slow him down with a good bumming? :)
― tart w/ a heart (a hoy hoy), Sunday, 18 April 2010 12:08 (fourteen years ago) link
drop BAE, and there's no actual noticeable change in positioning from bale whether he's sent out at LB or LM imo
― just darraghmac tbh (darraghmac), Sunday, 18 April 2010 18:34 (fourteen years ago) link
isn't that a problem defensively?
― mizzell, Sunday, 18 April 2010 19:10 (fourteen years ago) link
in a week where we have deservedly beaten arsenal and chelsea i'm not sure i'm int he mood to acknowledge any problems.
BAE is a much-improved player, but if it's a choice between the team with him in it or Bale at LB and Palacios in DM, then it's an easy choice.
Thudd's performances in the centre with Modric this week- hardly have given Capello food for thought?
― just darraghmac tbh (darraghmac), Sunday, 18 April 2010 19:23 (fourteen years ago) link
Capello will pick him in the squad but not play him IMO*, which would, I think, be fair
*barring injury/final group game
― maybe rabbits feel the need to play up their 'lynchian' qualities (acoleuthic), Sunday, 18 April 2010 22:24 (fourteen years ago) link
what's fair is often wrong
plenty of time for thudd in the next two WC's i suppose
― just darraghmac tbh (darraghmac), Sunday, 18 April 2010 22:27 (fourteen years ago) link
Hey guys, remember when Jenas made England squads?
tbf, if hargreaves can get a sub appearance or two then this shouldn't even be a question, sorry thudd lovers.
― tart w/ a heart (a hoy hoy), Sunday, 18 April 2010 23:28 (fourteen years ago) link
um I seriously think dude deserves a squad place ahead of loads of people who've recently made England squads or even the first team
I await his total domination of Gareth Barry in the Fourth Place Decider with glee
― maybe rabbits feel the need to play up their 'lynchian' qualities (acoleuthic), Sunday, 18 April 2010 23:32 (fourteen years ago) link
dude's done an Important Job for a High-Achieving Team - can't see how he can be left out really
― maybe rabbits feel the need to play up their 'lynchian' qualities (acoleuthic), Sunday, 18 April 2010 23:33 (fourteen years ago) link
Started every game bar injuries/suspension- Jenas is a fading memory.
Hargreaves has improved hugely since never playing football anymore imo.
There's a place for Thudd in games against teams that will sit back and defend- a full-time DM won't be needed and won't have enough to contribute in attack.
But I doubt he'll go, Capello doesn't seem to fancy him.
― just darraghmac tbh (darraghmac), Monday, 19 April 2010 00:06 (fourteen years ago) link
would this be the Capello who has given him a cap and IIRC said nice things about him
anyway, we'll see
― maybe rabbits feel the need to play up their 'lynchian' qualities (acoleuthic), Monday, 19 April 2010 00:14 (fourteen years ago) link
means nothing- capello gave me a call up but i just sang three bars of a nation once again down the phone at him through a mouthful of brack
― just darraghmac tbh (darraghmac), Monday, 19 April 2010 00:34 (fourteen years ago) link
YOMP and a half!
― mizzell, Saturday, 1 May 2010 14:41 (fourteen years ago) link
apparently missing some quality YOMP action, although i did hear the echoes.
― scrappy dyaoo (darraghmac), Saturday, 1 May 2010 14:52 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/5520447/
mad commentator seemed to like it :)
― mierda defensa ... no impedir ... espectador (onimo), Saturday, 1 May 2010 17:07 (fourteen years ago) link
XD
― sausage s4rgent (acoleuthic), Saturday, 1 May 2010 17:17 (fourteen years ago) link
fuuuck
― scrappy dyaoo (darraghmac), Saturday, 1 May 2010 20:15 (fourteen years ago) link
a YOMP so beautiful I'm sure it has to be in elaborate italicised script.
― FC Tom Tomsk Club (Merdeyeux), Saturday, 1 May 2010 21:15 (fourteen years ago) link
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Football/Pix/pictures/2010/5/1/1272728009171/Tom-Huddlestone-006.jpg
― tart w/ a heart (a hoy hoy), Monday, 3 May 2010 19:37 (fourteen years ago) link
in the middle of raising his arms for the 'Y' in YOMP imo
― scrappy dyaoo (darraghmac), Monday, 3 May 2010 23:49 (fourteen years ago) link
There's something Christlike about that pose, would've looked good by Zubarán.
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 4 May 2010 07:22 (fourteen years ago) link
get in(ri)
― scrappy dyaoo (darraghmac), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 09:18 (fourteen years ago) link
lucky, lucky boy. seems his aura can even dispel red cards
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 23:36 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah but i love it when he loses his cool tbh he's so manly
― scrappy dyaoo (darraghmac), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 23:40 (fourteen years ago) link
and then there was that handball about 2 minutes later
definitely got an aggro streak. some lovely passes today and some neat defensive work, thought he generally looked pretty good, albeit happy to let city play in front of him
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 23:46 (fourteen years ago) link
maturity shown in the past maybe dozen games makes him a squad cert imo.
― scrappy dyaoo (darraghmac), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 23:48 (fourteen years ago) link
I think Gareth Barry limping off increases the possibility of Thudd going to the World Cup quite considerably.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 5 May 2010 23:50 (fourteen years ago) link
well no word on that yet but it didn't look too serious.
the fact that barry has been fairly anonymous in a fairly anonymous midfield for quite a lot of the season should probably come into play too.
― scrappy dyaoo (darraghmac), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 23:56 (fourteen years ago) link
barry has always made a weird virtue of anonymity though: some players make it look easy, barry has such an excess of composure that he makes it look boring.
― joe, Thursday, 6 May 2010 00:02 (fourteen years ago) link
i can't decipher if you're saying that's a good thing or a bad thing tbh
― scrappy dyaoo (darraghmac), Thursday, 6 May 2010 00:10 (fourteen years ago) link
its a pretty important thing in the premiership in the moment: barry, carrick, denilson, ballack, lucas- all kind of that same anon but important centre mid
― tart w/ a heart (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 6 May 2010 00:19 (fourteen years ago) link
i can't decipher etc
― scrappy dyaoo (darraghmac), Thursday, 6 May 2010 00:26 (fourteen years ago) link
huddlestone has become that guy, but with three or four world class crossfield passes per game. a little more consistency in the goalscoring and i can't see how he won't be in the running for england's first XI
― scrappy dyaoo (darraghmac), Thursday, 6 May 2010 00:27 (fourteen years ago) link
there was a beautiful moment where he dummied to shoot, beat his man, dummied to shoot again, then slipped it wide for lennon (who cut inside, crossed for the Crouch knockdown, fell to Bale on the rising half-volley, almost sumptuous goal)
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Thursday, 6 May 2010 00:42 (fourteen years ago) link
yes that was good. thudd dummies look nonsensical, it's like watching a glacier send you the wrong way over aeons
― scrappy dyaoo (darraghmac), Thursday, 6 May 2010 00:47 (fourteen years ago) link
he did it a couple of times to notable effect. when he chooses to skin his man it is like some great natural wrong has been unleashed
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Thursday, 6 May 2010 00:49 (fourteen years ago) link
live an avalanche, but w/a football imo
― scrappy dyaoo (darraghmac), Thursday, 6 May 2010 00:51 (fourteen years ago) link
^^^typo but this is what goalkeepers do when Huddlestone swings his leg back to shoot
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Thursday, 6 May 2010 00:53 (fourteen years ago) link
bet king has annabel's drained at this stage tbh.
― scrappy dyaoo (darraghmac), Thursday, 6 May 2010 00:56 (fourteen years ago) link
Letter writing campaign starts here
― May be half naked, but knows a good headline when he sees it (darraghmac), Friday, 28 May 2010 14:23 (fourteen years ago) link
XDDDDDDDDD
― some men enjoy the feeling of being owned (acoleuthic), Friday, 28 May 2010 14:26 (fourteen years ago) link
i dunno what capello reads, who's got italian though? let's do this.
― May be half naked, but knows a good headline when he sees it (darraghmac), Friday, 28 May 2010 14:30 (fourteen years ago) link
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God, this place is depressing today
― MPx4A, Friday, 28 May 2010 14:34 (fourteen years ago) link
hang on it's perfect now
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― some men enjoy the feeling of being owned (acoleuthic), Friday, 28 May 2010 14:35 (fourteen years ago) link
perfectly weighted pass for keane (keane scored 2 today!)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk86UFkfAi0&feature=player_embedded
hoping thudd has a huge season this year, can't believe how young he still is. actually all the spurs midfield: bale, modric, thudd, lennon could be lining up together for 6+ years. kranjcar and corluka too.
― mizzell, Saturday, 7 August 2010 22:54 (thirteen years ago) link
would hate to see this guy go and waste 2 years waiting for ferguson to realise just how to play him. see berbatov.
― i dont love everything, i love football (darraghmac), Tuesday, 21 September 2010 15:29 (thirteen years ago) link
lucky boyhttp://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=839971&sec=england&cc=5901
― mizzell, Monday, 8 November 2010 19:11 (thirteen years ago) link
never mind that
his effort tonight
― cant believe you sb'd me for that (darraghmac), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 00:38 (thirteen years ago) link
he had that christ-like pose for the yomp off the post.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 01:22 (thirteen years ago) link
it was very nearly a karate kid pose, beautiful stuff. some great 60-70 yards balls too, he's in the groove atm
we'll not discuss the grooves on elmander's chest, though
― cant believe you sb'd me for that (darraghmac), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 01:27 (thirteen years ago) link