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Post by ProudPotter17 on Dec 21, 2010 12:56:27 GMT
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Post by stokeramblers on Dec 21, 2010 12:59:20 GMT
He'd either come off on a stretcher or with a hatrick!
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Post by justinp on Dec 21, 2010 13:01:47 GMT
didn't know we were in for signing him tbh.
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Post by ProudPotter17 on Dec 21, 2010 13:02:39 GMT
didn't know we were in for signing him tbh. Agreed seems very random |
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Post by stokelad84 on Dec 21, 2010 13:09:09 GMT
Thats not what Gray said. He was referring to Barcelona dicking teams in La Liga, whereas if they had to go away to Stoke and Blackburn they wouldn't find it so easy. Teams in La Liga try to out tippy tappy them, but for some reason they fail  |
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Post by Paul Spencer on Dec 21, 2010 13:14:14 GMT
Thats not what Gray said. He was referring to Barcelona dicking teams in La Liga, whereas if they had to go away to Stoke and Blackburn they wouldn't find it so easy. Teams in La Liga try to out tippy tappy them, but for some reason they fail Indeed. I think the op has got the completely wrong end of the stick here. |
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Post by stokierabbit on Dec 21, 2010 13:15:29 GMT
Whats with the angry face? If anything its a compliment my friend. |
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Post by PickSCFC on Dec 21, 2010 13:16:41 GMT
Thats not what Gray said. He was referring to Barcelona dicking teams in La Liga, whereas if they had to go away to Stoke and Blackburn they wouldn't find it so easy. Teams in La Liga try to out tippy tappy them, but for some reason they fail Indeed. I think the op has got the completely wrong end of the stick here. It wouldnt be the first time and I doubt it will be the last  |
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Post by bettsy on Dec 21, 2010 13:17:44 GMT
what a load of tripe, if blackpool can play us off the park imagine what barcelona would do! We would lose at least 4 nil at home and about 7 nil away
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Post by stokelad84 on Dec 21, 2010 13:20:55 GMT
Blackpool 'played us off the park' but we were a fraction away from having 4 goals! Things didn't go right against them, get over it.
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Post by y_oh_y_delilah on Dec 21, 2010 13:30:22 GMT
what a load of tripe, if blackpool can play us off the park . . . . You obviously didn't attend the match, must have missed any highlights and didn't hear Holloway's comments that Stoke were the better team and his Blackpool team didn't deserve to win the game. |
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Post by march4 on Dec 21, 2010 13:50:42 GMT
what a load of tripe, if blackpool can play us off the park imagine what barcelona would do! We would lose at least 4 nil at home and about 7 nil away Barca would prance around complaining to the ref. Think of the Arseholes in their first visit to the Brit. |
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Post by bettsy on Dec 21, 2010 13:56:37 GMT
what a load of tripe, if blackpool can play us off the park . . . . You obviously didn't attend the match, must have missed any highlights and didn't hear Holloway's comments that Stoke were the better team and his Blackpool team didn't deserve to win the game. ive got a season ticket ??? and i'm not biased when watching my team, yes we had plenty of chances but 1st half especially they played us off the park and on our own patch and fully deserved the 3 points |
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Post by jeffers on Dec 21, 2010 14:07:51 GMT
I get what Andy Gray says but I think what he says isn't true.
The thing that marks Barca out against other good footballing sides is their physicality and the fact that they close the ball down when not in possession. As for a showdown, they would more than likely run rings 'round us.
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Post by stokelad84 on Dec 21, 2010 14:26:13 GMT
Barca couldn't beat the 10 men of Inter Milan in the Champions League jeffers
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Post by Beardy200 on Dec 21, 2010 16:04:26 GMT
I don't think he even said that. He said something like "Would he be able to cope with the sort of style that Stoke and Blackburn bring to a game with their high intensity and work rate? We don't know."
It was more of a suggestion than an opinion.
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Post by ProudPotter17 on Dec 21, 2010 16:07:32 GMT
Thats not what Gray said. He was referring to Barcelona dicking teams in La Liga, whereas if they had to go away to Stoke and Blackburn they wouldn't find it so easy. Teams in La Liga try to out tippy tappy them, but for some reason they fail He did not mention Blackburn, just Stoke  |
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Post by wembley4372 on Dec 21, 2010 16:20:59 GMT
Usual Andy Gray bollocks.
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Post by stokelad84 on Dec 21, 2010 16:29:53 GMT
He mentioned Blackburn on monday night football pp17. Thats the programme that they have misquoted him from
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Post by Mint Berry Barks on Dec 21, 2010 16:31:19 GMT
Andy Gray raised a good point last night.
He simply suggested, that if Barcelona were playing in a league who's lesser teams played with such intensity and in such hostile grounds (where it's cold and the fans would be on their back), would they walk over teams so easily?
He mentioned Stoke as we're a good example of a team who give no respect to the big teams at the Brit. This article just put 2 and 2 together and ended up with 14.
It's actually pretty complimentary to Stoke and us, the fans.
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Post by ProudPotter17 on Dec 21, 2010 16:31:26 GMT
He mentioned Blackburn on monday night football pp17. Thats the programme that they have misquoted him from Oh, ok. |
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Post by parker on Dec 21, 2010 16:34:22 GMT
didn't know we were in for signing him tbh. I'm sure it was a rumour on the signings thread. |
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Post by euan ouzami on Dec 21, 2010 16:40:51 GMT
I think that Barcelona might be good enough to just edge it against us!
Mind you I wouldn't mind seeing what Pique and Puyol would make of a Long Throw with Mama on the end of it
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Post by ProudPotter17 on Dec 21, 2010 16:46:30 GMT
I think that Barcelona might be good enough to just edge it against us! Mind you I wouldn't mind seeing what Pique and Puyol would make of a Long Throw with Mama on the end of itThat's not very nice on the floodlights |
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Post by stokelad84 on Dec 21, 2010 16:48:53 GMT
I think that Barcelona might be good enough to just edge it against us! Mind you I wouldn't mind seeing what Pique and Puyol would make of a Long Throw with Mama on the end of itSpot on! Thats what Andy Gray was really referring to. Just like barks says, Barca never have to go to cold an hostile grounds against big, physical direct teams. Chelski and Man Utd have to adapt and beat teams like Stoke and Blackburn on their own to patch to win the league. But would Barca be able to? |
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Post by Irish Stokie on Dec 21, 2010 16:50:34 GMT
I think the point Gray was making is that they would struggle with the physicality of English football and i totally agree. In the Champions League in recent seasons they have struggled hugely against physical sides like Inter last year and they were blessed to beat Chelski the year they beat them in the semi's. I think Ronaldo is a better player the Messi and, although its all just opinions as i doubt Messi will ever play in English football, i doubt e would be as successful as Ronaldo was for the shit.
I think Barca are hugely overrated and if they face a Chelsea side that gets some decent form back then i cant see Barca winning.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2010 16:55:35 GMT
The idea that there are no physical teams in La Liga is pretty ignorant tbh.
Espanyol have more yellow and red cards this season than any Premier League team and Barca stuck five past them at the weekend. Away.
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Post by thepremierbanksy on Dec 21, 2010 17:02:06 GMT
what a load of tripe, if blackpool can play us off the park imagine what barcelona would do! We would lose at least 4 nil at home and about 7 nil away Barca would prance around complaining to the ref. Think of the Arseholes in their first visit to the Brit. Barca are 3 times that Arsenal side though. They'd fuck us right up and no mistake. |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Dec 21, 2010 20:40:54 GMT
Danny Collins would sort him out. ;D We'd be dicked.
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Post by One-Two on Dec 21, 2010 21:21:14 GMT
"Top EPL Journalist Andy Gray"
I stopped reading there. For so many reasons.
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