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Article: Saints v Spurs match thread | Southampton FC, Football

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by lamby, Dec 19, 2013.

  1. CBK

    CBK Well-Known Member

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    He needs to man up and ****ing demand to play then. He's not made of glass.
     
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    Yoshida isn't any better we have seen that this season already. Fonte isn't fit it's as simple as that.
     
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    Gazza is poor but he is not helped by MP not playing his strongest defence. Fonte and Shaw could have played some part surely? All hands to the pump this Xmas.
     
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    Ha, that cheered me up.

    I'm off for copious drinks, a thoroughly miserable christmas to you all.
     
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  5. Beef

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    So what if Shaw played and then passed his virus to 3 other players ruling them out? I would him rather be well them pass a illness on to already small squad.
     
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  6. CBK

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    Why is he on the ****ing bench then? Not even Sunday league teams have players as subs if they unable to be called upon.
     
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  7. MIsaints

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    Agree that Cropper has little experience however maybe he is ready to take his chance. Gaz certainly does not look like he wants the spot. If KD is fit play him but I just see little to be gained by playing Gaz.
     
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    Why was he sat in the stand with the other players then?
     
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  9. tomw24

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    It was a throat infection - very hard to pass on.
     
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    They can't play if they aren't fit?
     
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    But yet still able to pass on? Would you risk it with the amount of injuries we have already? I know I wouldn't.
     
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  12. pass the football

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    Ha, yeah I guess it must be worrying for the USA that he's the best they've got at that age level. It's quite likely he'll never see a senior cap though. Most youth players seem to be picked solely on how good their clubs are.

    We really haven't seen that this season. He's played in one game. It was poor, sure, but that's hardly grounds to write him off.
     
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  13. tomw24

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    I don't think you can pass on infections. I'm not an expert though so not 100% sure.
     
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    But to be the best that they have, he must be able to do the most basic of things, at least. Gazzaniga is not. I have no expectation that Cropper will be full international quality, but the guy he would be replacing isn't even Football League quality at the moment.
     
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    I would rather agree with the Saints medical team tbh. They said they wouldn't risk it and they know far more then me and you.
     
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  16. pass the football

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    The word "infectious" literally means liable to be passed on. Infections may not always be spread directly through personal contact, but they absolutely are contagious.

    A cough could leave germs on a surface which can be picked up by someone else touching the surface for example.

    I really think Cropper is a few steps down even compared with Gazzaniga, sadly.
     
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    I don't think he was actually ill, just rested. Anyway, another day.
     
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  18. Osvaldorama

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    Shocking. The only saving grace was that I stuck a tenner on Spurs when I saw our lineup, so I won thirty quid.

    Not sure why he took cork off when he did. Thought he was playing OK. Other than that, agree with everyone else. I think it's time to write gazzaniga off, and chuck in anyone else tbh.
     
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    PTF is correct. Its GCSE science. A sad reflection on our times.
     
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  20. CBK

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    Didn't understand that either. Also don't think our players could believe it as they were still looking in bemusement at the bench a few seconds later when Spurs got their winner.
     
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