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  1. Obi Wan

    Obi Wan keeper of the peace
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    You could also say the same for your obsession with new CBs, but we won the cup with Schar & Burn.
     
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  2. Dr Venkman

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    It might surprise you, but I never complained about the lack of signings, and always held the position of waiting for the right ones.

    Did I think we'd win the cup? Absolutely not.
     
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    You gotta have faith.
     
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    Faith is the excuse people use for believing something without a good reason. I think we now have a good reason to believe right wing isn't in the urgent need we perhaps thought, given the emergence of Murphy, and Osula.

    The amount of times I hear people saying things like ' we should have just signed him' or 'surely he could do a job for us', but we don't want 'just' anything and we want players who can do more than 'a job' here and there.They don't need to rush things anyway.
     
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  5. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

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    Emergence of a 30 year old <laugh>
     
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    He's more than capable of playing there. I'm not saying another player isn't required, but the rush wasn't a good idea. It's more important to get it right.
     
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    Yeah for about 5 minutes a game
     
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  8. Dr Venkman

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    It only takes a second to score a goal
     
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  9. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

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    Indeed. He's still pony though.
     
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  10. Rum & Black for 2

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    Has anyone else heard about Hell freezing over? Gipsy Hamish forecast it would if I ever agreed with what CC said.

    :emoticon-0138-think
     
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    There's a heatwave due
     
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    A tropical heatwave? Is the temperature rising? That’s not surprising.
     
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    Wonder if we could do player plus cash deal with Juve? I hear that Lloyd Kelly is a cracking defender.
     
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    Or simply get your ears tested.

    :)
     
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    The Athletic are reporting that Guehi remains our 'ideal' CB option this summer.
     
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  18. Dr Venkman

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    Newcastle are going to try to win the league next season.
     
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    Booooo
     
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    Has anyone else noticed we keep being linked to left sided center backs and ones who play predominantly in a back 3?
     
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