Sky_Blue_Daz
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Not just at Coventry but all over the place. I ofeten thought Tommy Johnson{Villa & Derby}Was lucky,
Do you think there is such a thing as a lucky professional footballer? (2 Viewers)
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CovScott88
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Yes, he goes by the name of Titus Bramble. I'm a better central defender than he is! Awful excuse for a footballer.
MatthewWallis
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Stephen wright, Leon Barnett
AlexJohnson93
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I assume by lucky you mean spent most of their lives training and working hard to try and make it. IMO no such thing as luck.
SkyBluesAndy
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Marcus Bent how he keeps finding new clubs I don't know
Ernie Machin
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People confuse him with Darren?
So many lucky footballers. Nicky Summerbee was dreadful, he also ended the career of Steve Froggatt (a truly unlucky footballer).
So many lucky footballers. Nicky Summerbee was dreadful, he also ended the career of Steve Froggatt (a truly unlucky footballer).
CovScott88
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Good shout!
Hear, hear Gouldie. Most of them are way overpaid for the value they bring to the field...... and society.
Ernie Machin
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Is you on the pipe? Absolutely definition of a solid pro.
Sky_Blue_Daz
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I mean footballers who you percieve to be shocking but make a very good living out of the game,
Ernie Machin
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I respectfully disagree. You generally don't play 600 league games by saying a few nice words to the camera.
Anyone playing for Citeh these days. Silly money for average players like Lescott and Barry. Now there's a name, Gareth Barry. He really is the luckiest player in England, he's not very good at all.
Paxman II
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I think you must look at a few and think "how did they get that" when others equally or more talented just did not get the rub of the gree when needed most. Either their face did not fit at given time or a change in manager at a given time etc etc. Yes luck plays a part.
But to some xtent you make your own luck as they say.
Leon Best springs to mind. Average talent currently on high wages at Newcastle.
Same can be said of managers. If you are a little lucky then your name could be Capello on £6+ million a year and still in his job after the world cup farce.
Alex Fergerson...some mighty luck when they beat Bayern in '99 in those last two minutes from 0-1 don't you think? certainly not by design.
But to some xtent you make your own luck as they say.
Leon Best springs to mind. Average talent currently on high wages at Newcastle.
Same can be said of managers. If you are a little lucky then your name could be Capello on £6+ million a year and still in his job after the world cup farce.
Alex Fergerson...some mighty luck when they beat Bayern in '99 in those last two minutes from 0-1 don't you think? certainly not by design.
Kuklinski
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It's unbelievable how highly they rate this clown.
Ernie Machin
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Yet you liked Evtushok. A game of opinions, aye.
Kuklinski
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Evtushok may not have been the grade, we didn't see enough to find out. But I saw more than enough of Shaw to spot a poor/lucky footballer.
Ernie Machin
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In. Your. Opinion.
Ernie Machin
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As am I. I don't think anyone has suggested he was Franco Baresi, but he served this club well. As I said, opinions, everyone's got one. Kuklinski doesn't seem to like Cov fans very much, it would appear.
telferstekkers
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Steve McManaman!
He was on 80 grand a week at man city, back in the days before man city had money! and then at madrid he played about tenn games all season, and one of them happened to be the champions league final! and to top it off he scored in it too!
jammy sod just doesnt cover it!
He was on 80 grand a week at man city, back in the days before man city had money! and then at madrid he played about tenn games all season, and one of them happened to be the champions league final! and to top it off he scored in it too!
jammy sod just doesnt cover it!
Kuklinski
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To say Shaw was a decent player shows the game is about opinions. It's a novel concept mind, a centre-half who is afraid to head the ball, who panics when he has the ball at his feet and often gave the ball away.
As for Cov fans, it's nothing personal because I don't know them individually, but I stick by my belief; if Cov fans rate a player and talk about him being a great player, he'll probably be no good. If they slate a player he'll probably have talent. Bothroyd and McCallister were booed, while the likes of Shaw and Williams are seen as club legends. It really does say it all.
As for Cov fans, it's nothing personal because I don't know them individually, but I stick by my belief; if Cov fans rate a player and talk about him being a great player, he'll probably be no good. If they slate a player he'll probably have talent. Bothroyd and McCallister were booed, while the likes of Shaw and Williams are seen as club legends. It really does say it all.
Ernie Machin
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I go back to my original viewpoint, Kuklinski is on the pipe. Move along, nothing to see here.
Kuklinski
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It was only recent that Shaw was in the voting for Coventry's best ever player, God only knows why? Must be his friendship with the Telegraph sports reporter.
Machin, at least you are no longer attempting to argue the merits of Shaw. It would appear once the laughable man marker argument has been shown up for the weak argument it is, there is t a lot left to offer in his defense.