a divine right to ask AL what his worth is or how much of his hard earned he's going to plough into the club. Let's wait and see what happens when players start moving in/out and see what we've got. That should be a decent barometer of where we are. So far, apart from rumours, there has been absolutely diddly squat to base very much on regarding his financial standing. And, exactly why must the Trust have some idea?

19 minutes ago, whittles left foot said:

Be honest now. Have you seen any evidence so far that this club is better off financially than it was last year? When I say this I mean in a position to turn down offers for players who we would like to keep.

What offers are these that we've turned down, then? I wasn't aware that anyone had made any bids yet. Sorry, mate, this doesn't make sense.

10 minutes ago, simplythemostimportantkick said:

I’m fairly certain it’s only me that doesn’t even know who it is ?

No you're not. I haven't a clue either.

There ya go. Have a fiver.

I'm in. When do you want the dosh?

Be a bit quicker with these and they don't leave as much "fertiliser" behind as cattle.

Adam Collin and Jonathan Forte released by Notts County. No, I'm not suggesting we try to sign them.

If Bryan were to come back, where would you play him?  We've got Clarke,  Gerrard, Edmundson and Stott for the CB slot, plus Hamer who can play there as well. 

Maybe that would allow Bryan to play left side of midfield. All pure conjecture, obviously, as we may never see him in a Latics shirt again.

I thought Chelsea were an entertaining team last season, but the mind set changed this time.

48 minutes ago, leeslover said:

He's still got a big dick drawn on his forehead though...

It is big. I can see it from here. 

Just now, stevesidg said:

Ou est l’hotel de Ville?

en mal francaise , monsieur.

Smart arse. 

2 hours ago, leeslover said:

I'd like to go to La Rochelle to see if everyone there really has a large penis growing out of their forehead

The burning question is, what would you do if you found it was true? Answers in a plain brown envelope, please. Think of the children.

23 minutes ago, deyres42 said:

Jones was really good when they played him at full back.

When was that? Even at full back, he's caught out of position too often, frequently the wrong side of the opponent, and doesn't have the pace to recover. Never a Premiership player imho, let alone an international.