SwindonTartanArmy
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« on: Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 09:20:01 » |
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As above. :evil:
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Vi er best i verden! Vi er best i verden! Vi har slått England 2-1 i fotball!! Det er aldeles utrolig! Vi har slått England! England, kjempers fødeland. Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana--vi har slått dem alle sammen. Vi har slått dem alle sammen. Maggie Thatcher can you hear me?
Your boys took a hell of a beating!"
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Bogus Dave
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« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 09:26:12 » |
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it is really. ground-to-ground they're the closest league team
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ghanimah
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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 09:29:04 » |
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Technically it is, but in terms of bragging rights...it's not. MM and the players seem to be making some big deal out of it though, in the Adver.
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 09:43:16 » |
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As long as it makes them [our players] raise their game, I don't care if they call it a derby.
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Ardiles
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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 09:47:40 » |
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The usual criticism is that the manager and players (just about all of whom are from outside the area) just don't understand the importance of our local games. ('Oxford?! You mean that's a game that's important to you? Oh, all right then. We'll remember that for next time.')
Cheltenham joined the party too late to be fierce rivals - at least for the current generation - but I'd rather have the team fired up than not.
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thepeoplesgame
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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 10:19:01 » |
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The usual criticism is that the manager and players (just about all of whom are from outside the area) just don't understand the importance of our local games. ('Oxford?! You mean that's a game that's important to you? Oh, all right then. We'll remember that for next time.')
Cheltenham joined the party too late to be fierce rivals - at least for the current generation - but I'd rather have the team fired up than not. Agreed. Although I'm looking forward to seeing Moses "we mustn't get carried away with the atmosphere" Ashikodi's face when he runs out in front of the usual 6,500 tonight, shivering silently with their cups of tea. Or I would be, if I wasn't hoping for a Cox and Corr strike partnership. |
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« Reply #6 on: Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 10:56:01 » |
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If our players need to consider this a local derby to get the right result so be it!
If MM needs to convince them that this game holds more importance to the suporters than any other game then thats fine by me.
AS LONG AS IT WORKS.........
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Luci
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« Reply #7 on: Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 10:59:16 » |
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But why do we need to rely on an apparent "derby" game to get the players motivated enough to perform?
If they can't do this on a regular basis then its a bit of a worry.
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ghanimah
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« Reply #8 on: Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 11:10:02 » |
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But why do we need to rely on an apparent "derby" game to get the players motivated enough to perform?
If they can't do this on a regular basis then its a bit of a worry. Agreed, it kind of reflects JP's comments last week about the 'big games looking after themselves because the players want to prove they can play' i.e. the big the game the better they play. The players should be doing this every week regardless of the opposition. |
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Batch
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« Reply #9 on: Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 11:32:21 » |
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Agreed, it kind of reflects JP's comments last week about the 'big games looking after themselves because the players want to prove they can play' i.e. the big the game the better they play. The players should be doing this every week regardless of the opposition.
Zaboub is a classic 'raise it against the big/good teams' player IMHO. It's frustrating because if he played like that every week he's rip the shit teams apart. |
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thepeoplesgame
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« Reply #10 on: Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 11:41:25 » |
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Agreed, it kind of reflects JP's comments last week about the 'big games looking after themselves because the players want to prove they can play' i.e. the big the game the better they play. The players should be doing this every week regardless of the opposition.
Zaboub is a classic 'raise it against the big/good teams' player IMHO. It's frustrating because if he played like that every week he's rip the shit teams apart. As he did Cheltenham at Whaddon Road this season. |
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Bushey Boy
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« Reply #11 on: Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 11:41:39 » |
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Cheltenham are fuck all to us, simple.
Our rivals are Reading oxford and possibly city, always have been always will be. Rovers are insignificant but everyone likes to use it as a bit of an excuse to go a bit nutty for the day!
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jayohaitchenn
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« Reply #12 on: Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 11:47:33 » |
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I'd go as far as to say Reading are not rivals either. I honestly could not give a flying fuck about Reading, Cheltenham or Forest Green Rovers, who are all closer than Oxford.
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« Reply #13 on: Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 11:51:24 » |
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It is a local derby, plus if you live in Gloucestershire then its got more spice to it. I dont think people realise how much they hate us, and currently they've won 3 out of the 4 games between us and they've scored 9 goals. When you have to listen to the bragging non stop for 2 years it begins to grate. I really want to beat them tonight.
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Jamiesfuturewife
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« Reply #14 on: Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 12:02:49 » |
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See living closer to Bristol and having to put up with City/Rovers fans all the time makes them rivals to me!!
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