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I take my hat off to Moyes mind. Not just for the signing but for shouldering the grief he must have known would be coming when we signed him ( certainly from me) and being ballsy enough to go with his instinct and judgement. I suppose I've realised I'm fickle as out because I hated Moyes a few weeks back but now see a bloke who is honest, has belief in himself and no shortage of tactical and motivational nous.
 
Know I'm bumping this again like but, is this still being bumped? Even after everyone on this thread has said umpteen times they are chuffed to be proved wrong by the lad?!?

Stand by my comments at the time, he always looked like a right donkey whenever I saw him play in the past and his goals per season were utter shite (18 in 131 appearances for Everton? Haway!).

Like I've said plenty since, glad to be proved wrong so far and glad he has fitted in here like the missing link. Not often I complain about players being signed but this really did look like a shite signing at the time (with stats to back that up). Glad he proved me wrong as to how shite he would be. Shit happens. Let's hope he continues his form.
 
Know I'm bumping this again like but, is this still being bumped? Even after everyone on this thread has said umpteen times they are chuffed to be proved wrong by the lad?!?

Stand by my comments at the time, he always looked like a right donkey whenever I saw him play in the past and his goals per season were utter shite (18 in 131 appearances for Everton? Haway!).

Like I've said plenty since, glad to be proved wrong so far and glad he has fitted in here like the missing link. Not often I complain about players being signed but this really did look like a shite signing at the time (with stats to back that up). Glad he proved me wrong as to how shite he would be. Shit happens. Let's hope he continues his form.
How can you say you've been proven wrong but stand by what you said at the time? :confused:
 
Don't agree with that like. I was convinced Anichebe was a shit signing, I'm ecstatic that I was wrong. It's ok to be wrong.

Me neither, you can give an opinion on a signing before he has played for us like. For example I thought Januzaj was a shit signing for a number of different reasons

Whoever we sign I hope they do well but it's fairly common that some people are going to think signings are shit or signings are crap based on their knowledge of a player. Only problem is if people stick to their initial opinions when performances on the pitch no longer warrant it
 
I think there are a lot of people (on both sides of this argument, and on many other similar threads) who regularly take the importance of their own views on an internet message board far too seriously. Some people genuinely seem to believe that there are hundreds of people hanging on their every word as gospel, or seem to be in a competition for credibility and relevance in their lives by trying to 'win' arguments about football on the internet.

Whether someone was right or wrong about the signing of a player, on post 267, on one of hundreds of threads a day on an internet message board, three months ago, very few people will remember, and hardly any will care, whether you are now looking to say I told you so about a post you once got right on the internet a few months ago, or whether you feel the need frantically to justify your argument.

It's a similar phenomenon to sad old gits ringing up football phone ins and saying 'Marco / Ando, you may remember that I rang up a few months ago to put on record my thoughts about Anichebe / Yedlin / whoever.' No, barely anybody remembered your opinion at the point at which you put the phone down.

The reality is that what's said on here is often remembered especially if it's posted in a bombastic arrogant manner as when someone posted the 'Defoe worst signing ever' thread.

Those posting their views are quite keen to remind everyone if they're right so surely it's only fair to remind them if they're wrong.

You've done exactly that yourself in the past.

You're right though, it's just a daft little chat forum, so hard to understand why some people take everything so literally and seriously.

Know I'm bumping this again like but, is this still being bumped? Even after everyone on this thread has said umpteen times they are chuffed to be proved wrong by the lad?!?

Stand by my comments at the time, he always looked like a right donkey whenever I saw him play in the past and his goals per season were utter shite (18 in 131 appearances for Everton? Haway!).

Like I've said plenty since, glad to be proved wrong so far and glad he has fitted in here like the missing link. Not often I complain about players being signed but this really did look like a shite signing at the time (with stats to back that up). Glad he proved me wrong as to how shite he would be. Shit happens. Let's hope he continues his form.

I bumped it in the spirit of Christmas to congratulate a lad for his prediction of Palace & Benteke and just for fun ...... I'll be bumping a few more.

It was nothing to do with your comments mate.
 
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Know I'm bumping this again like but, is this still being bumped? Even after everyone on this thread has said umpteen times they are chuffed to be proved wrong by the lad?!?

Stand by my comments at the time, he always looked like a right donkey whenever I saw him play in the past and his goals per season were utter shite (18 in 131 appearances for Everton? Haway!).

Like I've said plenty since, glad to be proved wrong so far and glad he has fitted in here like the missing link. Not often I complain about players being signed but this really did look like a shite signing at the time (with stats to back that up). Glad he proved me wrong as to how shite he would be. Shit happens. Let's hope he continues his form.
I don't mind a post being bumped, it's only a bit of fun but there's those happy to pontificate about it whilst if done to them the toys come out of pram. Only a daft forum and shouldn't be taken too seriously.
 
I don't mind a post being bumped, it's only a bit of fun but there's those happy to pontificate about it whilst if done to them the toys come out of pram. Only a daft forum and shouldn't be taken too seriously.

I once posted I thought Altidore was going to be a success playing as a wide forward in his 2nd season for us, sort of filling the hole Borini left behind under Poyet. No one will have made a worse prediction than that like
 
I once posted I thought Altidore was going to be a success playing as a wide forward in his 2nd season for us, sort of filling the hole Borini left behind under Poyet. No one will have made a worse prediction than that like

I once posted, from the concourse bar at Arsenal, that Toivonen was settling into the game ....... we were battered in the 2nd half and he rarely played again :rolleyes:
 
I once posted I thought Altidore was going to be a success playing as a wide forward in his 2nd season for us, sort of filling the hole Borini left behind under Poyet. No one will have made a worse prediction than that like
I said Rodwell was a great signing and that ranieri was a bad appointment for Leicester! I might have trumped you there! :lol:

I once posted from the concourse bar at Arsenal that Toivonen was settling into the game ....... we were battered in the 2nd half and he rarely played again :rolleyes:
Oh yes I remember bumping that, you took it well! :eek:
 
Oh yes I remember bumping that, you took it well! :eek:

You never bumped it.

You posted about it a dozen times, on threads that had nowt to do with it, claiming I'd said he was a superstar or something along those lines.

I posted the quote, which wasn't what you'd claimed, and you never mentioned it again :D
 
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You never bumped it.

You posted about it a dozen times on threads that had nowt to do with it claiming I'd said he was a superstar or something along those lines.

I posted the quote and you never mentioned it again :D
Posted the quote,,bumped what's the difference? At least you took it in good grace! :lol:
 
Know I'm bumping this again like but, is this still being bumped? Even after everyone on this thread has said umpteen times they are chuffed to be proved wrong by the lad?!?

Stand by my comments at the time, he always looked like a right donkey whenever I saw him play in the past and his goals per season were utter shite (18 in 131 appearances for Everton? Haway!).

Like I've said plenty since, glad to be proved wrong so far and glad he has fitted in here like the missing link. Not often I complain about players being signed but this really did look like a shite signing at the time (with stats to back that up). Glad he proved me wrong as to how shite he would be. Shit happens. Let's hope he continues his form.
The annoying thing is that it's been posted on here many times that about two thirds of his so called appearances were as sub and that his record when he was actually on the pitch isn't too bad yet these facts are continually ignored.
 
Posted the quote,,bumped what's the difference? At least you took it in good grace! :lol:

You did neither and only posted it to other people, not to me.

You took a comment about a specific game and twisted it to 'prove your point'.

I've absolutely no problem with people quoting what I've said as long as they do it honestly.
 
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