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One Year ago today.....

Discussion in 'Newcastle United' started by Albert's Chip Shop, Oct 18, 2016.

  1. Albert's Chip Shop

    Albert's Chip Shop Top Grafter Forum Moderator

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    .... this happened......

    McClown's finest hour and Gini looked a world beater.......

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    A lot of Scousers I know think Gini doesn't deserve a place in their starting XI right now.

    This got me thinking... would he be decent in our current division or would he struggle?
     
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  2. Captainchaos.

    Captainchaos. Well-Known Member

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    Holy smokes another year towards being burned to ashes or eaten by worms has passed so fast
     
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  3. KazakhToon

    KazakhToon Well-Known Member

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    I think he'd have his head in other places. Players like Janmaat and Gini were clearly too affected mentally by poor team performance to muster much fight even in the PL, so who knows how they would have reacted to being here in the Champ. The ability is there, but he goes missing far too often and it was clear in the summer that his value to the club was becoming more financial than any footballing sense.
     
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  4. It's_all_Greek_to_me

    It's_all_Greek_to_me Well-Known Member

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    Dutch players in general have a poor mentality. I think it's largely because they are brought up in the belief that they are better than anyone else and when things go wrong, they refuse to graft. Not all Dutch players of course, but most.
     
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  5. Hung Drawn and Quartered

    Hung Drawn and Quartered Well-Known Member

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    will it be remembered as much as this though

    24 years ago today

    for those who can't wait

    O.G. from 15:00 on
    O'brien from 1:20 on

     
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  6. Warmir Pouchov

    Warmir Pouchov Better than JPF

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    Found his level...
     
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  7. Rum & Black for 2

    Rum & Black for 2 Champion’s League Prediction League Champion Forum Moderator

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    Is he a brickie? And how did you know he lost it?
     
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  8. Charlie Dogscock

    Charlie Dogscock Well-Known Member

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    McClown's best game but we were still ****, 3-2 at half time and they were all over us at the start of the second half and looked more likely to win the game. Only ended in that stupid scoreline cos they gave up in the last 20 mins. If only we'd lost and he'd been axed after this game and we'd got Rafa in then...
     
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