Laudrup risks striker missing Saints-Swansea clash (From Daily Echo)
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Laudrup risks striker Michu missing Saints-Swansea clash
1:29pm Friday 2nd November 2012 in Sport
Michael Laudrup
Michael Laudrup will not be tempted to leave top scorer Michu out of his side against Chelsea, despite knowing a booking would see the Spaniard miss a clash with Saints the Swansea boss believes is more important.
Michu, who was linked with a move to Saints last May, has quickly become a cult hero among the Liberty Stadium faithful after scoring seven goals in just 11 appearances since arriving from Rayo Vallecano in a £2.5million deal in the summer.
The midfielder's goalscoring prowess has seen him start the last three games up front, but while his goal count has been a positive, his yellow card tally of four is potentially a headache for his manager.
With Swansea's target once again being Premier League survival, Laudrup knows it is the games against sides in the lower half of the table that will go a long way to deciding the Welsh club's destiny.
But the Dane does not plan to leave Michu out against the embattled Blues, although he has spoken to the player about the matter.
Laudrup said: "He is a very important player, he is our top scorer, his movement is good and he is making assists. I have spoken to him about it and I said 'I want you to play'.
"The fifth booking; when it comes it comes. He is tall and with his long legs there may be a tackle where he will think he can get the ball and may give away a foul and get a yellow, that happens.
"But I will say not to do anything silly, don't get booked for saying anything to the referee or anything like that. But it can come at any time.
"He wants to play against Chelsea and he wants to play against Southampton so when it comes it comes."
But Laudrup believes any points picked up against Chelsea will be a bonus, compared with the importance of denying Saints a result at St Mary’s next weekend.
He said: "We are not competing with Chelsea in the table, to win at Southampton would mean a lot as it would be three extra points for us and none for them.
"I always prefer to beat the teams we are fighting directly with in the table. What we do against the big clubs is a bonus."
Comments(44)
St Retford
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1:53pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Licky_Rambert
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2:14pm Fri 2 Nov 12
St Retford wrote:any songs for this one retford?
No, this is a good story. I don't think we should only be interested in what's happening on our own doorstep. Swansea will be a massive game and I'd rather we start the build up to it early than have another day of pointless navel gazing.
apart from the obvious pop/punk/w*nk - yellowcard. maybe chelsea dagger?
St Retford
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2:47pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Licky_Rambert wrote:This is tenuous, but how about something from Mazzy Star's third album, 1996's 'Among My Swan(sea)'?
St Retford wrote:any songs for this one retford?
No, this is a good story. I don't think we should only be interested in what's happening on our own doorstep. Swansea will be a massive game and I'd rather we start the build up to it early than have another day of pointless navel gazing.
apart from the obvious pop/punk/w*nk - yellowcard. maybe chelsea dagger?
My favourite is this track, called 'Flowers In December'. Eagle-eyed viewers will notice that singer Hope Sandoval isn't exactly ugly.
http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=uiEouyRrW
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CB FRY LIVES
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3:29pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Baddesley Bill
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3:42pm Fri 2 Nov 12
SaintDon13 wrote:Ramirez and Cork are fit if that helps.
Another thread with tiniest reference to Southampton FC, not a day for good News about the Saints I guess.
St Retford
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3:46pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Baddesley Bill wrote:Ramirez is?
SaintDon13 wrote:Ramirez and Cork are fit if that helps.
Another thread with tiniest reference to Southampton FC, not a day for good News about the Saints I guess.
Didn't someone on here go to great pains to point out he wouldn't be fit until December?
Baddesley Bill
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4:00pm Fri 2 Nov 12
St Retford wrote:Indeed they did. But OfficialSaints on twitter begs to differ with them.
Baddesley Bill wrote:Ramirez is?
SaintDon13 wrote:Ramirez and Cork are fit if that helps.
Another thread with tiniest reference to Southampton FC, not a day for good News about the Saints I guess.
Didn't someone on here go to great pains to point out he wouldn't be fit until December?
St Retford
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4:11pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Baddesley Bill wrote:Sometimes I think that Teboura (was it him?) might not know what he's talking about.
St Retford wrote:Indeed they did. But OfficialSaints on twitter begs to differ with them.
Baddesley Bill wrote:Ramirez is?
SaintDon13 wrote:Ramirez and Cork are fit if that helps.
Another thread with tiniest reference to Southampton FC, not a day for good News about the Saints I guess.
Didn't someone on here go to great pains to point out he wouldn't be fit until December?
Only sometimes, mind...
St Retford
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4:12pm Fri 2 Nov 12
thomasupton
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4:31pm Fri 2 Nov 12
St Retford wrote:Maybe his bruise cleared up quicker than everyone thought
Baddesley Bill wrote:Ramirez is?
SaintDon13 wrote:Ramirez and Cork are fit if that helps.
Another thread with tiniest reference to Southampton FC, not a day for good News about the Saints I guess.
Didn't someone on here go to great pains to point out he wouldn't be fit until December?
St Retford
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4:32pm Fri 2 Nov 12
thomasupton wrote:Maybe.
St Retford wrote:Maybe his bruise cleared up quicker than everyone thought
Baddesley Bill wrote:Ramirez is?
SaintDon13 wrote:Ramirez and Cork are fit if that helps.
Another thread with tiniest reference to Southampton FC, not a day for good News about the Saints I guess.
Didn't someone on here go to great pains to point out he wouldn't be fit until December?
Alicesdad
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4:34pm Fri 2 Nov 12
It can have it's own story if they don't say they are back to help save Nige's job.
In fact better keep it hush hush and just surprise the opposition on the night.
Alicesdad
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4:39pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Alicesdad
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4:41pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Baddesley Bill
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4:45pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Alicesdad wrote:I can only assume they are waiting for another regional paper to go with the story...so they can cut n paste it.
After all the waffle, the arguments, the name calling, the boredom, the waiting .. this is NEWS..... and not a mention by the Echo. What is happening?
St Retford
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4:56pm Fri 2 Nov 12
ghk230473
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5:14pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Baddesley Bill wrote:You are making devilment me thinks, cork maybe but Ramirez?
Alicesdad wrote:I can only assume they are waiting for another regional paper to go with the story...so they can cut n paste it.
After all the waffle, the arguments, the name calling, the boredom, the waiting .. this is NEWS..... and not a mention by the Echo. What is happening?
Lonestar Saint
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7:29pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Baddesley Bill
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8:39pm Fri 2 Nov 12
ghk230473 wrote:Is our bet a deffo ghk?....You seem to have gone a little quiet (which seems unusual for a die hard Saints supporter in my experience).
Baddesley Bill wrote:You are making devilment me thinks, cork maybe but Ramirez?
Alicesdad wrote:I can only assume they are waiting for another regional paper to go with the story...so they can cut n paste it.
After all the waffle, the arguments, the name calling, the boredom, the waiting .. this is NEWS..... and not a mention by the Echo. What is happening?
ghk230473
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9:02pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Baddesley Bill wrote:Yep deffo, to answer earlier question I did predict Adkins wouldn't be manager in 2013 back in February.
ghk230473 wrote:Is our bet a deffo ghk?....You seem to have gone a little quiet (which seems unusual for a die hard Saints supporter in my experience).
Baddesley Bill wrote:You are making devilment me thinks, cork maybe but Ramirez?
Alicesdad wrote:I can only assume they are waiting for another regional paper to go with the story...so they can cut n paste it.
After all the waffle, the arguments, the name calling, the boredom, the waiting .. this is NEWS..... and not a mention by the Echo. What is happening?
Baddesley Bill
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9:05pm Fri 2 Nov 12
ghk230473 wrote:and your chosen charity is?
Baddesley Bill wrote:Yep deffo, to answer earlier question I did predict Adkins wouldn't be manager in 2013 back in February.
ghk230473 wrote:Is our bet a deffo ghk?....You seem to have gone a little quiet (which seems unusual for a die hard Saints supporter in my experience).
Baddesley Bill wrote:You are making devilment me thinks, cork maybe but Ramirez?
Alicesdad wrote:I can only assume they are waiting for another regional paper to go with the story...so they can cut n paste it.
After all the waffle, the arguments, the name calling, the boredom, the waiting .. this is NEWS..... and not a mention by the Echo. What is happening?
angus mc coatup
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9:14pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Baddesley Bill wrote:you should give it to kent 141.
ghk230473 wrote:and your chosen charity is?
Baddesley Bill wrote:Yep deffo, to answer earlier question I did predict Adkins wouldn't be manager in 2013 back in February.
ghk230473 wrote:Is our bet a deffo ghk?....You seem to have gone a little quiet (which seems unusual for a die hard Saints supporter in my experience).
Baddesley Bill wrote:You are making devilment me thinks, cork maybe but Ramirez?
Alicesdad wrote:I can only assume they are waiting for another regional paper to go with the story...so they can cut n paste it.
After all the waffle, the arguments, the name calling, the boredom, the waiting .. this is NEWS..... and not a mention by the Echo. What is happening?
poor tw@t needs all the help he can get.
It might pay for some sort of therapy.
ghk230473
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9:16pm Fri 2 Nov 12
angus mc coatup wrote:Kent it is then!
Baddesley Bill wrote:you should give it to kent 141.
ghk230473 wrote:and your chosen charity is?
Baddesley Bill wrote:Yep deffo, to answer earlier question I did predict Adkins wouldn't be manager in 2013 back in February.
ghk230473 wrote:Is our bet a deffo ghk?....You seem to have gone a little quiet (which seems unusual for a die hard Saints supporter in my experience).
Baddesley Bill wrote:You are making devilment me thinks, cork maybe but Ramirez?
Alicesdad wrote:I can only assume they are waiting for another regional paper to go with the story...so they can cut n paste it.
After all the waffle, the arguments, the name calling, the boredom, the waiting .. this is NEWS..... and not a mention by the Echo. What is happening?
poor tw@t needs all the help he can get.
It might pay for some sort of therapy.
Baddesley Bill
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9:26pm Fri 2 Nov 12
ghk230473 wrote:I'll take that as the National Autism Charity then...good cause...good luck. I win, all Saints fans win and so does the Foundation. I lose...another worthy charity gains. It's a win win situation ghk.
angus mc coatup wrote:Kent it is then!
Baddesley Bill wrote:you should give it to kent 141.
ghk230473 wrote:and your chosen charity is?
Baddesley Bill wrote:Yep deffo, to answer earlier question I did predict Adkins wouldn't be manager in 2013 back in February.
ghk230473 wrote:Is our bet a deffo ghk?....You seem to have gone a little quiet (which seems unusual for a die hard Saints supporter in my experience).
Baddesley Bill wrote:You are making devilment me thinks, cork maybe but Ramirez?
Alicesdad wrote:I can only assume they are waiting for another regional paper to go with the story...so they can cut n paste it.
After all the waffle, the arguments, the name calling, the boredom, the waiting .. this is NEWS..... and not a mention by the Echo. What is happening?
poor tw@t needs all the help he can get.
It might pay for some sort of therapy.
ghk230473
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9:37pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Baddesley Bill
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9:51pm Fri 2 Nov 12
ghk230473 wrote:I was referring to the fact that your money would be going to the Saints Foundation ...but 78% also seem to think that stability is the way forward for the Club long term.
Very conceited statement 'all saints fans win, are you the voice of the saints fans? Hell of a statement!
Are you picking an arguement again ghk?
ghk230473
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10:01pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Baddesley Bill wrote:You have to admit the question in the poll weren't straight forward, pick an argument? Moi? Good luck.
ghk230473 wrote:I was referring to the fact that your money would be going to the Saints Foundation ...but 78% also seem to think that stability is the way forward for the Club long term.
Very conceited statement 'all saints fans win, are you the voice of the saints fans? Hell of a statement!
Are you picking an arguement again ghk?
Baddesley Bill
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10:08pm Fri 2 Nov 12
ghk230473 wrote:I won't wish you good luck if you don't mind (as my money is on a fella who I firmly believe can achieve some long term success for my favoured Club).
Baddesley Bill wrote:You have to admit the question in the poll weren't straight forward, pick an argument? Moi? Good luck.
ghk230473 wrote:I was referring to the fact that your money would be going to the Saints Foundation ...but 78% also seem to think that stability is the way forward for the Club long term.
Very conceited statement 'all saints fans win, are you the voice of the saints fans? Hell of a statement!
Are you picking an arguement again ghk?
Is it gonna be Kent's charity for you then...or do you actually want to choose one closer to your heart? (I wouldn't want you to go all "portsmouth FC" on me and ignore worthy charities)
angus mc coatup
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10:26pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Baddesley Bill wrote:advantage bill !
ghk230473 wrote:I won't wish you good luck if you don't mind (as my money is on a fella who I firmly believe can achieve some long term success for my favoured Club).
Baddesley Bill wrote:You have to admit the question in the poll weren't straight forward, pick an argument? Moi? Good luck.
ghk230473 wrote:I was referring to the fact that your money would be going to the Saints Foundation ...but 78% also seem to think that stability is the way forward for the Club long term.
Very conceited statement 'all saints fans win, are you the voice of the saints fans? Hell of a statement!
Are you picking an arguement again ghk?
Is it gonna be Kent's charity for you then...or do you actually want to choose one closer to your heart? (I wouldn't want you to go all "portsmouth FC" on me and ignore worthy charities)
ghk your service.
ghk230473
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10:39pm Fri 2 Nov 12
angus mc coatup wrote:I'll sleep on it and let you know which charity, this is like taking candy from a baby! Adkins is a nice fella granted but he's got as much chance as you have with kylie!
Baddesley Bill wrote:advantage bill !
ghk230473 wrote:I won't wish you good luck if you don't mind (as my money is on a fella who I firmly believe can achieve some long term success for my favoured Club).
Baddesley Bill wrote:You have to admit the question in the poll weren't straight forward, pick an argument? Moi? Good luck.
ghk230473 wrote:I was referring to the fact that your money would be going to the Saints Foundation ...but 78% also seem to think that stability is the way forward for the Club long term.
Very conceited statement 'all saints fans win, are you the voice of the saints fans? Hell of a statement!
Are you picking an arguement again ghk?
Is it gonna be Kent's charity for you then...or do you actually want to choose one closer to your heart? (I wouldn't want you to go all "portsmouth FC" on me and ignore worthy charities)
ghk your service.
Baddesley Bill
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10:53pm Fri 2 Nov 12
ghk230473 wrote:She had a great body...but was sh1t in bed.
angus mc coatup wrote:I'll sleep on it and let you know which charity, this is like taking candy from a baby! Adkins is a nice fella granted but he's got as much chance as you have with kylie!
Baddesley Bill wrote:advantage bill !
ghk230473 wrote:I won't wish you good luck if you don't mind (as my money is on a fella who I firmly believe can achieve some long term success for my favoured Club).
Baddesley Bill wrote:You have to admit the question in the poll weren't straight forward, pick an argument? Moi? Good luck.
ghk230473 wrote:I was referring to the fact that your money would be going to the Saints Foundation ...but 78% also seem to think that stability is the way forward for the Club long term.
Very conceited statement 'all saints fans win, are you the voice of the saints fans? Hell of a statement!
Are you picking an arguement again ghk?
Is it gonna be Kent's charity for you then...or do you actually want to choose one closer to your heart? (I wouldn't want you to go all "portsmouth FC" on me and ignore worthy charities)
ghk your service.
Let me know when you have a worthy cause in mind....and don't be a stranger if you happen to lose.
Velleity
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11:09pm Fri 2 Nov 12
St Retford wrote:I thought it was MRSA who repeatedly assured us that Gastom was out until December - I may be wrong of course.
Baddesley Bill wrote:Sometimes I think that Teboura (was it him?) might not know what he's talking about.
St Retford wrote:Indeed they did. But OfficialSaints on twitter begs to differ with them.
Baddesley Bill wrote:Ramirez is?
SaintDon13 wrote:Ramirez and Cork are fit if that helps.
Another thread with tiniest reference to Southampton FC, not a day for good News about the Saints I guess.
Didn't someone on here go to great pains to point out he wouldn't be fit until December?
Only sometimes, mind...
Velleity
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11:17pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Velleity
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11:20pm Fri 2 Nov 12
MGRA says...
5:39pm Thu 18 Oct 12
He won't play before December.
Baddesley Bill
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11:40pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Velleity wrote:Good find V.
Here we are:
MGRA says...
5:39pm Thu 18 Oct 12
He won't play before December.
I trust you will be there for me if I need to remind ghk that he owes the Saints Foundation fifty pounds in the new year (he can be a little forgetful when he gets something wrong you know).
angus mc coatup
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11:47pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Baddesley Bill wrote:do you think sometimes he forgets which team to support.it's easy done you know.
Velleity wrote:Good find V.
Here we are:
MGRA says...
5:39pm Thu 18 Oct 12
He won't play before December.
I trust you will be there for me if I need to remind ghk that he owes the Saints Foundation fifty pounds in the new year (he can be a little forgetful when he gets something wrong you know).
just saying!
Baddesley Bill
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12:04am Sat 3 Nov 12
angus mc coatup wrote:He's ok really...not so good when it comes to meet ups...nor a real supporter when times are tough...but I really wouldn't mark him down as being so low as to be a charity dodger.. aka skunt.
Baddesley Bill wrote:do you think sometimes he forgets which team to support.it's easy done you know.
Velleity wrote:Good find V.
Here we are:
MGRA says...
5:39pm Thu 18 Oct 12
He won't play before December.
I trust you will be there for me if I need to remind ghk that he owes the Saints Foundation fifty pounds in the new year (he can be a little forgetful when he gets something wrong you know).
just saying!
saintshorse101
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12:12am Sat 3 Nov 12
Velleity wrote:followed up by:
Here we are: MGRA says... 5:39pm Thu 18 Oct 12 He won't play before December.
MGRA says...
8:28pm Thu 18 Oct 12
slugger wrote:
MGRA wrote:
He won't play before December.
slugger wrote:
stunning observation ....... you really do know everything !
MGRA wrote
come on , you have played footy I presume,,, you have seen the injury I presume,,, there is no way he will start a game before December..... "dead leg" my ar5e.... major muscle trauma cause by some idiot more like it.... ( we have been here before haven't we )
i think people forget that what they post online can be found again and when they make such stupid posts we just want to show them how wrong they were!
saintshorse101
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12:35am Sat 3 Nov 12
MGRA - can you tell us exactly how the injury was caused, please? Sounds like you have some inside info.
yes it was caused by players feeling the need to give tackles 100% in training. Anyone that knows anything about football knows how odd that is.... that said, some "badged" poster here the other week thought it was ok to risk a 10 million player with "open season" training... anyway, thats by-the-by, the reality is that with an injury like that, he will not kick a ball in the Prem before December and anyone who thinks otherwise is an optimist... and I applaud that. But reality is reality.... human tissue heals in its own time and gimicks like O-tanks etc etc just "help"...
i could go on and on! come on MRSA you were such an expert at the time, explain how gaston is able to be in the running to be picked for a game now?
Velleity
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5:58am Sat 3 Nov 12
saintshorse101 wrote:Aint that the truth?
Velleity wrote:followed up by:
Here we are: MGRA says... 5:39pm Thu 18 Oct 12 He won't play before December.
MGRA says...
8:28pm Thu 18 Oct 12
slugger wrote:
MGRA wrote:
He won't play before December.
slugger wrote:
stunning observation ....... you really do know everything !
MGRA wrote
come on , you have played footy I presume,,, you have seen the injury I presume,,, there is no way he will start a game before December..... "dead leg" my ar5e.... major muscle trauma cause by some idiot more like it.... ( we have been here before haven't we )
i think people forget that what they post online can be found again and when they make such stupid posts we just want to show them how wrong they were!
As I repeatedly say, everyone forgets that the internet has a memory. And they always get caught out. Whether it's this, Saints2701 posting about shouting abuse at Danny Fox, Tebourba and Thomasupton answering the wrong questions and proving they are the same person or even our friend ghk saying he wished I'd been hit harder when some sod threw a lump of lead at me at a game, the internet keeps a record.
Some people are pretty dim, really. And they always get caught out.
ghk230473
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6:53am Sat 3 Nov 12
Velleity wrote:So chicken licken have you found the culprit?
saintshorse101 wrote:Aint that the truth?
Velleity wrote:followed up by:
Here we are: MGRA says... 5:39pm Thu 18 Oct 12 He won't play before December.
MGRA says...
8:28pm Thu 18 Oct 12
slugger wrote:
MGRA wrote:
He won't play before December.
slugger wrote:
stunning observation ....... you really do know everything !
MGRA wrote
come on , you have played footy I presume,,, you have seen the injury I presume,,, there is no way he will start a game before December..... "dead leg" my ar5e.... major muscle trauma cause by some idiot more like it.... ( we have been here before haven't we )
i think people forget that what they post online can be found again and when they make such stupid posts we just want to show them how wrong they were!
As I repeatedly say, everyone forgets that the internet has a memory. And they always get caught out. Whether it's this, Saints2701 posting about shouting abuse at Danny Fox, Tebourba and Thomasupton answering the wrong questions and proving they are the same person or even our friend ghk saying he wished I'd been hit harder when some sod threw a lump of lead at me at a game, the internet keeps a record.
Some people are pretty dim, really. And they always get caught out.
That's who'll I will donate my winnings to....... Lmfao
ghk230473
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6:56am Sat 3 Nov 12
That's who'll I will donate my winnings to....... Lmfao
ghk230473
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7:13am Sat 3 Nov 12
Baddesley Bill wrote:Never been wrong son, get Mavis to find something!
Velleity wrote:Good find V.
Here we are:
MGRA says...
5:39pm Thu 18 Oct 12
He won't play before December.
I trust you will be there for me if I need to remind ghk that he owes the Saints Foundation fifty pounds in the new year (he can be a little forgetful when he gets something wrong you know).
SaintDon13 says...
1:46pm Fri 2 Nov 12