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The second player sent off, Creswell should have gone five minutes earlier when he trampled on the keeper, sparking the mini brawl that led to two other Leeds players being booked, the keeper has a suspected fractured cheekbone, also the ref missed one of the worst tackles from Douglas that led to Preston's Brett Ormerod being stretchered off after 11 minutes with a suspected broken leg. The ghost of Billie Bremner and Norman Hunter is alive and well in this Leeds side.:rolleyes:

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Walcott has done not a lot less than Owen or Rooney had done before their intl debuts. I think it's an exciting choice.

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Well, he's obviously miserable - he's always got such a long face...


*ahem*

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well i suggested AJ who has at leat played and scored 20 goals in the prem and now Sven picks someone he has has said he has only seen play on video 3 times :Yikes: :Yikes:

At least he's seen AJ play and he is a proven striker as is Defoe

must be hard to earn 5m a year :D

Lennon and Downing i agree with although Downing has missed alot of the season

read this

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...nd/4752671.stm

Sven has seen him play about three times in training :Yikes:

If that's all it takes to get in the England squad i'd better book some holiday for June as i might get a call up

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Quite a bit less if you ask me.

Rooney had played 20 odd games for Everton before he made his England debut, what made him most people aware of him - his goal against Arsenal - was 5 months before his debut. Owen had a full season at Liverpool before he made his.

But I agree, it is exciting I look forward to seeing him play. Especially after stealing him from Arsenal for my Newcastle team in Football Manager.

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I don't see why someone has to 'prove' themselves by having a season etc behind them. If you're talented, that's that. I can't wait to see it all in action. Really excited - he could be our secret weapon. :)

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Yes he has. Rooney had played 26 games in the Premiership before his debut v Australia in 02/2003. (Next tournament was a season after)

Before Owen's debut in Feb 1998 (v Chile) he had played 33 games in the Premiership. (Next tournament that season).

Walcott has only played 21 games, in the Championship, for Southampton. In my book that's substantially less. A player who hasn't played yet for his club or even in a top flight game. At least both Owen and Rooney had played, and scored, both for their Premiership club and for England before the world cup/Euros. Walcott has done neither.

Comparing Walcott with Owen and Rooney is like comparing Pele with David Johnson (ie laughable). Mind you, even David Johnson has caps/goals (for Jamaica) and has played in the Premiership (for Ipswich).

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surely a pre requisite for playing for england should be playng football first ??

Rooney scored that goal against Arsenal at 16 and had played about 20 games.. anyone got the stats on number of goals he had scored

owen had played a full season

pele had played about 2 seasons before the WC

All the above had played in the top flight as well.. Walcott has played about 13 starts and 18 subs and only got 5 goals against championship level teams

i was told AJ shouldn't be in the squad as he plays in the championship but at the moment so does Thoe.. Arsene didn't think he was good enough and couldn't take the pressure to play him for Arsenal in their final games

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Then why didn't Arsene Wenger want to risk playing him? Arsene said that at the end of the season where every point matters you need experienced players.

I have no doubt that he's talented, but is he ready for a World Cup if his manager doesn't yet think he is ready for the premiership?

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Going by your theory then, he could be absolute ****e, but as long as he's played more games than any of the current strikers in the Prem, it's OK?

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no what we are saying is that he needs to play games in the prem against world class players and be tested at a higher level before he should get into the england squad.. if he had played 18 games in the championship and scored 30 goals it might be a different story but 5 goals against weak defenders isn't alot for a striker

Wenger didn't think he was good enough and couldn't take the pressure to play for them at the end of the season which i think says alot

also surely the england manager should at least of seen him play in a full competitive match, or am i just being stupid there ?

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Well would you take a striker to play against the world's finest defences (OK, Sweden, Paraguay and T+T) whose only experience is 21 games in the second tier?

It's not just about ability it's about the experience and having proved yourself at the highest level before being selected.

Selecting Walcott is no more than selecting a lower division player for England. You wouldn't take Richard Cresswell would you? At least if Andy Johnson was going to be picked, he's played in the Premiership. Pearce and Merson were also picked for internationals when in the lower division but at least they had played in the side (and in Pearce's case, in a semi final of a world cup) and in the top flight beforehand.

If you honestly think picking a player with practically no experience, or actually none in the top flight or international level, as potentially the second striker in the side is a good idea then I dunno.

In fact, I'd rather take someone like Harewood, Beattie or even Defoe or Vassell because all of them have top flight or England experience. Walcott does not - yet - but does look an exciting prospect. He's 17. Maybe in 2 years time he'll be international quality. What about if he's the next Danny Cadamarteri?

If you honestly think this is all a good idea then really I think you should get one of these.
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hm, what then happens if van der sar gets injured lol touch wood but we wouldn't have much cover if howards out on loan.

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:rofl:

Greenie on its way for giving me the biggest laugh of the week so far :D

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I would imagine Foster will be number 2, he is having a good season at Watford.

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i thought he may go on loan again

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Either him or Steele will be number 2 I imagine.

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gazzae take it your united fan? who do you think we need for midfield for summer.

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So, just to clarify - you definitely don't want Djemba-Djemba back then :disturbd: :p:

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Reo-Coker would be a good signing.

I think this would be a good team

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Looks light weight in midfield

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Depends if Fergie can do to Ronaldo what Maureen did to Joe Cole.

You never know maybe Scholes will finally learn how to tackle ;)

As for Reo-Coker I think he has a lot of potential.

And we all know what Rooney is like at dropping back to win the ball.

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Parker is another player we should be looking at, if he hadn't caught glandular fever I bet he would have been in the England squad

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You are right about Reo-Coker, he is on stand by for the World Cup to. Also what about this Vidic, is he up to the premiership I have heard he is awfully slow.

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I think once he settles he will be a good signing. He was part of the so-called "Famous Four" defence that conceded only 1 goal during qualifying for the world cup. It's been claimed that Vidic is the best of the four.

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Do you live in a cave and catch and kill all your own food too? :rolleyes:

Engalnd have the best record in recent years with SGE managing them. I don't think he's the best manager ever, and he's made some questionable decisions in the past, but I think he's onto something with Walcott. How is Walcott going to get experience, unless he plays? If you're super talented, then experience won't really affect your playing. I really think he's going to be great. :tu:

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Be fair OB - he does support Forest. He's not expected to know anything about football really ;) :D

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But why do you think he is ready for the world cup if his club manager doesn't think he is ready for the premiership?

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And what have Arsenal won this year under Wengers 'thinking'? Nothing yet. They got fourth (because someone poisoned their nearest rivals), and let's face it, they're gonna get spanked next week. And I'll be wearing my dayglo yellow barca shirt with pride.

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Good one - didn't think of it like that! :rofl:

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sven may have a better record with England than most but he also has the best talent pool since 66-70 and has only really got them as far as they would have with the bloke from down the pub in charge

he's shown himself up far too many times when the games get to the final stages and he doesn't have a clue what to do.. he barely even watches the matches

think whem SM takes over there will be no change as he does all the training and that anyway which will show up how little Sven does.. plus at the moment what clubs are after Sven ?

if you not good enough for the league then you not good enough for the WC either

am willing to let him have a go during the friendly with Hungary at end of the month and see how he goes but he hasn't played a proper game this year and three friendlies hardley seems enough

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You forgot to add 'IMO'.

So have some of the £100k a week players shown themselves up on the pitch. No-one's perfect.:shrug:

I have very little hope of SM being a good manager too.

I have no idea. I don't care where he goes next.

Why shoulld SGE base his decisions on what AW thinks? Please refer to my previous post.

Very gracious of you. I'm sure he talks highly of you too.

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Every club except Chelsea would swap places with Arsenal now as for them getting spanked what like Real were going to spank them and Juventus were going to spank them. Why should Sven listen to Arsene Wenger perhaps because he is the best manager in the Premiership.

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Real M are overrated. I didn't think for a minute they'd beat Arsenal. As for Juventus, they're great, but that's about it. Barcelona are phenomenal. And will win.

How do you come to the conclusion that AW is the best manager? Just because he got his team to a cup final? So has SM, JM won the league, and one of either AP & RB is bringing a cup home this weekend. So, where's your logic?

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Where is my logic perhaps it is based on the fact that apart from this season he has never been out of the top two, the fact he went an entire season un-beaten, the fact that he has generated vast profits for the club despite working on a budget far lower than his rivals, the fact that he takes average players and makes the world class, his youth policy ect. and if they are not reason enough then look at who Jose targeted first as his main opposition not Alex Ferguson or until recently Rafa Benitez.

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So had AF in recent years. Your point is?

No, because he wasn't clever enough to deal with them, that's why. Arsene's the only one stupid enough to bite. Look at the appalling way he spoke about MJ - I really wish MJ had planted one on him for that. And still, no apology. :rolleyes:

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Right so Alex Feguson has never been out of the top two, he has gone the season un-beaten, he is not a cheaque book manager that spends money instead of making it.
The fact is Arsene Wenger does it with one hand behind his back and still consistentley delivers the goods.

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I've attached this link so everyone can see exactly what AW and AF have achieved. Take what AW has achieved a basically double it to get AF stats. Man U is very well known for having one of the best academies in Europe, and AF was at Man u way before the money started rolling in - it was BECAUSE of his management that the money came in, through sheer success.
Er, no, he doesn't. Arsenal have won the league three times in the past decade -half of the amount that AF has taken Man U to the top in the same time. I could go on but I'm bored now now, and I don't even support Man U. The stats are available for every one to see. You're obvioosly a very passionate, although somewhat deluded Ars3 fan. :)

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Actually I surport West Ham so technically I should despise Arsenal and under George Graham I did. So Man Utd's academey, how many have come through since the days of Beckham, Giggs, Brown ect. John O'Shea and Darren Fletcher that is the best in Europe. :rolleyes:
Right so by selling your best players every couple of years and not spending the income to replace them is not doing it at a massive disadvantage.

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What has Arsenal's poor season got to do with it? Do you mean that Wenger now doesn't have a clue? Or are you saying if he played Walcott from when he signed they would have won the league?

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I'm not saying anything. It was pointed out earlier that AW hadn't picked Walcott to play at all, so SGE shouldn't have. Why should SVE follow AWs train of thought. Her's hardly going to have to order a new trophy cabinet on the teams he's played this year, is he? We'll never know whether a contribution from Walcott would've helped. But we might know for the World Cup. Very brave and exciting choice from SGE.

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Including Walcott over Shaun Wright Phillips for example just makes a mockery of the argument that SWP hasnt been picked because he hasnt played enough games for Chelsea. Im sure I heard Sven mention that, can anyon confirm if its true?
Also what really suprises me is that he's said he's only seen Walcott play 3 times in training. I would say that the training pitch atmosphere would be a million miles away from that at ta real game, so is this really a good basis for inclusion?

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Because the person who spends every day with the player doesn't, and is quoted saying so, think that he was ready. But the person who has never watched him play, and said hello to him once obviously knows better.

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I saw Ian Wright in the paper saying that Sven did not pick his son to get back at him.

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Ian Wright is a ******.

He didn't pick him because everytime her played for Chelsea he was crap.

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Who knows. No-one here does, so I'll stick to MO.

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Saw videos of him was it not? I'm sure even Ali Dia would impress on video.

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Agreed, he has got a big mouth.

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*sigh* And AW didn't seem to benefit in any way by leaving him out did he? We don't KNOW whether AW was right to leave Walcott out or not. SGE made a brave gamble, which I appreciate.

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I don't think SWP has played that fabulously this season tbh :shrug:

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You are right he has not played that well, he is still worth taking though as he offers something different.
Sven is not really known for gambling is he, just seems strange to start now.

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Because he's leaving, if it doesn't come off he doesn't have to worry about being sacked.

At least Walcott won't beat Whiteside's record.

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Last tournament with England, may as well go out with a bang. :shrug:

Frankly, I thought we were doomed when Rooney bust his foot. And lost a lot of interest in the cup for a while. But I'm genuinely excited again now. SGE didn't do as everyone thought he would. He's mixed it up a little, got some interest back in it. :tu:

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as someone else pointed out to me.. at the moment this is the squad of 30 that will be trimmed down so Walcott might not make it and the same can be said of Rooney and Owen

i'll give Theo a chance but would rather AJ or Defoe any day

agree with Lennon though and based on last season Downing but he's missed a few games this season and have been told his form hasn't been great

sure hope when we play Hungary at end of month Sven starts with a team of 10 first team starts and then Crouch and Theo so we can see how he fits in rather than play him in a team of 11 players that will never start together

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True something else he must of considered is that all these injured players can be replaced up to 24 hours before the start of the Paraguy match so maybe it is not that much of a gamble.

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You are probably right about what Sven thinks, as this has been born out by his poor squad selection for the world cup.

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Except this season of course. And with Henri safely packed off to Barca, I expect the new stadium's trophy cabinet to remain empty next season too.

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Get over it Spurs. It happens, both Middlesborough and Newcastle had to play games with a lot of players out with illness. (Can't remember what Middlesborough's was but Newcastle's was conjunctivitis and they even had to close their training ground).

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But *if* it transpires that they were deliberately poisoned, don't you think it's only fair the replay goes ahead then?

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I think thats highly unlikely. If it was deliberate then why would they only poison one item of food and not whatever else was on the menu?

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Well this is just speculation, but what if someone in the kitchen added something to the food when it was decided what the whole team were going to have?

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I don't think they all had the same, apparently it was the lasagne that was suspect

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Still seems very far fetched to me, as Jeff Stelling said on Sunday "It's Dream Team stuff."
Spurs nutritional staff advised chefs at the Marriot on the meals, you would imagine they would also supervise the cooking to ensure everything was cooked correctly.

I think Jol said he doesn't think it was foul play.

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Whatever the circumstances, if it is discovered that it was malicious, don't you think a replay is justified then?

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Nope. Serves them right if they didn't supervise the food at all times.

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Not really, unless it is discovered tha the person that did it is on the Arsenal payrole, in which case they should be punished, otherwise how do you legislate for the actions of a nutcase.

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Surprising....:erm:

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Don't understand

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come on your Eagles

although we have got Borrowdale at LB :Yikes: :Yikes:

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but what if it was foul, fowl play, funny how the only people affected where players, apparently.

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Because the players have food prepared especially for them.

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Bad luck. Nice punch up though.

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For United & Roy Keane fans only...

Roy Keane's Testimonial

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When you think of some of the more bizarre things that have happened due to far eastern betting scams, that would be a more likely candidate than an Ar5e connection.:D

Who's floodlights nearly got sabotaged a few years back with the help of a corrupt club official at the behest of a Malaysian or other betting fix?

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I read this but I can't remember where. Probably the newspaper.

Apparently (take this as nothing more than a rumour) the Marriott until 18 months ago, was so worried about the safety of its minced beef that that guests ordering med-rare burgers had to sign a legal disclaimer - which was scrapped after negative publicity.

The same article said that even if the tests proved the food made the players ill, then it would still be difficult to prove that this caused Spurs' losses. Ie difficult.

Just having a look through the paper now to try and find it.

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Just found it. Mail, p7.

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Derby and West Ham wasn't it?

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That was funny.

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They were not the only ones apparently Martin Jol and Chris Houghton both had a dose to.

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Jol looked a bit green in the face it had to be said. As for Hughton you just can't tell.

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still abit upset about the result.. if we had taken our chances in the first half at home we would have been three -nil up.. didn't defend well and watford scored when they had chances.. our heads dropped in the first lef after their goal and we never got back in the tie

can't see watford beating leeds though

has anyone noticed that when a manager is sent off he just goes up to the stands now and gets his phone out so not alot changes.. some managers even watch from the stands anyway

if a manager is to be sent off they need to go to a room with no TV or access to anyone and do the same thing if they are banned for the next match.. rememer Jose and the Bayern game and the bloke on the bench with the hat to ocer the earpiece.. not really a punishment with all the technology we have today..

this makes interesting reading on Walcott

http://football.guardian.co.uk/world...770802,00.html

as i said he hasn't been tested by anyone world class and got marked out of a championship game at QPR :Yikes:

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Premier League replies to Spurs, they wanted a replay because two first teamers were sick!

:rofl: :rofl:

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I still think it was more than six according to press reports:
Davids - played 90
Dawson - played 90
Keane - played 90
Carrick - went off ill 62
Lennon - played 90
Tainio - played 87
Barnard - played 14
Davenport - played 3
Cerny - dnp
Huddlestone - dnp
were affected.

Spurs XVIs for the last three games:
v W Ham: Robinson ,Kelly ,Dawson ,Gardner ,Lee (Barnard ,78 ) ,Lennon ,Carrick (Reid ,63 ) ,Davids ,Tainio (Davenport ,87 ) ,Keane ,Defoe
Subs not used Cerny,Murphy,
v Bolton: Robinson ,Stalteri ,Lee ,Dawson ,Gardner ,Murphy (Davenport ,86 ) ,Tainio ,Carrick ,Lennon ,Keane (Barnard ,45 ) ,Defoe (Reid ,78 )
Subs not used: Cerny,Huddlestone,
v Arsenal: Robinson ,Stalteri ,Dawson ,Gardner ,Lee ,Lennon (Murphy ,77 ) ,Carrick ,Davids (sent off 85),Tainio ,Defoe ,Keane
Subs not used Cerny,Naybet,Kelly,Barnard,

Affected players in Bold.

Either this is being misreported by the media or the PL have it wrong. Carrick went off with stomach cramps (and actually threw up in the tunnel) and Dawson looked iller than usual. As for Keane well he looked a bit off colour too.

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According to the letter the facts on numbers who were ill were obtained after consultation with the Spurs team doctor.

I forgot the link in my earlier post, here it is...

http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.ra...tfa_breadcrumb

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Yeah I read it there too. The media must have it wrong.

Therefore - from seeing extended highlights of the game, and from the alleged list which is all we have to go on, and Jol's interviews the two players MUST be Dawson and Carrick.

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Rumoured on 5Live this morning that it may not be food poisoning but a virus.

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possibly misleading, as one of the most common causes of food poisoning is a virus

http://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/viewLeaflet.asp?ID=71

basically there are two main kinds of 'food poisoning', one is caused by being infected with bacteria or viruses, which multiply in the body & cause the symptoms, the other is caused by eating food in which bacteria have already been growing & excreted toxins. The main difference is that the first type can take a while to 'incubate', while the second is likely to have a more rapid effect.

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The fact they all went down with it together would possibly make that less likely. Unless they caught it from a common source.

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maybe the affected players indulged in a dodgy spit roast the night before?

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Yes but the THFC site says that the HPA have said that the results are also inconsistent - ie Norovirus (which does come from food) was found in some players samples but not others.

This one sounds like it will run and run...

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Well, not wishing to be pedantic, but the Norovirus (or Winter Vomitting Virus) can come from food, but that's not the only source:

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Basically, and I'm not saying that this is what happened, it sounds like someone hasn't been following good hygiene practices :shrug:

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Yeah, Norovirus originates in shellfish I think but is pretty good at transmitting from person to person after that.

Could be one spurs player had a kid with the ****s or something, caught it off the kid and before showing symptoms gave it to the rest of the squad...

Could be anything really seeing as the test results are so inconsistent.

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sounds likely, one of the characteristics of the norovirus is that it can survive in the environment for quite a while & be infective, wheras others (like HIV for example) don't live long once away from the host. (just as well)

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what do the man utd supporters on here make of United securing signings of two brazilian twins 15yrs old. Rafael and Fabio.

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Well, they might want to grow their hair 'cos it can get a bit chilly in Manchester ;) :disturbd:

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I've trusted Fergie before, but I'm not sure these two are the answer.. :shocked:

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:p:

Now where is my coat....

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funniest thing i ve seen all day :p:

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You know, I'm coming round to the idea of Walcott being in the England squad. I wonder why...

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2006/05/33.jpg

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She's not in the squad though mate ;) It's him who is...

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Wahey :naughty: :naughty: :naughty:

Who is it ? :erm:

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Walcott's girlfriend

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I rest my case. :(

http://tinyurl.com/rk7t7

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:D Sorry Gazzae, I just assumed that with her looks she was in a girl band or something hence me asking who it was.