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I remember back in t'day congratulating you on 10,000.

You said at the time it wasn't a big deal as it was all done before on v2..

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Formerly known as Davepat123

One day left, any word?

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Miggs.
Gary Neville Ate My Baby

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11680_5907501,00.html

City up Johnson bid
Eastlands giants improve offer for Boro winger

Sky Sports News understands that Manchester City have made an improved offer for Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson.

City made a move for the talented 22-year-old earlier in the week, only for Boro boss Gordon Strachan to reject the approach.

Former Celtic boss Strachan confirmed the verbal offer, but stated he expected the out-of-contract winger to stay at The Riverside until the summer.

However, Boro's resolve has been tested further with a new and improved offer from Eastlands as Roberto Mancini looks to sign the winger.

Although Johnson is understood to want the chance to hold transfer talks, Boro, for now, hold the key to his short-term future.

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A double-bed and a stalwart lover, for sure
These are the riches of the poor

he seems like a bright player dunno if he'll be able to cut it at city

If you had to say one way or the other though, do you he would be able to?

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A double-bed and a stalwart lover, for sure
These are the riches of the poor

i recki that he'll rise to the occasion after abit of a dodgy start or he'll be the next swp... i hope if we do sign him he'll do the job

cracking player, better than downing, we need to sign the guy

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'Fabio, the round thing there is the ball'

Aguero

Not sure about this (yet). Boro fans ain't that reliable - they went off Downing in his last couple of seasons (as he wanted to leave and everyone knew it).

happy b'day btw fella

got a lad a work who is best mates with one of the boro players - he's seen tis lad a few times and says he is an exciting propspect at the very least

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'Fabio, the round thing there is the ball'

Aguero

Oh yeah, undoubtedly. They said the same about James Morrison a few years ago though, and he ain't quite lived up to the hype.

Proof absolute of the over-hyping of young English players

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James Morrison plays* for Scotland. He also isn't that bad a player, and was only really hyped in the North-East of England - he was hardly considered as the heir to David Beckham's throne.

*kinda like Zidane played for France - or how N'Zogbia is currently the best left winger qualified for England.

From Wiki:

James Clark Morrison (born 25 May 1986 in Darlington, County Durham) is an English footballer, currently playing for West Bromwich Albion.

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my c key is broken, and my r is playing up too.

Still plays for Scotland though. I'm well aware where he was born.

you really are shit.

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my c key is broken, and my r is playing up too.

You can edit all you like, he's still English

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Well in that case, Victor Moses is Nigerian. The whole issue is besides the point anyway.

It isn't exclusively English young players that are overhyped, the same goes on all over the world. Because we experience the English media, we obviously get more hype about English players but the same applies to other countries at well. Giovani Dos Santos was hailed as the next big thing in Spain and he couldn't make it in the Spurs team. Huntelaar was praised all-over and has floundered at Madrid and Milan. Young Brazilians have come and gone (Jo, anyone?) - the overhyping of youngsters isn't exclusively English. Johnson could become a very good player - then again his progress could stagnate and he could just sit float around the lower end of the Premiership for all of his career. However, he undoubtedly has potential. Wonderkids such as Rooney and Fabregas don't occur very often and it's very easy to say that there is more of them abroad than from England but then that can be explained by virtue of sheer numbers, not because of some inherent flaw in the English game. The point of going for potential rather than current skill is that it is financally more lucrative. Yes, the club has more money available to it than any other in the world but I'm pretty sure the plan is not for money to be thrown at the club indefinitely and the owners will expect the club to support itself to some extent. Considering the increasing likelihood of a quota system, I can't see the harm in trying to bring in young English talent, especially when that talent has already shown itself capable of playing in the Premiership (a skill that many foreign imports fail to share).

It's just a joke, based on the postings of someone who's name I can't even remember

Shouldn't you be on a pub crawl or something?

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Yeah, I know. It's b*llocks though. Players aren't even hyped that much. Moses was the undoubted flavour of the month but has gone to Wigan which is about right. The hype surrounding Rooney and Walcott was signficantly greater to that which has been received by anyone else of late really. Ashley Young was underhyped if anything at Watford.

I've got a lecture at one o'clock. Drinking after that.

EDIT: I thought it might have been a joke, but then I also thought it might have been you that had been saying it and couldn't be bothered to look through the thread.