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How do you have time? You find space to receive the ball, your first touch is immaculate not allowing anyone to think they can pinch the ball. Then you have options, to play it quickly, to hold it, to carry the ball, to go left or right. The defender can't easily close you down because he has no idea what you are going to do.
Alright John Barnes

Anyone else read that to the tune of “World in Motion”?

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My daft one is quite topical since there is a piece about him on the BBC at the moment, but for some bizarre reason I got it into my head that Roly Gregoire was going to be our greatest acquisition/success of my lifetime, until I saw him miss that absolute sitter v Blackburn?? from the Fulwell end. That was the end of that...
 
My pal said to me at the match a few years ago that Abdoullah Ba was one of the brightest talents we had and thought he'd go far in the game.
 
West Brom signed a clearly over the hill Mike Phelan when he left Man U. As was entirely predictable, his legs were too far gone to play CM.

I was telling anyone and everyone that he should play as a sweeper, where his lack of pace would be covered by his reading of the game.

The manager at the time (can't remember who) obviously agreed with my brilliant tactical nouse and indeed played Phelan as a sweeper....

3-0 down after 20mins. :oops:
 
Big Jack said that Stan Cummins would be the first million pound footballer. He left Sunderland on a free - albeit in extenuating circumstances when his contract wasn't renewed.
 
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