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Bad luck guys, my heart is bleeding for you 
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Luck had nothing to do with it.I am not qualified to give the above advice!
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Has anyone seen the NZ football team? It seems to have got lost.Originally posted by tay View PostBad luck guys, my heart is bleeding for you
Ah - they're probably hiding out with the ABs somewhere.
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No need to lash out at me, I was offering my commiserations.Has anyone seen the NZ football team? It seems to have got lost.
Ah - they're probably hiding out with the ABs somewhere.
The NZ football team was supposed to be playing it epic WC qualification game this week against the titans of football (Fiji) ... but it was postponed asone of thier players was brother in law to some guy in the army.. and due toi the recent coup.. we dont allow Fijian military types into NZ. The epic clash will have to wait.Last edited by tay; 18 October 2007, 09:29.Comment
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Only a bit of banter, old chap ...Originally posted by tay View Post
Hard Brexit now!
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. . . and they won it a while back with a man who was really a woman, or was it a woman who was really a man? I forget.Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
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Better leave that one for Baggy to answer....Originally posted by wobbegong View Post. . . and they won it a while back with a man who was really a woman, or was it a woman who was really a man? I forget.
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We'll agree to disagree then.Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
There was no objective reason at all to appoint Freddie, and plenty why he shouldn't have got the job.
1. Being a good player does not mean being a good captain.
2. Being a key bowler is disadvantageous as a captain.
3. Being "one of the lads" is disadvantageous as a captain.
4. Freddie was "inspiring" without needing to be captain. Like most captains he had a dip in form after being appointed and we lost that inspiration, in both batting and bowling.
5. Freddie has always been injury prone. He missed most of last summer before leading us on the ill-fated Ashes tour.
6. Freddie had no record of being a captain at senior level.
We learned a lot of this in 1980 when Ian Botham was appointed and I hope we've now learned it all over again.
The best candidate when Vaughan got injured seemed to be Strauss, who eventually got the job for the Pakistan series last year when Freddie was injured. We won that series 3-0, and Strauss's form actually improved.
As it happens I think we would have lost the Ashes anyway, as most of the England setup were still celebrating the 2005 win.
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Sorry - I need a sarcasm smiley.Originally posted by wendigo100 View PostWe'll agree to disagree then.
Fred was an abysmal choice, when the other option of Strauss was much better. Trueman always said that there were jobs that can't be combined - opening batsman, opening bowler, keeper and captain. Any combination of those is a recipe for disaster - having captain, opening bowler, talisman, hero all rolled into one was not the smartest move, but they wanted Flintoff as captain to try and keep Harmy happy. A plan well thought out and executed...
Flintoff's had it now - he won't play until the summer, should lose his central contract, and until he can play as an all-rounder, should not be considered, since typically his batting is not good enough to hold down a place when he can't bowl well.Comment
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Sorry, I was a bit thick there ...Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
Although I think Flintoff would get in as a bowler-only, if he ever gets fit again.Comment
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