Northern Sold
6:23 Wed Feb 10
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I dunno Colly I thought it was Croatian national dress??
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Far Cough
6:22 Wed Feb 10
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Hahaha
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collyrob
6:21 Wed Feb 10
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Northern Sold 5:24 Wed Feb 10
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I doubt he sits around in 10 year old timberlands and jogging pants wanking off his dog.
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:^)
5:25 Wed Feb 10
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SOLD0SAURUS
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Northern Sold
5:24 Wed Feb 10
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To be fair the Euro games were a folly... I mean being goody goody's and getting entry... YOURS.. Bilic is old skool... he's taken one look at that comp' and thought... I'll use if for a nice warm up for the coming season and take the FA cup seriously....
Me and Slav' are so much on the same page it's unbelievable ... fuck it I bet he even calls Allardyce the Walrus as well...
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Northern Sold
5:21 Wed Feb 10
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Private Dancer 5:03 Wed Feb 10
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Fuck me Sold, you're a proper dinosuar. Of course the leage takes priority
Not in my life it does not and never will.. Oh and 100% spot on re Dinosaur
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peroni
5:20 Wed Feb 10
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OneMac
Exactly. Bilic himself has said he'd rather win the FA Cup than finish in the top four.
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:^)
5:18 Wed Feb 10
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OM - Not a dig at him. I understand the reason behind not risking our first teamers for it, and it is probably why we managed a good start with hopefully a strong finish to follow.
If we were in the shit in the league though, it would have been a very different side I think. Losing Kouyate and Reid to injury and having tired players from 120 minutes would be far more costly.
We are in the perfect position to go for it now though and I agree a cup win would be better than coming 4th.
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One McAvennieeeeee
5:04 Wed Feb 10
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whufcroe - How did we nearly come unstuck against Wolves?
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One McAvennieeeeee
5:03 Wed Feb 10
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Harsh that, Phaize.
It was a new team and basically pre season. I think he's played strong teams in the cups this season.
I think you can tell by his interviews what this cup means to him.
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Private Dancer
5:03 Wed Feb 10
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Fuck me Sold, you're a proper dinosuar. Of course the leage takes priority. I'm sure you actually beleive that we are still living in the 80's. lol.
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NCHammer
5:02 Wed Feb 10
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I have been saying on Twitter for quite some time now that I think Ogbonna should be starting every game. I think we defend better when he is in the team. He gives us balance because he's left footed. He's good in the air. His positioning is excellent. He's the most comfortable of all of our CBs when he has the ball at his feet.
He and Collins look likely to have an extended run going forward given Reid's injury last night and Tomkins already being out.
Just another great signing last Summer. We really didn't miss on much when it came to transfers last year.....
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:^)
4:39 Wed Feb 10
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I wouldn't say Bilic takes all cups seriously as we bombed out of the Europa playing a bunch of kids. The league will always be priority as its where the club make their money.
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threesixty
4:33 Wed Feb 10
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I've noticed Payet has been playing wide left the last few games and it isnt working for him.
Last night when he had to move into the middle he played a lot better and had more influence on the game.
What is his true position? I always thought that a no.10 plays in the middle not wide?
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whufcroe
4:23 Wed Feb 10
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peroni 4:16 Wed Feb 10
See it as you like, he fielded a "weakened" team against Wolves and nearly come unstuck.
He makes changes to the cup side but because we have a bigger squad we're in a better position.
We went to WBA last season and played a strong side and lost, it happens.
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Sven Roeder
4:17 Wed Feb 10
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So you give up on the Cups & League games against big teams?
Nice to have a manager who treats it as a full time job.
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ironsofcanada
4:17 Wed Feb 10
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Bilic cares about the cups, genuinely from all evidence and he was being honest when he said it, but he does know what to say when, which has to be a skill you have as manager these days.
That all said, I think the split between cup focus and league focus is somewhat artificial. Teams that do well in the league are able to do win in the FA Cup. Wigan and Portsmouth are the two exceptions I can think of in my memory. So your chance of winning the cup goes up greatly if you do well in the league, you just have think a bit long term.
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peroni
4:16 Wed Feb 10
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whufcroe 4:00 Wed Feb 10
I just don't see it like that 'roe, at least not in our position now. Winning the cup is equally as important as our league position.
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whufcroe
4:10 Wed Feb 10
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and that's the difference, we have a bigger, better squad so we can use the likes of Randolph, Ogbonna, O'Brien and Obiang without really losing any quality.
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Grumpster
4:06 Wed Feb 10
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I think winnings breeds confidence, so if you take every game and competition seriously, then hopefully it should all fit into place.
Obviously injuries can play a factor, so it's brilliant having our current squad and decent cover everywhere.
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BRANDED
4:00 Wed Feb 10
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The league has been priority hasn't it? I mean we can take the cup seriously because we've taken the league seriously? Or am I missing some subtle point?
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