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    Quote Originally Posted by Adrock View Post
    Does she have a pair of Supergirl knickers?
    Not quite.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin View Post
    He's only been in charge for 3 games and Heskey's been injured for 2.5 of them.
    Of the three games Heskey has been fit under him he has started two and came on to score in another.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Fly View Post
    Not quite.....



    Jeez I could watch that for 24 hours and that would not be good for an old man.

    Who is this personification of womanhood and if its Stephen Irelands girlfriend then I can say for the first time that I am jealous of the guy.

    The contours in the vital area are a thing of beauty !

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    Quote Originally Posted by theworm2345 View Post
    Houllier should mind his own damn business. How can he say he wants his players playing at a high level when he's constantly playing the likes of Reo-Coker, Albrighton, and Heskey, none of whom play internationally (all of whom are perfectly serviceable players on their day). Maybe he is secretly hoping he gets injured on international duty. The thought of this **** soiling the green jersey again makes my skin crawl.
    First of all, it is his business as Ireland is a Villa player and Houllier wants him to play internationals. Similar to the way in which Tony Pulis likes it when Glenn Whelan gets game time with Ireland. Houllier did not sign Ireland and he can use whatever team selection methods he prefers to determine his first team placings (that includes international performances btw). That is provided that his employers are happy with his results on the pitch (results garnered through his methods). And further, who are the seasoned internationals in Houllier's squad that would replace Reo-Coker, Albrighton, and Heskey? (don't you dare say bleedin John Carew either as he is at the same level as Heskey). He has not been in charge of the club during any transfer window either. You do realize how retarded your post was right? Besides, Mark Albrighton is an excellent player.
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    Quote Originally Posted by theworm2345 View Post
    Of the three games Heskey has been fit under him he has started two and came on to score in another.
    You're just being pedantic now.

    Heskey has had a long international career and is probably at the stage where he'll benefit from the few weeks off each season. He's already proven he can play at that level. Ireland only has a few Europa League and a few internationals to show for himself.

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    Fair play to Houllier.

    Ireland and Trap both need a boot up the hole on this one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin View Post
    You're just being pedantic now.
    Correcting a factual error is pedantic?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin View Post
    You're just being pedantic now.

    Heskey has had a long international career and is probably at the stage where he'll benefit from the few weeks off each season. He's already proven he can play at that level. Ireland only has a few Europa League and a few internationals to show for himself.
    As well as that, Capello recently wanted Heskey to come back from international retirement. So he still could be an international player.

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    http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...ngland&cc=5901
    "They're coming in with £10,000 watches on their wrists and walking around as if they have played 200 Premier League games."

    We wouldn't know anyone like that, would we Stephen?
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    Anyone read Louise Taylor's write up on Sunderland v Villa in today's Guardian? Maybe someone can stick up a link. I'm in an internet cafe with the clock ticking.

    She was openly hostile to Stephen Ireland, the whole theme of the article was about how he was lost and she couldn't hide her dislike for him. She quoted City "insiders" as saying "he's in the top 5% talent-wise, bottom 5% mental-strength-wise". Worth reading...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stuttgart88 View Post
    Anyone read Louise Taylor's write up on Sunderland v Villa in today's Guardian? Maybe someone can stick up a link. I'm in an internet cafe with the clock ticking.

    She was openly hostile to Stephen Ireland, the whole theme of the article was about how he was lost and she couldn't hide her dislike for him. She quoted City "insiders" as saying "he's in the top 5% talent-wise, bottom 5% mental-strength-wise". Worth reading...
    Here it is: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...premier-league
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    Stephen's driving a Smart Car now.....

    http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&so...,161.98,,0,6.9

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Fly View Post
    Stephen's driving a Smart Car now.....

    http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&so...,161.98,,0,6.9
    Hahaha Brilliant!

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    I've only just noticed that some threads contain an attachment.......Do'h!

    Anyway, top marks for this one!


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    Houllier slams Ireland.

    Can't say I'm surprised.
    Ou-est le Centre George Pompidou?

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    Not a word from Manblue lately.... I wonder if he is the man himself!!
    I pity the fool!.... But suggest ways that he might improve himself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton View Post
    Houllier slams Ireland.

    Can't say I'm surprised.
    Fair play to Houllier. Anyone watching Ireland play last season would have come to the same conclusion - Mancini certainly did.

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    Delighted that Houllier has such a high opinion of Clark to start him in midfield. He's going to be brilliant for us.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton View Post
    Houllier slams Ireland.

    Can't say I'm surprised.
    It will be intereting to see how a sensitive lad like Stephen responds to such a public dressing down.

    Will he spit the dummy or knuckle down and show that he is not one of these young guys acting flash without having done a whole lot in the game.

    Genuinely, it will be intereting to see what occurs.

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    Yeah, I agree.

    Part of me is glad that the "Stephen Ireland is the be all and end all of Irish football" bubble is bursting, but the inquisitive / curious part of me is genuinely interested to see how this pans out.

    My natural reaction is to be utterly contemptive of Ireland's attitude, but he's a symptom, not the problem. Football has big problems. The international federation is not fit for purpose, and many of the national federations aren't either. The lunatics run the asylum.

    The interests of stakeholders are totally misaligned: for every footballer looking after number one and pulling the strings, there are tens of thousands of supporters (customers in any other business) with virtually no say. Officials on the pitch are barely fit for purpose either, and the players, without any sense of dignity or integrity, will exploit any human weakness in officialdom they can find.

    The Nani goal yesterday illustrates football's problem perfectly: the officials weren't up to it, the goalkeeper was too thick to adhere to the most basic of basic principles (play the whistle), the goalscorer hadn't a shred of basic integrity or sportsmanship (nor did the game expect him to have any), the opposing captain was allowed a private audience with the officals while they were consulting, possibly because of his fame / status, and nobody really believes it's all a symptom of anything wrong anyway.

    It's not just a freak event, it's a bellweather event, exemplifying just how badly one of the world's simplest games is played and administered.

    Dunphy was bang on in his post-WC Final synopsis: football is enduring a crisis of authority, on and off the pitch.

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