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    Chiellini

    Very interesting article on Giorgio Chiellini. Seems like a great guy to have in the squad - as a footballer and a man. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/04/03/giorgio-chiellini-juventus-gladiator-four-broken-noses-two-degrees/
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    Spurs convention

    Big love for the fighting cock boys. Great atmosphere today. Can't wait for Liverpool x
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    Full-backs and the future

    Love our guys - so improved and so important to our play. What's the future for full-backs, given they have such an important role to play in attack? Inverted? Swapping sides during a game? Playing with just one dedicated full-back? Rose started out as a winger but has been taught how to...
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    Poch's legacy?

    Our business model is based on player development. Our training centre is among the best in the world and we have an excellent academy. We also have a modern, knowledgable department for identifying players with the correct profile for the club. Clearly, we are focused on long-term, sustainable...
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    Riding the wave of optimism

    We seem to be doing things differently this year. Completing transfers early, addressing problem areas intelligently, moving on deadwood. Our commercial activity is ramping up and we're pressing ahead with exciting development projects. We've got a talented, young, hungry and increasingly...
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    A hypothetical question

    This might seem obvious based on logical analysis but I'm interested to know what people think. We're currently sixth in the league, with Chelsea, City, Arsenal, Utd and Liverpool above us. Let's assume the table will be the same at the end of the season. If the top five teams were taken out of...
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    Our Transfer Deadline Day

    With our fans losing their heads over our lack of activity on TDD, this is a good article which hopefully brings a little perspective. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/11066551/Transfer-Deadline-Day-Marquee-signings-more-important-than-winning-matches.html
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    Ryan Fredricks - Middlesbrough

    Season long loan. Hope to see the lad really kick on.
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    Two months working with Poch...

    ...and Danny Rose gets an England call up. I like the early signs.
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    Samuel Eto joins Everton

    Free transfer, wages reported to be 70k a week. Has to be a good deal for them?
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    What a squad...surely we'll finish top four?

    I won't list the whole squad but with all our new signings, plus Vlad and possibly Eriksen, 4th spot has to be the minimum target for this season. All respect to the coaching staff and players but 5th place or lower has to be seen as failure. So, which of the other teams are likely to miss out...
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    Radio 5live 'Wasted' series

    Not sure if this has been discussed already but did anyone hear the recent instalment of this series? It was a pretty interesting episode. Andy Van der Meyde talked about his demise from the game due to off-field activities including drink and drugs, but what was most thought-provoking for me...
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    Eva Carneiro...really?!

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    Humour me...

    I'm clearly bored and have too much time on my hands so please humour me...Which of the following teams, all things being equal, would come out on top? Team A Gomes Corluka Woodgate Gallas Bale Bentley Huddlestone Palacios Modric Crouch Pav vs Team B Cudicini Kaboul King Dawson Ekotto...
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    Terry Henry

    With David Villa signing for Barca, how would you feel about Levy attempting to bring Terry Henry to the lane?
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    Shamelessly nicked from the BBC website...

    ...A European team of the past decade (all of 1999 - all of 2009). Very hard given the wealth of talent from which to choose. To make it easier, only Europeans playing in Europe. I've also taken a bit of a liberty with my formation (3 CB's)... Buffon Cannavaro Maldini Puyol Giggs Zidane...
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    Gomes or Cudicini?

    Who will be our number one this year? Competition for places is one thing but I think it's generally accepted that succesful teams don't chop and change keepers during a season. I think i'm right in asserting that Cudicini has had more playing time this pre-season. Is that simply because he...
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    Director of Football

    We've had this system in place for a few seasons now and I was wondering whether people thought it was a success or not. We were told that it would bring stability to the club in terms of players and reduce the work load of the coach, but has it? The work load may well be reduced, but if a...
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