HammerPassionForLife 10:07 Sun Feb 19
Messi
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Another hat trick tonight. 145 goals in 200 appearances for Barcelona.
41 goals this season; 26 in the league.
6th hat trick of the season.
Amazing player.
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JimmyT
8:47 Mon Feb 20
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HPFL has given league goals and appearances only.
In all competitions he has made 309 appearances and scored 222 goals. He's also made 93 assists.
Ronaldo is a goal-scoring machine but is nowhere near Messi technically. When Ronaldo's pace goes he will not be anywhere near the same player; when Messi's pace goes he'll drop into midfield and play the Xavi role. His passing is as good as his finishing and his dribbling.
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Sven Roeder
6:49 Mon Feb 20
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He turned down the offer of a Spanish passport made to attempt to get him to play for Spain as , I think, a teenager.
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Far Cough
6:49 Mon Feb 20
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Di Stefano changed nationalities from Argentina to Spain while playing for Real
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Chi-townHammer
6:46 Mon Feb 20
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I bet Messi wishes every day that he was born Spanish.
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Far Cough
5:18 Mon Feb 20
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Who was it?
My guess Steve Bull
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hacko
5:17 Mon Feb 20
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In the Football League, (and I include all four divisions by whatever tarted up name they now proclaim themselves to be) the record for a single season is 8 hattricks by one player.
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Northern Sold
1:24 Mon Feb 20
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Yes it makes people run faster and last longer... there are no injuries now... it's all to do with plugging footballes into machines just like they did with Ivan Drago in Rocky 4
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collyrob
1:15 Mon Feb 20
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I'm confused did NS just confirm the sports science theory
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Bom Stickle
12:35 Mon Feb 20
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Just got back from Barcelona. That display was just outstanding. It was a pleasure to watch the whole team.
Don't think I could have picked a better game to watch.
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ManorParkHammer
12:33 Mon Feb 20
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I am not sure how far the SCOPE of SPORTS SCIENCE extends, Sold.
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Northern Sold
12:30 Mon Feb 20
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Do you think the sports scientists might be able to make him tackle properly?
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Northern Sold
12:18 Mon Feb 20
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Scholes is pushing near 50... is asthmatic... and ginger... and yet STILL plays for the champions....
THANK THE LORD FOR SPORTS SCIENCE
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plw
12:07 Mon Feb 20
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P
scholes may well start off in the same 'position' but he doesnt play the same role. he doesnt have the legs to get box to box anymore, he plays a more intelligent game and tries to conserve his energy a bit. he drops a lot deeper to get the ball and sprays it about rather than making darting runs forward all the time. yes of course his natural instinct still gets him into decent positions occasionally, ie the header the other week, but he doesnt score anywhere near the same ammount of goals that he usedto because he simply doesnt get forward as much.
playing in the same positin is one thing, playing the same role and the same game as he did in his early twenties is quite another mate.
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Joey Woodwork
12:00 Mon Feb 20
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Giggs was out of the left against Chelsea, are you saying he is the same winger he was 20yrs ago?
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Joey Woodwork
12:00 Mon Feb 20
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P
Scholes plays a different role, yes it is the same positon, but he is a different type of player to what he was 15 years ago.
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ManorParkHammer
11:57 Mon Feb 20
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P repeating things over and over again does not make what you are saying any more true.
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Westham67
11:53 Mon Feb 20
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No bottles of milk handed out these days after the final whistle either, shame
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i-Ron
11:51 Mon Feb 20
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Crookswork, you surprised em there...i'd have thought you of all people would have known Scholes was playing as a forward 15 years ago!
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Steve P
11:51 Mon Feb 20
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Scholes plays in exactly the same position that he always has - didn't I see him miss a header the other day? not exactly hanging back?
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Joey Woodwork
11:50 Mon Feb 20
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There will be exceptions obviously, but you can't disagree that Scholes and Giggs play different roles.
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