I think we should play both Son and Kane as strikers, with Moura and Llorente as backups. Playing Kane in the 4231 did often result in both teams assuming the plan was to get Kane goals, which didn't help us. Rotating sensibly has also proved a good idea. I did find myself wondering if selling Kane for 200 million or whatever might not work out like selling Coutinho, though.
I've found myself wondering what he's worth now. I think many teams would be fools not to pay 35 million for him--and that we'd be fools to take it.
There was a rugby union player whose name was Martin Offiah, who played for Wasps. Because of his name, he got the nickname of Chariots (Chariots Offiah - geddit?) Their supporters started singing Swing Low, Sweet Chariots in his support. When he got picked for England, the song went with him. And it has stayed with England a lot longer than he managed! So it is now just a song for England! I don’t know if the song also went with him when he switched to Rugby League, which he did for quite a few years. By the way, I rather like the song - I don’t know why some people have a problem with it.
Reading what you’ve just posted, I’m wondering if you happened to get chatting on the way to the game on the Jubilee line with a Dortmund supporter and a Spurs fan, travelling together. Just wondering. Was that you, by any chance?
It is a slave gospel song , don't think Martin Offiah or the other black player of that era Chris Oti would have appreciated the sentiments. I can remember going to the local Rugby club after games in the early 70s before Offia and hearing it sung along with all the actions , anyway I think it is a Dirge and associated with posh boys and middle England stockbrokers out on a company freebee
Unfortunately not, I got a lift on Wednesday as my Cousin didn't fancy the trains so it done me a favour as I've been rough all week and getting on the tube was the last thing I'd have wanted. I do enjoy chatting with foreign fans though, I went out to Dortmund last season but stayed in Düsseldorf, ended up drinking and playing a local dice game with two Dortmund fans, they even gave me and my cousin the dice and the cup they come with as a souvenir for our trip, really nice guys, kept in touch with them on social media. I have friends of both Ajax and Fenerbahce too, especially Fener, I've met some of the highest ranking Fener officials along with well respected "Ultras", always good to hear stories from those of different footballing cultures.
He got the nickname when he went to RL didn't he? It wouldn't work with the clipped tones of the rugger boys. It needs a northern accent for "of fire" be equated with "Offiah".
Careful! There are reasons I live here. Scotland is at least 2 centuries ahead of England. Apart from the football
I was wondering because a young Spurs fan started chatting with my Dortmund friend and me - telling him stories about his visit to the Westfalen. I thought that might have been too much of a coincidence!
Are you suggesting Scotland should move South Audrey? Hadrian's Wall is in Northumberland. Hadrian was the Trump of his day as we can see this particular wall solved everything until Edward 1 poked his bloody nose in.
Don’t think that’s 100% right. But I was wrong, too! Supporters at Rosslyn Park (RU) started singing it for him, and it was picked up by England’s RL fans when he made the switch and played for England. And, by the way, my friends who go to England RU matches do not have clipped tones (unless you count dropped aitches and missing g’s at the ends of words!), so it’s not quite such a clear cut class difference as you’re implying (or as it used to be).
Not really - just trying to make a smart-arssed joke implying that you were on the run from the police/law south of the border. And using Hadrian’s Wall as a crude geographical landmark, dividing England and Scotland. Apologies! Actually I envy you in many ways, as Scotland has many superior laws/customs/social policies. It’s just all that wind and rain that puts me off. I’m too much of a heliophile.
I take your point, but isn’t it a slave resistance song? In which case I’m sure they’d identify with its words and sentiments. I hope so. I wouldn’t want to be singing it otherwise. We’ll have to differ on the quality of the tune!
