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and the end of the season??

Couldn't believe it when I heard 'The Stiff' was starting because he had another injury, or is it the same one?.

Its a given that we'll get nothing much out of him for at least a month after his return from the African Cup of Nations
(which seems to go on forever, anyway)

Then he'll be taking things easy, in advance of the World Cup Finals,.....not wanting to miss out.
Or give his country 100%.


For all this talk of our 'embarassment of striking riches', when we had to take 'The Stiff' , the big bad Birmingham defence had no difficulty snapping out whatever our collective of striking midgets had to throw at them

We seriously missed Ade today BIG TIME I really never wanna see Santa Cruz in a city shirt again :( but of course we know we will.

The Original Special One wrote:and the end of the season??

Couldn't believe it when I heard 'The Stiff' was starting because he had another injury, or is it the same one?.

Its a given that we'll get nothing much out of him for at least a month after his return from the African Cup of Nations
(which seems to go on forever, anyway)

Then he'll be taking things easy, in advance of the World Cup Finals,.....not wanting to miss out.
Or give his country 100%.


For all this talk of our 'embarassment of striking riches', when we had to take 'The Stiff' , the big bad Birmingham defence had no difficulty snapping out whatever our collective of striking midgets had to throw at them

Yeah, but now that we have Santa Cruz, we have options to win games like these.

Vhero wrote:We seriously missed Ade today BIG TIME I really never wanna see Santa Cruz in a city shirt again :( but of course we know we will.

i know what you mean, he was carthorsian today. he's not fit though, no way. he's fatter than me! christ he was bad though.

Vhero wrote:We seriously missed Ade today BIG TIME I really never wanna see Santa Cruz in a city shirt again :( but of course we know we will.

Samta Cruzaras you mean! I fear the same problem as Jolene Lescott, put a big price on an average player and the pressure makes them a bad player. A condition historically known as stevedaleyitis.

Socrates wrote:

Vhero wrote:We seriously missed Ade today BIG TIME I really never wanna see Santa Cruz in a city shirt again :( but of course we know we will.

Samta Cruzaras you mean! I fear the same problem as Jolene Lescott, put a big price on an average player and the pressure makes them a bad player. A condition historically known as stevedaleyitis .

Don't be reminding me!

Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:

The Original Special One wrote:and the end of the season??

Couldn't believe it when I heard 'The Stiff' was starting because he had another injury, or is it the same one?.

Its a given that we'll get nothing much out of him for at least a month after his return from the African Cup of Nations
(which seems to go on forever, anyway)

Then he'll be taking things easy, in advance of the World Cup Finals,.....not wanting to miss out.
Or give his country 100%.


For all this talk of our 'embarassment of striking riches', when we had to take 'The Stiff' , the big bad Birmingham defence had no difficulty snapping out whatever our collective of striking midgets had to throw at them

Yeah, but now that we have Santa Cruz, we have options to win games like these.

To be fair he's not match fit: we'd need to give him the equivalent of four full Premier League games before we can start asking questions

Anyone thinking we need another striker? I just hope the injury is nothing major and he's back next week, cause I dread to think about us having to rely on Santa Poo!

The Original Special One wrote:Its a given that we'll get nothing much out of him for at least a month after his return from the African Cup of Nations
(which seems to go on forever, anyway)

Have Togo even qualified?

Lionheart wrote:

The Original Special One wrote:Its a given that we'll get nothing much out of him for at least a month after his return from the African Cup of Nations
(which seems to go on forever, anyway)

Have Togo even qualified?

I presume so

bluemoon wrote:Anyone thinking we need another striker? I just hope the injury is nothing major and he's back next week, cause I dread to think about us having to rely on Santa Poo!

I was wary of the RSC signing as I suspected he may have been a 'one season wonder' but we can't judge him until he's fully match fit
(quite apart from the 'knee brace' he was wearing today!)

The Original Special One wrote:

Lionheart wrote:

The Original Special One wrote:Its a given that we'll get nothing much out of him for at least a month after his return from the African Cup of Nations
(which seems to go on forever, anyway)

Have Togo even qualified?

I presume so

No and don't look like doing so.

edge275 wrote:

The Original Special One wrote:

Lionheart wrote:

The Original Special One wrote:Its a given that we'll get nothing much out of him for at least a month after his return from the African Cup of Nations
(which seems to go on forever, anyway)

Have Togo even qualified?

I presume so

No and don't look like doing so.

brilliant news, if so

So he'll have no excuse this year

edge275 wrote:

The Original Special One wrote:

Lionheart wrote:

The Original Special One wrote:Its a given that we'll get nothing much out of him for at least a month after his return from the African Cup of Nations
(which seems to go on forever, anyway)

Have Togo even qualified?

I presume so

No and don't look like doing so.

Odds on to qualify actually. Remaining game is home to Gabon. Need to at least match whatever Morocco get against Cameroon. Hopefully they wont :O)

Socrates wrote:

edge275 wrote:

The Original Special One wrote:

Lionheart wrote:

The Original Special One wrote:Its a given that we'll get nothing much out of him for at least a month after his return from the African Cup of Nations
(which seems to go on forever, anyway)

Have Togo even qualified?

I presume so

No and don't look like doing so.

Odds on to qualify actually. Remaining game is home to Gabon. Need to at least match whatever Morocco get against Cameroon. Hopefully they wont :O)

I should have known better than to believe anything edgey said

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No, they've got no chance. They sit 3rd in their group on just five points. Leaders Cameroon have 10 points and just 1 game remains.

ryanmjo wrote:
No, they've got no chance. They sit 3rd in their group on just five points. Leaders Cameroon have 10 points and just 1 game remains.

top 3 in each group qualify...
Morocco are in 4th with 3pts and a better goal difference

Remaining games
11-14-2009 Togo V Gabon
11-14-2009 Morocco v Cameroon

If Togo win they qualify
If Morocco don't win, Togo qualify
If Morocco win and Togo lose or draw, then Morocco qualify and Togo go out

Gabon are not exactly a footballing power-house so Togo look set to qualify

Vhero wrote:We seriously missed Ade today BIG TIME I really never wanna see Santa Cruz in a city shirt again :( but of course we know we will.

Lol that's a bit harsh mate.
Give the guy a chance lol.

Socrates wrote:

ryanmjo wrote:
No, they've got no chance. They sit 3rd in their group on just five points. Leaders Cameroon have 10 points and just 1 game remains.

top 3 in each group qualify...
Morocco are in 4th with 3pts and a better goal difference

Remaining games
11-14-2009 Togo V Gabon
11-14-2009 Morocco v Cameroon

If Togo win they qualify
If Morocco don't win, Togo qualify
If Morocco win and Togo lose or draw, then Morocco qualify and Togo go out

Ah, I'm an idiot mate, sorry about that. For some reason I thought we were talking World Cup here, not Cup of Nations.