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by Barriecuda
Sun Mar 08, 2015 4:48 pm
Forum: On the Terraces
Topic: The Mesut Özil Thread
Replies: 725
Views: 64486

Re: The Mesut Özil Thread

I Hate Hleb wrote:What happened to the good old days when people evaluated a performance by the evidence of their own eyes? :rubchin: :banghead: :banghead:
After "the dress", no one can trust their eyes anymore :shock:
by Barriecuda
Sun Mar 08, 2015 9:35 am
Forum: On the Terraces
Topic: Classless Chavs
Replies: 184
Views: 28297

Re: Classless Chavs

From Chelsea FC Twitter Happy birthday to Paul Canoville, Chelsea's first black player... #CFC Embedded image permalink How fucking classless is that ? Proving a little point are we Chavs? Chelsea's first black player ?? Do they tweet birthday greetings to all ex players ? If yes, do they catogoris...
by Barriecuda
Sun Mar 08, 2015 9:34 am
Forum: On the Terraces
Topic: Jack Wilshere
Replies: 1259
Views: 80586

Re: Jack Wilshere: Over-Rated?

Jack follows the typical English progression, ala Michael Owen 1. Get noticed at young age 2. Have series of good club performances 3. Be hailed as England's great savior, centre of media cirus 4. Play 12-months-a-year balancing club duties with being overused by a series of failing England managers...
by Barriecuda
Sun Mar 08, 2015 9:27 am
Forum: On the Terraces
Topic: Abou Diaby - Injuries Thread
Replies: 1816
Views: 138791

Re: Abou Diaby - Injuries Thread

A sad story really. I've advocated for Diaby to go for a long time, as it's expensive to carry a player, and from a business perspective that is still sound, rationale advice. The cynic in me sometimes wonders, would he have been better served by a fitness/physio regime other than the one(s) provide...
by Barriecuda
Sun Mar 08, 2015 9:22 am
Forum: On the Terraces
Topic: The Mesut Özil Thread
Replies: 725
Views: 64486

Re: The Mesut Özil Thread

North America is very big on analyitics these days, but it doesn't seem to have the same clout over in the UK. Ozil is one of those rare players who is difficult to defend - when the team plays poorly, it's easy to spot his failings, and when the team does well, it's often with Ozil contributing in ...
by Barriecuda
Sun Mar 08, 2015 9:17 am
Forum: On the Terraces
Topic: Arsenal 2015 - 2016 3rd Kit "Inspired by Ronnie Corbett"
Replies: 11
Views: 4693

Re: Arsenal 2015 - 2016 3rd Kit "Inspired by Ronnie Corbett"

One certainty about ‘leaked’ images of an unreleased kit is that while they may not be completely accurate, the designs are often very similar to the final version. Nonsense. The amount of "leaks" is staggering and are often very, very wrong. I don't think there's anything to be feared fr...
by Barriecuda
Sun Aug 10, 2014 8:16 pm
Forum: On the Terraces
Topic: FANTASY FOOTBALL
Replies: 111
Views: 16825

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL

Hey mates, nice to see you guys again. What's the code for the Online Gooner Fantasy EPL league this season?
by Barriecuda
Sat May 17, 2014 1:58 am
Forum: On the Terraces
Topic: Bradford.FC fire (Hillsborough Comparison)
Replies: 89
Views: 14474

Re: Bradford.FC fire (Hillsborough Comparison)

This has certainly spread, I know a few Arsenal pubs here in Canada are doing a 56th minute stand & applause. Glad to see these souls getting some remembrance too.
by Barriecuda
Sat May 17, 2014 1:53 am
Forum: On the Terraces
Topic: Frimpong has been released by Barnsley
Replies: 88
Views: 12846

Re: Frimpong has been released by Barnsley

Interesting takes from Quartz and the rest. I think young players deserve some leeway, I mean sometimes we're pretty hard on these guys who are just kids really (one example was JW being caught smoking). But there's limits, and Frimpong seemingly grew tiresome for these clubs. He really did look the...
by Barriecuda
Mon Feb 24, 2014 3:41 pm
Forum: On the Terraces
Topic: Transfer flops of the season so far
Replies: 49
Views: 5811

Re: Transfer flops of the season so far

I think a player who gets little playing time can't really be fairly called a flop, unless their lack of playing time is a result of lack of quality. So, I'd take Lamela and Jovetic and lower them on the list. Ozil hasn't been 42m of value but he's improved the team around him and has great potentia...
by Barriecuda
Mon Feb 24, 2014 3:36 pm
Forum: On the Terraces
Topic: Bergkamp statue
Replies: 110
Views: 10486

Re: Bergkamp statue

Yeah I'm pretty disappointed with the statue, the legend himself deserved a little better.

If I were to choose the next statue:
-Ian Wright
-Rocky Rocastle (with the thumbs up pose)
-Pat Rice
by Barriecuda
Sun Feb 23, 2014 8:12 pm
Forum: On the Terraces
Topic: If Celtic go unbeaten
Replies: 35
Views: 4312

Re: If Celtic go unbeaten

Pft, Celtic are playing in a league where the teams barely fight back. Hardly worth bragging about.
by Barriecuda
Thu Oct 03, 2013 1:42 pm
Forum: On the Terraces
Topic: Toffees losing their badge to a cartoon too...
Replies: 32
Views: 5184

Re: Toffees losing their badge to a cartoon too...

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/03/everton-badge-new-crest-roberto-martinez http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/columnists/2013/10/3/1380795795147/Everton-crest-011.jpg Nice. Top marks to Everton supporters for fighting an awful change, and good for the club to listen to them....
by Barriecuda
Wed Oct 02, 2013 4:42 pm
Forum: On the Terraces
Topic: Cost of kids local football....outrageous
Replies: 23
Views: 3765

Re: Cost of kids local football....outrageous

Wow, that is some outrageous pricing. It's obviously not pegged to the market either because the demand for grassroots football in the UK has been declining for a while, from what I've been reading. Our men's team here (similar to a pub team) pays 1700 GBP to play in heated, boarded indoor facilitie...