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During the match I was wearing a St. George's knight outfit and threw bottles at innocent passers-by, then blamed my French neighbour for starting it.Doesn't surprise me: money over principles!
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AndyRM
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There goes any chance Killie had of getting Woodman back. Loads of our fans were raging when Clarke brought him in on loan. Eejits.
gavgav
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Absolutely spot on. Most of those players will disappear down the leagues over the next few years.
deptfordmarmoset
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It wasn't all that long ago, though, that people were bemoaning the lack of quality home-grown players. That's got to be an improvement. The new challenges are to keep them coming through and developing the current crop into fully international players.
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I'm still waiting for the excellent under-21s Scotland teams of the late 80s/early 90s to come through...
AndyRM
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They were so quick you missed em.
gavgav
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Totally agree, but there is so much at stake in the Premier League these days that managers aren't prepared to risk giving an English youngster a chance (bar the odd world class player like Dele Alli) and would rather take an overseas player
gavgav
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Goodness knows. I can't see how reserve team/U23 league matches can really show how good a player is. They should be given more of a chance and maybe a few more gems would make it.
AndyRM
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I reckon the U20 team should all retire from international duty immediately.
It's only going to go downhill for them from here.
It's only going to go downhill for them from here.
Piemaster
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They'll lose to Scotland next year.
Slick
Guru
Everyone will lose to Scotland next year.
Radical changes for football proposed including 60 minute games! Should get home earlier if they bring that in.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...ional-footbal-association-board-a7794791.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...ional-footbal-association-board-a7794791.html
AndyRM
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Read about this last night. Some interesting ideas but there's no way the dinosaurs at the top are going to pay any attention.
I don't think we get 60 actual ball-in-play minutes now. I've seen teams 1-2-3 nil down wasting time and we're always seeing the goalies (who the Kop have just applauded as he runs towards us) get roundly booed 3 minutes later when he faffs about over a goal kick in an attempt to run down the clock. Then players throw themselves down and wait for the maximum time allowed before the ref insists on treatment or no treatment - get on your bloody feet! Then they arse about taking a throw-in to waste a few more precious seconds. It's become ridiculous.
Smokin Joe
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Sixty in-play minutes would be great, the watch stops every time the game stops. Penalty goals I would not agree with, it alters the whole essence of the game by too much. Only the captain allowed to speak to the referee and if players surround the ref, fifteen minutes in the sin bin for the lot of them and if that is the entire team, well they knew the rules so tough. Goalkeepers allowed to handle the ball as now, but not allowed to catch or hold it, only punch or parry.
