like?
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 2 December 2011 13:37 (twelve years ago) link
leighton baines would have been great circa 2008 when he was just an average midtable fullback with valuable cultural interests who was only ever alluded to when ppl said things like 'sounds like a town in bedfordshire', which was considered to be quite amusing back then
― nakhchivan, Friday, 2 December 2011 13:38 (twelve years ago) link
it's basically got to be a fullback or defensive midfielder, stephen warnock or nigel reo-coker or something
― nakhchivan, Friday, 2 December 2011 13:39 (twelve years ago) link
Anton Ferdinand
― Tony Hart land (Deep in the Tony Hart land), Friday, 2 December 2011 13:40 (twelve years ago) link
'self effacing'
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 2 December 2011 13:41 (twelve years ago) link
Is he not? Must admit I've never taken a black bit of notice of him before.
― Tony Hart land (Deep in the Tony Hart land), Friday, 2 December 2011 13:42 (twelve years ago) link
yah he got cleared of assault for pre-emptively....hitting someone he thought was eyeing up his £50k watch iirc
― nakhchivan, Friday, 2 December 2011 13:42 (twelve years ago) link
i mean find a self-effacing epl player
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 2 December 2011 13:47 (twelve years ago) link
I don't know, most of them probably are
― Tony Hart land (Deep in the Tony Hart land), Friday, 2 December 2011 13:49 (twelve years ago) link
Looking forward to the draw for the Euros later. England would be nice
― Number None, Friday, 2 December 2011 13:55 (twelve years ago) link
no they wouldn't
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 2 December 2011 13:57 (twelve years ago) link
Course they would. Spirit of 88 and all that, not that i remember it
― Number None, Friday, 2 December 2011 14:00 (twelve years ago) link
Why didn't they make, say, Ireland and Czech Republic top seeds with Poland & Ukraine, instead of the malformed grouping they came up with?
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 2 December 2011 14:01 (twelve years ago) link
Come now, England + Ireland would be great
― Tony Hart land (Deep in the Tony Hart land), Friday, 2 December 2011 14:02 (twelve years ago) link
O'Neill for Sunderland btw
'agrees'
― Tony Hart land (Deep in the Tony Hart land), Friday, 2 December 2011 14:03 (twelve years ago) link
england would not be nice tho, they hardly ever are imce
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 2 December 2011 14:04 (twelve years ago) link
He 'agreed' to take West Ham too iirc, and Leeds back in the day.
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 2 December 2011 14:05 (twelve years ago) link
Strange how the press uses quote marks to signify that something isn't a quote.
― onimo, Friday, 2 December 2011 14:06 (twelve years ago) link
Must admit did not know about O'Neill's tenure as manager of Shepshed Charterhouse
― Tony Hart land (Deep in the Tony Hart land), Friday, 2 December 2011 14:12 (twelve years ago) link
We want someone from Swansea or Norwich maybe?
Also George Elokobi always seems like a good dude.
― Matt DC, Friday, 2 December 2011 14:39 (twelve years ago) link
Wes Hoolahan
― Number None, Friday, 2 December 2011 14:41 (twelve years ago) link
The self-effacing Irishman with a name like the rootin'est tootin'est gunslinger west of the Pecos?
― Tony Hart land (Deep in the Tony Hart land), Friday, 2 December 2011 14:45 (twelve years ago) link
I'm going to assume he's self-effacing since he only left the League of Ireland in his mid-twenties
― Number None, Friday, 2 December 2011 14:48 (twelve years ago) link
... to go to Livingston! And his head wasn't turned by the bright lights and superficial glamour of Livingston...
― Tony Hart land (Deep in the Tony Hart land), Friday, 2 December 2011 14:52 (twelve years ago) link
I'll nominate Wilson Palacios for the whatever it isdoes everyone know the story how he got a call in the middle of the night informing him that his brother had been kidnapped and he waited outside Redknapp's doot till he came out in the morning to tell him that he had to leave cause he didn't want to wake Harry up?
― mizzell, Friday, 2 December 2011 14:58 (twelve years ago) link
'arry probably gets jumpy at the sound of knocks on the door in the middle of the night, could be the rozzers, and what with his heart...
― Tony Hart land (Deep in the Tony Hart land), Friday, 2 December 2011 14:59 (twelve years ago) link
yep, good call tbh
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 2 December 2011 15:00 (twelve years ago) link
Palacios hasn't started a game this season as far as i know
― Number None, Friday, 2 December 2011 15:01 (twelve years ago) link
his form would prob be separate tho
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 2 December 2011 15:06 (twelve years ago) link
Self effacing midfielder in a newly promoted team...
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/54959000/jpg/_54959521_barton_iv.jpg
― onimo, Friday, 2 December 2011 15:25 (twelve years ago) link
Elokobi's too poor to get regular football, much as i love him and much as our manager's a clown
― Julie Lagger, Friday, 2 December 2011 16:02 (twelve years ago) link
for spurs i reckon kaboul is a good lad, dawson too. both break my heart, like, but nonetheless
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 2 December 2011 16:05 (twelve years ago) link
Ward wd be the better Wolves nom, finally playing pretty well and not exackly a celeb or ever will be
― Julie Lagger, Friday, 2 December 2011 16:06 (twelve years ago) link
scotty parker tho, eh?
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 2 December 2011 16:49 (twelve years ago) link
His veins run red white + blue, gawd bless 'im
― Tony Hart land (Deep in the Tony Hart land), Friday, 2 December 2011 16:51 (twelve years ago) link
too old?
how about james mccarthy?
― big popppa hoy, Friday, 2 December 2011 16:52 (twelve years ago) link
Should definitely be an Irish. Great bunch of lads
― Number None, Friday, 2 December 2011 16:53 (twelve years ago) link
Missin' their ma + da
― Tony Hart land (Deep in the Tony Hart land), Friday, 2 December 2011 16:55 (twelve years ago) link
Let the folk dancing commence
― Number None, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:02 (twelve years ago) link
It's gone full Eurovision now
― Number None, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:12 (twelve years ago) link
oh i still thought you were talking about finding a middling EPL player to get behind, forgot this had started
― Julie Lagger, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:13 (twelve years ago) link
― Number None, Friday, December 2, 2011 6:12 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Permalink
Came here to say exactly that
― lebateauivre, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:15 (twelve years ago) link
has to be between eire and poland for the right to be considered the nigel reo-coker of euro2k12
― nakhchivan, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:15 (twelve years ago) link
Preparation for England's inevitable nil points.xp
― pandemic, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:16 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― lebateauivre, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:16 (twelve years ago) link
Is Ronan on sandbox btw?
― lebateauivre, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:17 (twelve years ago) link
who's the blind lad with the football?
― Julie Lagger, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:17 (twelve years ago) link
Panenka's stache is grebt
― lebateauivre, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:20 (twelve years ago) link
We are now being paraded by a legend from each European Championship. Watch out for Steve Stone representing Euro 96.
is this a joke? i'm not really paying attention
― Julie Lagger, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:22 (twelve years ago) link