I don't wear a Poppy, and I think he's a tosser
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I don't wear a Poppy, and I think he's a tosser
Why is he 'a tosser'?Originally Posted by Rjk
I usually wear a red poppy but not always (would prefer to wear a white one but never see them on sale up my way). When I do I am remembering the dead of wars from WW1 onwards - soldiers and civilians from all sides. However, I am not blind to the way many people in the media and political parties use the poppy - as a symbol of support for wars the UK has participated in, and a way of drowning out opposition. The moral pressure to conform has grown in my lifetime, and it takes some bravery to resist. James McClean has taken a clear stance based on his own experience and that of his home community - and stood firm in the face of a deluge of abuse. I admire him for that. No amount of shouting that the poppy is a symbol of peace will change his view that it is a celebration of the UK armed forces who were responsible for Bloody Sunday. Is that why he is 'a tosser' or is it something else?
Anyway, it looks as if he's on his way to Stoke.
I just find him generally irritating, nothing to do with the poppy stuff.
Some people just annoy me.
His coward tackles for one, I don't enjoy. Stuff like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S6G5-4Dha0
I enjoyed this though https://twitter.com/RTEsport/status/930552598536396800
There's a few players in the 2 Bundesliga who might be able to do a job for us - Its not far off the Championship in standard, and the standard of coaching is generally high in Germany.
Sonny Kittel (25) - a left winger from Ingolstat, picked up 10 goals and 15 assists from 30 games this season
Christopher Trimmel (31) A right back at union berlin who is tall and very strong defensively, but can also dribble and cross well, has provided 10 assists from crosses (possibly a bit old)
Lukas Frode (23) a big and tall defensive midfielder who plays for Duisberg
Enrico Valentini (29) - A strong right back who also likes to cross - 9 assists this season at nurnberg though who I think got promoted
Marvin Ducksch (24) - Striker at Holstein Kiel, got 18 goals and 7 assists. 6ft 2 and looks mobile. Leeds were interested earlier in the year.
Haris Duljevic (24) very quick, skillful winger at dinamo dresden - used to play for Tan's team in Bosnia FK Sarajevo, Bosnian National.
Oviously I know very little about any of these, a few grainy youtube clips etc, but on the plus side I'm pretty confident that all the above would be well within our price range - perhaps we should be looking into this sort of division?
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Just leaving this here
Watching the Villa v Boro games, he's got a long way to go.
Also, Yanic! That pretty much says it all to me. Dribbling isn't the be all and end all.
He's not the finished product that's for sure, but his potential ceiling is very high.
Pulis has managed to get a lot more out of him than previous managers, I think warnock would too, he lets his wingers have a go and not too worried about keeping possession.
At a risk of sounding like a broken record, I'm sure if we're in a position to gamble on potential. He's a very exciting player but got marked out of the game by Alan Hutton recently.
Yeah, he probably is too much of a gamble, given how much it would cost to prize him away. Which is a pity as the potential upside is massive. I wouldn't read too much into the villa games though. In the 2-3 months before that he was just about the best player in the league
That phrase is probably lost on the youth of today. And how many people still say that they 'tape' stuff on TV?
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Everyone wants to see everything as black or white but we live in a world where someone wearing a poppy out of respect for peace and people who’ve died at war (I always wear one) and people who won’t wear one because they think they represent the ills of the British army can both be right.
People have died and fought in wars to protect this sort of free speech. Disagree with them fine but to hate them because of it seems counter productive.
NB I think James Maclean is a dick head unrelated to this and als think he’s a donkey of a footballer.
Not all of the wars were in support of free speech, of course. Some wars and operations we have been engaged in were for less altruistic reasons.
I agree with what you’re saying for me it’s a symbol of rememberance for anyone who’s died in a war. But also I can see how it’s being used as a symbol of nationalistic fist pumping by the media and I can see why someone who grew up as a republican in N. Ireland wouldn’t want to wear one.
His open letter is worth a read - https://www.joe.ie/sport/pic-james-m...tonight-474522
Warnock quoted in WOL as looking north of the border for two or three players.
I guess that's some Celtic players, such as Callum McGregor (who I really like), Stuart Armstrong, John McGinn, Chris Cadden and James Forrest? I'm assuming he'll stay Scottish, and there's slim pickings once you go outside of Celtic's squad. Maybe Morelos but he doesn't really seem a "Warnock striker".
That's my limited knowledge from occasionally watching Celtic spank everyone else. Maybe Scott McKenna at Aberdeen, he's highly rated apparently. I do think we'd struggle to get players from Celtic but who knows.
Thanks for that. I'll be looking out for this kid. The pass on the 3rd clip down is sublime.
https://statsbomb.com/2017/12/liga-n...the-big-three/
This is also interesting
Alireza Jahanbakhsh at AZ Alkmaar, they signed him for 1.5 million a couple of seasons ago, and he's just scored 21 goals and 12 assists from 32 games in the eredivsie, playing at right wing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZulfwFbXWo
Direct, quick strong and skillful, I reckin he would suit our style of play to a tee, could even be in our price range.
Only downside is success in the eredivsie is a terrible indicator of success at a higher level, there are as many Alfonso Alves' as there are Luis Suarez's
Danny Ward emerges as summer target for Norwich City, more interest likely
https://www.thisisanfield.com/2018/0...-norwich-city/
Cardiff mentioned in the article (for no apparent reason). Think he'd be worth considering though
Why are we looking at Scottish players ffs, we are Cardiff City Capital of Wales!Lets have some of our own, Hennessey,Ward,Gunter,Collins,Wilson,Allen, Brooks and Woodburn would ALL improve our squad!
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That Patterson guy was a right waste of money , how could anyone be as stupid to believe he could play at the highest level with the incredible, the mighty , Bloobirds..............
Anglesey, Wrexham, Newport, Newport, Wrexham, Carmarthen, Warrington, Chester
Our own?
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