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Old 21st February 2008, 11:16 AM
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
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Imagine the best chuck norris film you've ever seen and mutiply the good bits by a factor of ten.

Rambo 3 is a bit crap though.
I have never dared watch a Chuck Norris film for fear that by just watching it I may get horrible roundhouse-related injuries.
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
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This may or may not have already been covered but is their a reason why the stupidly rich, money no object, only want to make us the biggest and best, 30 million is a drop in the ocean potential, not in it for the money new owners would be looking to come in as part of a consortium rather than a total buyout?
Where's the hard evidence this is happening?
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
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I have never dared watch a Chuck Norris film for fear that by just watching it I may get horrible roundhouse-related injuries.
Understandable.
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Old 21st February 2008, 11:18 AM
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
Much like the rest of this thread there isn't (I expect a similar set of 'exclusives' every month) but since everyone else is working off hear say then you have to bow down.
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Get in there RED! Well fucking said!!!
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
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Much like the rest of this thread there isn't (I expect a similar set of 'exclusives' every month) but since everyone else is working off hear say then you have to bow down.
Did Hicks want to sack Rafa?
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
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Where's the hard evidence this is happening?
I could be wrong but didn't they have a consortium when they bid for us last time too?
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Old 21st February 2008, 11:21 AM
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
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Old 21st February 2008, 11:25 AM
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
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I dont know about "balmy european nights are now our bread and butter"

but when you look at the team thats in place for the coming years then you cant really question Rafa's ability in the transfer market.

Stick Gerrard, Carra, Alonso and Fin in there then that team is top quality, hopefully we will see the fruits of the young reserves (signed by Rafa) in the near future too.
Bread and Butter is about your regular diet and winning titles hasnt been part of our regular diet since the 1990. Christ, its surprising we haven't starved to death already.

Take Finnan and Hyypia out of the team, when Agger and Arbeloa are fit again and our average age is less than super duper Arsenal and their kids, and thats not counting the fact that Adebayor is actullay 48 yrold Roger Milla after a year on a rack .... true story that......

Win the reserve league, bring kids through, sprinkle some experience on top (an Aimar to unlock defences, a Maxi Rodreiguez to score goals) and shake it all up and we have a title challenge.
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Old 21st February 2008, 11:27 AM
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
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I have never dared watch a Chuck Norris film for fear that by just watching it I may get horrible roundhouse-related injuries.
Do you hope to get lucky when yo uwatch porn then ? A Jenna Suck or something ?
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Old 21st February 2008, 11:28 AM
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
The problem is that there aren't any good enough kids coming through.

Arsenal are the only club who've managed to forge a truly effective youth policy, and even that is based more on buying talent at around 19-20 and then playing them in.

United got a bit lucky admittedly with their batch because they've had bugger all since.

The last kid that broke through for us into the first team was Warnock for a couple seasons, and he was fucking shite.
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Old 21st February 2008, 11:32 AM
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
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The problem is that there aren't any good enough kids coming through.

Arsenal are the only club who've managed to forge a truly effective youth policy, and even that is based more on buying talent at around 19-20 and then playing them in.

United got a bit lucky admittedly with their batch because they've had bugger all since.

The last kid that broke through for us into the first team was Warnock for a couple seasons, and he was fucking shite.
Erm, how old are Reina, Agger, Skrtel, Arbeloa, Lucas, Mascherano, Pennant, Babbel and Torres ?

Cos if memory serves me right, theres some top class talent right there all under 25. I used to agree with that statemnt about youth, but the reason we dont bring youth throgh is cos we've already got a load of them playing int he first team squad.

When the season started only Sami and Finnan were over 30. ANother one of those things the press dont like to remind us.

We beat Milan 2-0 and get Cascarino blowing smoke, while united draw at Lyon FFS, and Tevez is a hero.
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Old 21st February 2008, 11:36 AM
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Erm, how old are Reina, Agger, Skrtel, Arbeloa, Lucas, Mascherano, Pennant, Babbel and Torres ?

Cos if memory serves me right, theres some top class talent right there all under 25. I used to agree with that statemnt about youth, but the reason we dont bring youth throgh is cos we've already got a load of them playing int he first team squad.

When the season started only Sami and Finnan were over 30. ANother one of those things the press dont like to remind us.

We beat Milan 2-0 and get Cascarino blowing smoke, while united draw at Lyon FFS, and Tevez is a hero.
We have a number of young players that are highly rated such as Nemeth, Bruna, Pacheco, Insua and Simon is supposed to be highly rated but he's obviously been injured. There's probably more with a chance of making it too.
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
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The problem is that there aren't any good enough kids coming through.

Arsenal are the only club who've managed to forge a truly effective youth policy, and even that is based more on buying talent at around 19-20 and then playing them in.

United got a bit lucky admittedly with their batch because they've had bugger all since.

The last kid that broke through for us into the first team was Warnock for a couple seasons, and he was fucking shite.
How many years have the following spent at Arsenal?

Toure
Clichy
Flamini
Fabregas
Van Persie
Adebayor
Eboue
Diaby
Senderos
Hleb
Denilson
Alumunia
Walcott?

Some of them have spent more than 4 years at Arsenal. And their board has been patient enough with Wenger to allow him a few years to build a team - which is exactly what he is doing.

Rafa on the other hand was put under pressure right from day one to win the "title". If he plays Nemeth, Hobbs and El Zhar against Bolton and if we lose 2-0, there will be plenty on here cursing Rafa for his "rotation".

If Wenger did the same, everyone would talk about his "young" team. Remember the Arsenal 2 years ago when they were getting "out muscled" by the Blackburns, Birminghams and Boltons?
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I think the reason Wenger got time was because he'd won the League 3 times, the FA Cup 3 times, and finished in the top 4 consistently over the last 10 years he'd been at the club.

Redrosetints, we still don't have players coming through though. The ones we bought are players we paid quite a reasonable price for and didn't nurture through our reserves and gradually brought into the team. Yes they're top players, but they aren't similar to what Wenger's done.

Dirk, they've not broken through yet have they. They're still there. I'm saying in the last few years, no one's been good enough to come through, most of em have just been released. The last one to come through in the last 8 odd years and stay for a reasonable period was Warnock, and Stephen Wright before that for a bit, and then Gerrard and Carragher before that, along with Owen and Murphy.
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