finzster
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Moutaouakil looks a decent player imo. Solid and has some Huttonesque runs up the touchline.
Which merged with McGeady & Agathe quality crossing is useless! Pish player!
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Moutaouakil is probably binned because he is utter pish! Played well earlier in the season, but appears to be an utter bombscare!
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I found it amusing the other day when i realised the CB pairing of Wilson and Weir has an average age of 28
Motherwell's centre half pairing against Hearts on Saturday had a combined age of 35 (Saunders 17 & Hutchison 18) - younger than Davie! They won 1-0 as well!
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Knee jerk reaction loyal
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This was def my favourite. Classy!
I didn't like that one tbh.
Why not?
It's Barcelona's slogan translated, so no originality which is a wee bit embarrassing.
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Calzaghe may have had a 'title' for 9/10 years, but it was the WBO, the weakest of the 4 main titles. During that reign he never attempted to unify (which says a lot) until Lacy chased a fight with him. He wasn't the ring champ until the Lacy fight (despite having a shit belt for a decade) and fought absolutely no-one between a shot Eubank and Lacy (who has turned out to be another yank hype-job).
He never attempted to fight the no1 boxer in the world (RJJ) despite the fact he was only 1 weight above him; well until Roy was too old! In Joe's book about 3 years before the Jones fight, he actually states that there is no point fighting Jones now, as he is a shadow of the fighter he once was.......fast forward a few years during Joe's legacy stealing fights against the old men and he's all over it like a dug in beetroot!
Calzaghe is a good fighter, but a total conman! He never gave Reid a re-match and never attempted any legacy defining fights with a peak fighter! Eubank, Jones and BHop were all well past it by the time Joe fought them, and Kessler is still learning (we still dont know if he will be that good). Calzaghe also refused to give Froch the opportunity to beat up on an old man......like what Joe spent the end of his career doing (in between fighting reality TV starts)! Can anyone actually defend Joe for fighting Manfredo instead of Froch?
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especially when they are representing the majority religion in this country.
As a member of that religion, they most certainly do not represent me.
Contraversial I know, but now the walks are just an excuse for a lot of neds to grab on the coat-tails of the real marchers in order to get it up the T****.
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I can't see how people rate him as nothing special, given the players we have brought in in the last couple of years.
I'd have him over lafferty in second, and look what we paid for him
Totally agree mate!
The current financial quagmire/plight is in part due to outrageously ridiculous decisions like punting RMcC for free and pishin 3.5M on very average players like Lafferty. Did Ross not score more in 1 season in the Championship than Lafferty did in his whole career?
Gross incompetence letting him go.
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Ill never understand what would make a 37 year old father kill himself
That's mental illness for you!
No idea what Mowgli's reasons would have been for it; he seemed to be an energetic and charismatic guy.
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The word is he was found in his garage in Hamilton. Hope it is not true, but strong rumours that he hung himself.
RIP Mowgli
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I really think Paul Slane (number 45 tonight) and Ross Forbes (number 27 tonight) could be the ones to watch in the SPL this season.
Agreed, both were dynamite!
To think that Mark McGhee had all but booted both out the door! Forbes was told he hadn't developed as they hoped, and was free to find another club! The word is that the tims had agreed in principal a £40k deal for Slane when McGhee was there; only for it to be cancelled when Mghee left!
Slane is looking like he could be the best young player Well have produced in years; looks better than Mcfadden.
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That's 4 of the Motherwell team of the early 90's now tragically passed away:
Phil
Davie Cooper
Jamie Dolan
Paul McGrillen
RIP
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We do not choose we are chosen
The 'we do not choose' strapline is one of the best quotes when talking about this. Never fails to have me guffawing.
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But Hopkins and Jones weren't retired and Calzaghe is, I don't see your point. There is no chance of the fight and he is wasting his time.
Kessler is better than Taylor IMO and would stop him but I don't think Froch's legacy is at Joe's level yet. Joe's legacy isn't great but it's better than Froch's who has only had two world title fights. Calzaghe beat a very good Hopkins and dominated Jones Jr even though they were past their best.
Calzaghe's chin was a lot better at Super Middleweight so I think he would have lasted longer than a round. He might not have beaten him but RJJ was unstoppable at that time.
Because Calzaghe is retired and Froch is being deluded if he thinks they will fight. I've said it before but Froch should fight Bute or Kessler.
I think the way that Hopkins systematically destroyed Kelly Pavlik makes Calzaghe's win seem even more impressive. Hopkins is still a class operator.
I'd love to see Froch v Kessler, as Froch's laxed attitude to blocking and Kessler's bombs would make for interesting viewing!
Exactly, Hopkins makes a lot of fighters look bad with his style and Calzaghe should get a lot of credit for the win.
Froch v Kessler would be great. ALthough Kessler would win IMO, Froch would definitely be in with a chance and the fight would be a Fight Of The Year contender.
In my opinion, Kessler's career will be directly linked with how Calzaghe is remembered! For example, is Kessler goes on to be a great. then Calzaghe's biggest victory (not many more good names on his record in their prime) will be big news!
If however, Kessler ends up being another Lacy, then who would Joe's marquee victory be over? A completely shot RJJ, a 44 year old man or a past it Eubank? Doesn't read too clever does it!
Is this not the same "44 year old man" that went on to beat the best middle weight in the world?
The same "Best middleweight in the world" that jumped 2 weights to fight him! Pav's 'best middleweight' in the world claim is on the back off 2 wins over Taylor, making CF's win over Taylor something good also using that logic!
Pavlik was exposed by Bhop as a 1 dimensional hype job (despite him managing to overpower Taylor), much the same way as Lacy was by Joe. Both Pav and Lacy are products of the US fans trying to create a superstar, rather than them being bona fide superstars! Watching those fights, it is clear to see that neither had the fundamentals to back up the hype - much the same as Lennox with Michael Grant.
Also, using your logic, that fact that Taylor twice defeated a younger BHop, makes Froch's victory over Taylor more impressive anyway!
The old cliche: styles make fights!
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But Hopkins and Jones weren't retired and Calzaghe is, I don't see your point. There is no chance of the fight and he is wasting his time.
Kessler is better than Taylor IMO and would stop him but I don't think Froch's legacy is at Joe's level yet. Joe's legacy isn't great but it's better than Froch's who has only had two world title fights. Calzaghe beat a very good Hopkins and dominated Jones Jr even though they were past their best.
Calzaghe's chin was a lot better at Super Middleweight so I think he would have lasted longer than a round. He might not have beaten him but RJJ was unstoppable at that time.
Because Calzaghe is retired and Froch is being deluded if he thinks they will fight. I've said it before but Froch should fight Bute or Kessler.
I think the way that Hopkins systematically destroyed Kelly Pavlik makes Calzaghe's win seem even more impressive. Hopkins is still a class operator.
I'd love to see Froch v Kessler, as Froch's laxed attitude to blocking and Kessler's bombs would make for interesting viewing!
Exactly, Hopkins makes a lot of fighters look bad with his style and Calzaghe should get a lot of credit for the win.
Froch v Kessler would be great. ALthough Kessler would win IMO, Froch would definitely be in with a chance and the fight would be a Fight Of The Year contender.
In my opinion, Kessler's career will be directly linked with how Calzaghe is remembered! For example, is Kessler goes on to be a great. then Calzaghe's biggest victory (not many more good names on his record in their prime) will be big news!
If however, Kessler ends up being another Lacy, then who would Joe's marquee victory be over? A completely shot RJJ, a 44 year old man or a past it Eubank? Doesn't read too clever does it!
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Is Froch that bad that all he wants to fight are people who are retired?
Well, Calzaghe had his biggest fights with 2 people that should have retired a long time before they fought him, so why should Froch not follow suit!
Interesting interview with Joe from a few years ago that confirms why he waited until RJJ was shot to 20% of the greatest fighter of the era that he once was:
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/articl...Joe+/article.do
As an aside, I reckon that following the Taylor fight, Froch is 1 big name fighter away from match Joe's legacy (ie 2 live prime fighters).
For what it's worth, had Joe attempted to fight the pre 2003 beast that was Roy Jones Junior, Roy would have obliterated him in a round! A prime Roy would have finished the job that the shot Roy almost did in the 1st!
That is why Joe will never be a true hall of famer, as he waited until his peers were finished before even contemplating fighting them.......and why shouldn't Froch with him?
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Fist time i have watched Froch for a while as i dont like the way he fights, but got to say he hung in there and won a very tricky fight. If he gets his left hand up he could be really good. The guys hes going to be fighting are big clean hitters and he will get caught with a big shot sooner or later.
He got caught flush a fair few times by Taylor! He really does have a great chin! Despite a less than solid defense, that was the 1st time he hit the canvas in his career (including amateurs), so that is testamount to his ability to take flush hits!
I may also add, that his burd was pretty impressive too!
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Delighted to see Froch pull it out the hat, what a fight and finish! Froch really is a breath of fresh air, making the 1st defence of his title over in America against world class and dangerous opposition! In my opinion, if he fights and beats Kessler next, he will have already matched Calzaghe's legacy, but done it in 2 fights; and even done it without waiting for the top men to get old and shot, ala Joe Calzaghe with RJJ!
Froch's performance, and impending superstardom must really leave Calzaghe kicking himself! Joe should have been doing this 10 years ago, instead of wasting the majority of his career fighting tomato cans for the relatively significant WBO! Froch has already got a better title than that! The real shame to the fan (ie us) is that we will never truelly know just how good Calzaghe was, as he waited until his peers were completely finished (Jones) or past their best (BHop). The sad thing is that these 2 and Eubank are the only marquee names on his resume (could be 4 dependent on what Kessler becomes), and all 3 of them were done by the time Joe fought them.
He should however let JC retire and stop calling him out! Joe has never wanted any piece of him. It's a shame that their careers at the top never coincided!
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Bejesus, there is a lot of bitterness towards Lindsey because he is a tim! Who gives a shit, it is boxing!
Appleby was extremely dissappointing, never got composed in that bear pit of a place! Shocking that Gilmour threw him into that situation at such a young age......although it was all about the money! His corner were a fecking disgrace as well, telling him to go forward at all times! It was clear to see that Paul had to take a step back, compose himself and do what he is good at! What were his tactics? As Bunce said afterwards, his team were fecking idiots if they thought they would blow Lindsey out of there early! They offered no advice of any note! Talk about being hung out to dry for the quick buck!
Hope Appleby gets rid of his trainer and heads to Glasgow to Billy Nelson! Either that of down sarf for good training and sparring! One thing is clear, he has not improved at all since his close win over John Simpson over a year ago!
That said, he is only 21, and if he makes the right decisions he can come back stronger! Not looking as good as Alex Arthur did at this stage of his career!
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I dont think Manny has the power to knock out Hatton to be honest.Hatton can take a punch and hes walked through harder than mannys like Tzyu.In my oppinion Pacquaio has been jumped up overhyped since he beat De La Hoya.
Mayweather knocked out Fatton....who was the last person PBF KO'd? Gatti 3 or 4 years earlier!
Lascano had Hatton all over the place, and he was also much smaller than the hyped up Ricky! Therefore, Hatton's punch resistance aint all that! Tzyua was over for the payday, he had semi retired and his shoulder injury was crippling him! The fact he never fought again demonstrates that!
Don't be fooled by Hatton's performance and hype talk about the malignaggi fight! Malinaggi cannot punch, didn't punch and was too scared to fight!
Pacman has not been overhyped since the DLH fight; he has blasted a path of destruction for the last 5 years, destroying the likes of Barerra and Morales! The only guy that has come close to him (other than Morales' win
) was Juan Manual Marquez, who is a far better box fighter than most! The only way the manc wank can beat Pac is to smother and over power the smaller man.
BTW - Hatton is quite clearly deluded if he thinks beating Pac will earn him the pound for pound title! Despite the title being mythical (and generally created by Ring magazine), the fact that Ricky cannot fight at any other weight than LWW renders it impossibe for him to take it from a man fighting 4 weights above his natural weight impossibe.....as it is pound for pound! What pac is doing is the equivalent of Fatton fighting at Super Middleweight, and given that Ricky is not good enough to fight 1 weight above his natural weight, he can never be considered the best £ 4 £.
As an aside, the very fact that Ricky cant fight at Welters is testamount to the fact that he requires to be bigger than his opponent to win, as his skills are nowhere near the level required to beat a man of the same size/weight! Although they weigh the same at weigh in, Hatton comes into the ring at light middleweight, and smothers.
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Go you! Thanks for that fabulous post.
well they just posted where he lives lets see if he gets the same threats as novo oh wait we aren't scum like them 
I know EXACTLY where his new house is , but i would not lower myself to the kinda shit the unwashed get up to. By the wat WATP
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JUST GOT IT CONFIRMED
this sundays tabloids will have a story recarding a celtic player who has been captured on camera taking a class A drug.
I am not allowed to say which player it is nor am i allowed to say which drug it was however all i will say is this.
roaly poLey and the white stuff
photographic evindence will surface in sundays tabloids.
i got this from a reporter
ps
is this not a good time to say SNIFF SNIFF ?
Any other exclusives mr insider?
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Jeez Louise, some people need to get a grip!
Yes, they are cunts, but there is more going on in the world than to make them the lowest of the low! I would love it if those 3 were the biggest cunts in the world, unfortunately there are evil people out there that eclipse footballers - believe it or!
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He's gay apparently.
Not sure how much truth there is in that.
Not very much truth at all! His girlfriend/wife is pretty awesome!
Could have been a decent player if not a rabid boozer! Total jake!
well they just posted where he lives lets see if he gets the same threats as novo oh wait we aren't scum like them 
***The Official Rangers v Hearts Thread***
in Jimmy Bell's Kitroom
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FFS, what is the point of having Rory Loy on the bench if he doesn't get on in this situation?
No wonder he cannot wait to get the fuck out of Ibrox!