Olivier Giroud - Another Alan Smith or "Le Chapman"?

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Re: Olivier Giroud and Alan Smith

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g88ner wrote:
I Hate Hleb wrote:
SteveO 35 wrote:... the Slug of Montpellier...
:coffeespit: :coffeespit: :coffeespit:

Brilliant!! 8) :lol: :lol: :wink:
Giroud is seen walking down the streets of Montpellier NAKED :shock: giving Platini a piggy back ride :o

A pedestrian stops, turns to Giroud and says "excuse moi, monsieur Giroud. Why are you naked? and why have you got monsieur Platini on your back?"

"Ah!" exclaims Giroud, "we are going to a fancy dress party!"

"as what? :? " asks the perplexed pedestrian.

"as a snail!" says Giroud proudly.

"a snail? erm... ok, and Platini?" :?

"well, I'm the snail and Platini is michel" (me-shell :oops: :D )
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That must've been the worst joke I ever read :oops: :lol: :lol:

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kite wrote:
g88ner wrote:
I Hate Hleb wrote:
SteveO 35 wrote:... the Slug of Montpellier...
:coffeespit: :coffeespit: :coffeespit:

Brilliant!! 8) :lol: :lol: :wink:
Giroud is seen walking down the streets of Montpellier NAKED :shock: giving Platini a piggy back ride :o

A pedestrian stops, turns to Giroud and says "excuse moi, monsieur Giroud. Why are you naked? and why have you got monsieur Platini on your back?"

"Ah!" exclaims Giroud, "we are going to a fancy dress party!"

"as what? :? " asks the perplexed pedestrian.

"as a snail!" says Giroud proudly.

"a snail? erm... ok, and Platini?" :?

"well, I'm the snail and Platini is michel" (me-shell :oops: :D )
:shock:
That must've been the worst joke I ever read :oops: :lol: :lol:
:cussing: :box: :hammer:

Perhaps the punchline works better with a northern accent :oops: :oops: :lol:

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highburyJD wrote:was a decent header
http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/1- ... v-georgia/


Chances are, if your head is a twelve sided thruppenny bit, it's gonna hit one of them spot on, whether you direct the header, or not. :lol:

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His funny shaped head seems rather massively popular with the ladies
maybe some of our single posters should get the angle grinder out...

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this had to be posted,
simply because I know how much you guys love a bit of statistical analysis:
http://thebottomcorner.com/2013/03/20/s ... ut-season/

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highburyJD wrote:this had to be posted,
simply because I know how much you guys love a bit of statistical analysis:
http://thebottomcorner.com/2013/03/20/s ... ut-season/
:tickedoff:

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Anybody who has a fantasy football team, put Giroud in now

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Didier Drogba's first season at Chelsea
Appearances 41 Goals 16 Assists 5

Olivier Giroud's first season at Arsenal (so far)
Appearances 42 Goals 16 Assists 13

NA NA NANANANA NANANANA GIRRRRRRROOUUUUDDDD!!!! :barscarf: :barscarf:

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Ah, but we could all play that game.....

Drogba's silverware first season - One title, One League Cup (in which he scored the winner in the Final);

Giroud's silverware first season - didly squat (unless you include being the slowest athlete on earth)

:lol: :lol: :wink:

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we still have the 4th place trophy to play for :wink:

he showed some pace in getting forward for his goal yesterday

i think Giroud doesnt get enough credit, he's doing well for his first season in english football, he could have got more goals but too many negative people about nowadays...understand why, we've been through shit last few years but he's looking good so far, hope he gets better each season.

maybe if Giroud had played against Bradford, maybe he would have a league cup in his first season in english football...

manager made the difference? Wenger vs Mourinho?

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No, Giroud is just a bad footballer.

Effort and guts will get you some patience and a lot of respect. Specially from this mother fucker.

But in the real reality of it all, he's just really really bad.

Really.

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if you think Giroud is three reallys bad
do you find watching most football hugely stressful and upsetting?
if your opinion is consistent
the vast majority of players that you've ever seen must be dreadful at the game...

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If Arsenal as a club were honest about their ambitions then it wouldn't be so bad.

Giroud is the type of footballer that will have you punting around in 4th, 5th, 6th. And thats fine, if indeed 4th, 5th, 6th is the sum total of your ambition.

But when you harp on about wanting to challenge for the very best trophies, a player of Girouds calibre just ain't gonna get you them. Hand on heart JD, in any other top league, that's top league, in European football which club in the top 2 of those leagues do you think would make a sizeable offer for him and have him spearhead their assault on first place?

He's a bit like Bendtner in that some of the parts of his game cannot be improved on any more. His touch. Thats as good as its ever gonna get now. Ever.

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Number 5 wrote:If Arsenal as a club were honest about their ambitions then it wouldn't be so bad.

Giroud is the type of footballer that will have you punting around in 4th, 5th, 6th. And thats fine, if indeed 4th, 5th, 6th is the sum total of your ambition.

But when you harp on about wanting to challenge for the very best trophies, a player of Girouds calibre just ain't gonna get you them. Hand on heart JD, in any other top league, that's top league, in European football which club in the top 2 of those leagues do you think would make a sizeable offer for him and have him spearhead their assault on first place?

He's a bit like Bendtner in that some of the parts of his game cannot be improved on any more. His touch. Thats as good as its ever gonna get now. Ever.
didnt he strike Montpellier to the Ligue 1 title over big spending PSG? French league might not the biggest of European leagues but still has some good teams...Drogba came from Marseille after all.

I say give him time, he's already surpassed Drogba's first season stats but Drogba stepped into a title winning calibre side, thats a big difference. He's a good addition to the squad and has the right attitude, unlike Bendtner who you mentioned.

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