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A former housemate of mine grew up in Blackburn and got into football in the mid-90s. He was put off by all his mates supporting their local team and instead chose to support Manchester United 
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Babby Thatcher posted:do you remember the Blackburn plastics? in Cornwall they emerged in about February of their title winning season and had entirely disappeared (mainly to Newcastle, lmao) by 1997. One of them is a professional footballer now Yeah one year in school a bunch of kids had switched to supporting Blackburn alongside their love of Brazil.  I understand supporting another country when it's Copa America or yours didn't qualify or whatever, but people that won't shutup about how poo poo England are and about how they support
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Jul 24, 2012 16:01
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I don't think you guys understand the point of this thread. Or maybe you do.
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Jul 24, 2012 18:25
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What happens when sectarianism and tribalism is mixed with Aspergers? Why the dispute on Wikipedia over whether or not the Rangers playing this coming season are the same as the Rangers playing last season, that's what: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Rangers_F.C. Not going to bother copying and pasting it because you really need to see the whole thing in all its glory.
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Jul 26, 2012 07:39
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That's a lot of text to show that some (okay, a lot of) people don't understand what the phrase "incorporated as a PLC in 1899" means...
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Jul 26, 2012 12:14
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I just saw Moneyball for the first time. It's amazing. It's like a reverse metaphor for what is going on in football right now. Well, except for City this transfer period, I guess.
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Jul 29, 2012 22:34
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I debated posting this in the kits thread, but by all rights it belongs here:
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Jul 31, 2012 23:27
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2183077/Mathieu-Debuchy-angry-Lyon-preventing-Newcastle-move.html This article is terrible. They aren't even consistent in getting the club wrong either since they do call it Lille at one point
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Aug 3, 2012 11:29
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Imagine after Cazorla and Sahin signs then RVP announce that hes staying and all these was his ploy to get Wenger strengthen the squad.
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Aug 3, 2012 13:14
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a bad poster yall posted:Imagine after Cazorla and Sahin signs then RVP announce that hes staying and all these was his ploy to get Wenger strengthen the squad. Szcz Sagna Kosc Verm Santos Song Arteta Cazorla The Ox RvP Podolski 
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Aug 3, 2012 17:05
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plainswalker75 posted:I debated posting this in the kits thread, but by all rights it belongs here: lmao this is so American
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Aug 3, 2012 20:51
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quote:
I think it's obvious which forum this is from.
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Aug 6, 2012 17:34
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Robin going to United would be a bigger knife in the back than Na$ri, Ad£bayor and Ca$hley leaving us combined. My love for him (and possibly football) would die an immediate death.
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Aug 6, 2012 18:53
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Aug 6, 2012 20:38
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chelsea fan5 minutes ago iam happy cazorla joined arsenal but if sahin come to to arsenal arsenal midfeld will be cazorla,sahin alex chamberlon and wilshea but rosinkey will play untill he back but what will happen to song arteat rosinkey and walcot but if cazorla the only midfeldr to comes what will happen to artea rosinkey and walcott all those players don't deserve bench ok and rosinkey alredy this year signed a new contract so what will happen to them can someone explaine
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Aug 7, 2012 14:07
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The genuine concerns really comes through and it's quite sweet.
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Aug 7, 2012 14:35
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rosinkey
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Aug 7, 2012 16:05
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chamberlon What was that Cantona one from a while back? Cantola?
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Aug 7, 2012 19:38
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Mods rename me Arteat Rosinkey tia.
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Aug 7, 2012 23:33
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Ninpo posted:chamberlon Think it was Cantolar.
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Aug 8, 2012 04:08
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Bovril Delight posted:Think it was Cantolar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjQwIqkYDeo It's not that far off tbf
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Aug 8, 2012 08:49
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http://community.manutd.com/forums/p/149200/1379988.aspx Re: Charlie Adam = overrated! quote:In my opinion, in the present day he is possibly better than Scholesy, has the same range of passing, same extent of vision, is more mobile than Scholes, can strike a good free-kick or corner, and can tackle a lot better than Scholesy. I think £10 - 15 Million for this player would be a bargain, Sign him up Fergie! quote:Most Barca players are - while undeniably brilliant - made to look slightly better than they actually are. I'm not saying Iniesta is overrated. He's an awesome player but in fact there isn't too much passing that Iniesta could do and Adam couldn't. Iniesta's dribbling skills roughly make up for Adam's set-pieces.
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Aug 10, 2012 00:31
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I'm so loving confused right now
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Aug 10, 2012 02:43
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quote:How long before the Transfer market collapses? United fans lol
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Aug 10, 2012 09:30
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quote:And another thing .. the SFA should be renamed Big Brother with enough rules to choke a horse. It keeps the jobsworths in a job of course. What other business is dictated to, on who to employ, how you should pay your employees, what contracts they should have and how their accountants deal with tax issues? Is this communist Scotland?
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Aug 11, 2012 18:00
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(re: Peterborough beating Man Utd reserves) Wow the United propaganda machine the beeb, talksport,sky and the United red tops kept this result quiet.Well United are the media darlings all said and done. 
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Aug 14, 2012 11:58
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in the last 5 years:- out has gone, ronaldo, tevez, saha, berbatov, owen in has come hernandez welbeck has come through rooney has remained. so we once had rooney, tevez, ronaldo, berbatov with welbeck / macheda coming through. as it stands......loosing carrick would be a total knightmare but with scholes and giggsy playing on this year along with anderson/cleverley (who started brightly together) and kagawa then we could get by for a couple of week. if we lost rooney for any period of time i dont think any central defensive partnership on the counrty would fear us. i cant remember having saying that about united.
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Aug 14, 2012 12:09
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quote:A Newcastle fan just rang up Talksport saying that Arsenal are like Newcastle now, in that they have to hope and pray that the big clubs don't come in for their stars because the stars will naturally want to go.
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Aug 14, 2012 20:08
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Well, he's right about Arsenal lacking that 'special' aura and their fear of poaching.
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Aug 14, 2012 21:27
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Xabi posted:Well, he's right about Arsenal lacking that 'special' aura and their fear of poaching. I was waiting for you to post this 
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Aug 14, 2012 21:40
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Liverpool have done well not to lose anyone considering. They probably could have got back into the Champion's League had that £100m been better spent too
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Scott Bakula posted:Liverpool have done well not to lose anyone considering. They probably could have got back into the Champion's League had that £100m been better spent too Helps that their best players all have question marks over them like injuries or racism and no big club needs a keeper ATM.
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Aug 14, 2012 21:48
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drat you guys have hit a goldmine of bad loving posts, yeah?
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Aug 14, 2012 21:49
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T. Mascis posted:drat you guys have hit a goldmine of bad loving posts, yeah? Replies In response to the posts are off limits?
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a bad poster yall posted:Replies In response to the posts are off limits? Take the boring sniping to the matchday threads or get banned, all of you
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hahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaha I’ve written before in certain threads about the importance of zone 14 in the modern game. This is the area immediately outside the penalty area, as indicated on the diagram below.  The importance of operating ‘between the lines’ isn’t a secret in football, as players who operate in ‘the hole’ have been around for a long time, and their value well recognised. However, the tactical make-up of the best teams in the world over the last 10 years have been structured to maximise the effectiveness of zone 14 in attack, while providing the necessary defensive system to prevent opponents operating in this zone. At Euro 2004, over 50% of all successful passes into the penalty area came from zone 14, and evidence from the Premier League in the middle of the last decade suggested that about 75% of goals were scored either directly from zone 14, or from a final pass played from this zone. The 4-2-3-1 system (which can also look like, or be adapted to, a 4-4-1-1, 4-3-3, 4-5-1 or 4-2-2-2) has become the formation of choice for the tactically astute manager over the last decade, particularly in big games. There are a number of very good reasons for this: 1. Double pivot - two defensive midfielders to the layman. With possitionally aware midfielders, you can prevent the opposition operating in zone 5. (their zone 14). This allows a pressing team to control the most dangerous areas effectively, while still allowing the front 4 to work together and hunt in packs. 2. Progressive full backs - with a back 4 comprising of the CBs and CMs, the full backs are able to join attacks with confidence a mistake can be covered. 3. Multiple players are able to operate in zone 14 as width can be provided by the full-backs and added freedom to have runners ahead of the ball provided by the double pivot My view is we are neglecting the importance of zone 14 both in attack and defence (zone 5). Our opponents get a lot of time and space in this zone when they attack, particularly when Lucas and Spearing are missing. It often looks too easy for opponents to get good possession in this zone facing our goal (Campell dropped off and turned on the ball before shooting against the post for Sunderland's goal today). In attack, we do not operate in this zone very effectively. We either build too much of our play down the wings or rarely have options ahead of the ball on the few occasions we do get good possession in zone 14. As for our crossing, it is ineffective, not purely because of execution, but because of how we get the ball into crossing areas. It isn’t just about getting bodies into the box. Research carried out looking at the style of play of successful teams at the highest level indicates that the best teams construct attacks in an outside-inside-outside fashion, where the ball is played wide as it enters the attacking third, whereas less successful teams play up the wings into the final third before crossing the ball.  If a ball is played wide late, it could go to either wing, which means the man who then crosses it is likely to have more time and space. It also means that the opposite full-back is less likely to be in position to cover the back post, and the centre backs less likely to be in position to clear the cross. Van Persie’s first goal against us is a great example of how to work a crossing opportunity. Rosicky cuts into the centre of the pitch before spreading it wide into the final third to Sagna, who had space as Enrique had moved across to pick up Walcott’s run, while Downing tracks Rosicky as he carries the ball infield. (Incidentally, Walcott’s move off the right could be covered by a holding midfielder if we had a double pivot). 
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I feel like closing the thread, my god I can't breathe
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Aug 15, 2012 13:22
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You only saw that Zone 14 thread recently?
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TyChan posted:You only saw that Zone 14 thread recently? Yep, new to me as of 5 minutes ago
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