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« Reply #24345 on: Monday, February 6, 2017, 15:36:32 » |
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I think the expression is, fit as a heavy smoker.
Edited to take note of our players level of fitness?
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« Reply #24346 on: Monday, February 6, 2017, 15:44:18 » |
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I think the expression is, fit as a baker's dog.
Butcher's dog unless you're trying to convey a sense of dough boy lardarsery
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« Reply #24347 on: Monday, February 6, 2017, 15:47:35 » |
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Butcher's dog unless you're trying to convey a sense of dough boy lardarsery
Yes, that's kind of where I was coming from Reg!
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« Reply #24348 on: Monday, February 6, 2017, 15:55:04 » |
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Yes, that's kind of where I was coming from Reg!
I see, essentially we're asking boys to do a man's job. There's fitness and then battle hardened fitness, our lot are just fit, how many late goals do we score...maybe 2 or 3 all season.
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« Reply #24349 on: Monday, February 6, 2017, 17:53:38 » |
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I see, essentially we're asking boys to do a man's job. There's fitness and then battle hardened fitness, our lot are just fit, how many late goals do we score...maybe 2 or 3 all season.
Unlike Macari's team, you always felt they were going to score in the last 10 mins
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« Reply #24350 on: Monday, February 6, 2017, 17:59:28 » |
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Unlike Macari's team, you always felt they were going to score in the last 10 mins
One of Lou's mantras was about the need in a player for the will to win.....none of our players or management has any.
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« Reply #24351 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 22:14:38 » |
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Jake Evans has played twice for Waterford as a trialist now.. loan beckoning?
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« Reply #24352 on: Thursday, February 9, 2017, 08:22:47 » |
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Jake Evans has played twice for Waterford as a trialist now.. loan beckoning?
I imagine the league of Ireland is probably a good place to send our players to learn how to be a bit more physical/learn the 'dark arts'
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« Reply #24353 on: Thursday, February 9, 2017, 08:41:40 » |
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By dark arts, do you mean learning how to drink 15 pints of guinness?
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« Reply #24354 on: Thursday, February 9, 2017, 08:45:57 » |
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Wonder how a bid works. Waterford putting in a bid of £1m for evans how would the league look at that 
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« Reply #24355 on: Thursday, February 9, 2017, 09:03:08 » |
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One of Lou's mantras was about the need in a player for the will to win.....none of our players or management has any.
Will Henry?
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« Reply #24356 on: Thursday, February 9, 2017, 09:04:36 » |
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Jake Evans has played twice for Waterford as a trialist now.. loan beckoning?
I imagine the league of Ireland is probably a good place to send our players to learn how to be a bit more physical/learn the 'dark arts' yeah playing regularly against men benefits all. not sure how high the standard is mind. and yes DRS, there is a potential conflict of interest of it becomes perm..
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« Reply #24357 on: Thursday, February 9, 2017, 09:33:35 » |
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No different to what Watford/Granada/Udinese do...
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« Reply #24358 on: Thursday, February 9, 2017, 09:38:31 » |
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By dark arts, do you mean learning how to drink 15 pints of guinness?
After 15 pints of Guinness anyone would be ready for movement 
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« Reply #24359 on: Thursday, February 9, 2017, 09:39:54 » |
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Wonder how a bid works. Waterford putting in a bid of £1m for evans how would the league look at that  I wonder how Powers bank manager would look at that! Mr Power pays Mr Power £1m 
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From the station at Colchester To the cells of Warrington From the services at Leicester To the slums of Northampton
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