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England blame Pietersen for Ashes hammering
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Originally posted by doodab View PostAnd sometimes you don't pick them because it ain't going to work and you need to cut your losses. Alex Ferguson got rid of David Beckham, Jaap Stam, Paul Ince, Ruud van Nistleroy and Roy Keane over the years, all top players, and no one would call him a weak manager.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostI never knew 'can't be arsed' was the definition of maverick.
Australia got him out time and time again with the same simple tactics, he could not be arsed changing what he was doing, just punting out the most obvious lame efforts.
Complete let down and he was already in the last chance salon with his texting stuff, privately there has always been an issue with Pietersen from certain players and it was no different this winter.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostIndeed. And it is quite a useful tactic too, for when England's South Africans lose to South Africa's South Africans, for example, the blame can be put firmly in the lap of South Africa for not producing enough young talent.
1 Who is eligible and available?
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Anything else is polluting the whole approach. Sport at the highest level is about winning; win and everyone wants to be your friend and give you hugs and shags and money even if they hated you beforehand, lose and they will ridicule you even if you've given them 7 or 8 years of success to cheer.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by doodab View PostI think there is more to it than simple form. There was all that stuff with the saffers before and I think perhaps he's a disruptive influence and the team as a whole may be better off without him.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI hadn't really understood this 'pwned' expression until I read DirtyDog's post.Comment
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Originally posted by DirtyDog View PostThe time to get rid of him would have been in 2012, then. He was reintegrated into the team at the behest of Cook, so I wonder what has happened this year to have turned the situation around.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by doodab View PostAnd sometimes you don't pick them because it ain't going to work and you need to cut your losses. Alex Ferguson got rid of David Beckham, Jaap Stam, Paul Ince, Ruud van Nistleroy and Roy Keane over the years, all top players, and no one would call him a weak manager.
You can't do that here, though.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI hadn't really understood this 'pwned' expression until I read DirtyDog's post.Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostPanic.
Swanns actions were that of a coward.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post...and he replaced them with better players, I presume?
The key thing he understood was that it's a team game, a team with 8 out of 11 ordinary guys playing well will beat a team with a couple of superstars and a bunch of can't be arsed makeweights.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by DirtyDog View PostFerguson had the advantage of going out and buying a world-class replacement (or Laurent Blanc). Football has an open(ish) market, so he could always look for someone to bring in quickly.
You can't do that here, though.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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