Spud Watch 2010/11

Coledinho

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#26
Maybe you should nominate yourself for this thread, not for the initial state but arguing the case for it rather than just admitting you got it wrong.

FWIW saying that you want to play for England (not that I can recall him doing that - what a surprise you can't find a link) doesn't make you English.

As for eligibility, quite simply he doesn't meet the criteria. Needs to be born in England, have English parents or grandparents or to have spent five years and been educated in England.
This comes up on the first page of Google

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...iere-Malbranque-catch-Fabio-Capellos-eye.html

So he is eligible having spent 5 years in England. For what its worth id consider Alumnia English nowadays. Guys about as Spanish as Roger Federer
 

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#27
This comes up on the first page of Google

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...iere-Malbranque-catch-Fabio-Capellos-eye.html

So he is eligible having spent 5 years in England.
No he is not. Considering it has been confirmed Arteta is not eligible and that article says he is I wouldn't be using that in my defence. And given they've also included Sibierski I'd suggest the article wasn't all together serious.

And you'll note from your google search that you'll struggle to find one of Distin expressing an interest to play from England as you claim. Maybe the internet has been cleansed of all such talk in the interests of security.
 

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#28
No he is not. Considering it has been confirmed Arteta is not eligible and that article says he is I wouldn't be using that in my defence. And given they've also included Sibierski I'd suggest the article wasn't all together serious.

And you'll note from your google search that you'll struggle to find one of Distin expressing an interest to play from England as you claim. Maybe the internet has been cleansed of all such talk in the interests of security.
Stuart Pearce said it not Distin and if you type Pearce in its all u21 crap.
 

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#29
I don't remember any of that from the Stuart Pearce days, there was no real prospect of Distin making the squad at that stage anyway if he was willing and eligible ... which he wasn't. A quick google of Pearce and Distin doesn't have anything about him representing England.

And since when does someones manager raising the prospect of someone playing for a country make that person a national of that country anyway?
 
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#30
Englishness was only raised as an issue because of the suggestion that English clubs tend to favour English players for cultural reasons.

So considering Distin's "Englishness" IF it exists is tenuous in the extreme, hardly valid to the relevant situation anyway.

Stop digging Embers.
 

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#31
Even if he is technically eligible to play for England according to FIFA, im 95% sure there is an argreement between the home nations which would stop this happening.

and FWIW, if the home nations agreement wasn't in place he'd be just as eligible to play for Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
 

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#39
The Spazz 11 in all its glory

Green (c)
Gohouri Distin Upson Robinson
Maxi Delap Cattermole Jovanovic
Jo Zigic

Nearly a all English backline but couldnt leave out Gohouri who has leaves more men unmarked than a blind man with a sniper rifle. Distin and Upson remind me of the "let me in here, im XXXX, im famous" type of person, except for them its "let me play, im english". Paul Robinson suffers from midget syndrome both in height and in manliness. Needs a punch

Maxi jumps on his grandmas back at home when he wants to run faster. Delap is in the process of having his contract bought out by Athletics Australia. Wait till you see him in the shotput. Cattermole waits at nearby airports during the weeks of because he misses the feeling of being sent off. Jovanovic stays on the pitch at halftime so he can make sure he knows where the ball is at all times. He wouldnt want to lose sight of it. He also gets to touch it at half time too which is nice for him

Jo hit the post 18 months ago playing for City. He watches it every night before he goes to bed wandering what could of been. Zigic will have "Atleast i was tall" on his headstone I think. 20+ mill has been wasted on him in a career. Thats 100k a cm
this is such a good post...
 

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#45
Viva John Terry
Viva John Terry
Should have won the Cup
But he f*cked it up
Viva John Terry

Sorry but it was to good to pass up
This is probably crossing the line and apoligies and all but:

Sing a song of Chelsea and how they lost the cup,
They took the game to penalties and Terry f*cked it up,
The players looked like Avram, their faces were so glum,
But me I haven't laughed so hard since Lampard lost his mum...
 

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#46
Robbie Keane must be the striker.
Quoted for truth.

He is such a bottler it is unbelievable. Any time the ball is coming to him in the air (and sometimes on the ground) where he might be involved in a 50/50 challenge he always spins around at the last moment and runs behind the other player like the guys going to miss it completely and Keane will already be running onto the ball already. It never ever ever works and is just his version of a bottle job disguised as a move of some sort.

he used to be one of my favourite players but he has ruined his legacy at Spurs.

Spud.
 

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#50
Did anyone nominate Haxi again? I assume so.

Absolutely ****ing useless. Should have the award named after him IMO.

The BigFooty Haxi Rodriguez medal. All nominated spuds within a month go into a pool, and the BF community vote on the monthly winner.

All monthly winners guarantee themselves entry into the final poll, where our wonderful community declare someone the winner (or loser?)

Obviously Maxi is now exempt from nominations, so we'll have to look a bit further. In Liverpool supporters casese, it shouldn't be too hard.
 
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