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Diamondlife said:
Four well-dressed men sitting together at a vacation resort. "Farewell
to Thee" being played in the background on Hawaiian guitar.

Michael Palin: Ahh.. Very passable, this, very passable.
Graham Chapman: Nothing like a good glass of Chateau de Chassilier wine,
ay Gessiah?
Terry Gilliam: You're right there Obediah.
Eric Idle: Who'd a thought thirty years ago we'd all be sittin'
here drinking Chateau de Chassilier wine?
MP: Aye. In them days, we'd a' been glad to have the price of a cup
o' tea.
GC: A cup ' COLD tea.
EI: Without milk or sugar.
TG: OR tea!
MP: In a filthy, cracked cup.
EI: We never used to have a cup. We used to have to drink out of a
rolled up newspaper.
GC: The best WE could manage was to suck on a piece of damp cloth.
TG: But you know, we were happy in those days, though we were poor.
MP: Aye. BECAUSE we were poor. My old Dad used to say to me, "Money
doesn't buy you happiness."
EI: 'E was right. I was happier then and I had NOTHIN'. We used to
live in this tiiiny old house, with greaaaaat big holes in the roof.
GC: House? You were lucky to have a HOUSE! We used to live in one
room, all hundred and twenty-six of us, no furniture. Half the
floor was missing; we were all huddled together in one corner for
fear of FALLING!
TG: You were lucky to have a ROOM! *We* used to have to live in a
corridor!
MP: Ohhhh we used to DREAM of livin' in a corridor! Woulda' been a
palace to us. We used to live in an old water tank on a rubbish
tip. We got woken up every morning by having a load of rotting
fish dumped all over us! House!? Hmph.
EI: Well when I say "house" it was only a hole in the ground covered
by a piece of tarpolin, but it was a house to US.
GC: We were evicted from *our* hole in the ground; we had to go and
live in a lake!
TG: You were lucky to have a LAKE! There were a hundred and sixty
of us living in a small shoebox in the middle of the road.
MP: Cardboard box?
TG: Aye.
MP: You were lucky. We lived for three months in a brown paper bag in
a septic tank. We used to have to get up at six o'clock in the
morning, clean the bag, eat a crust of stale bread, go to work down
mill for fourteen hours a day week in-week out. When we got home,
out Dad would thrash us to sleep with his belt!
GC: Luxury. We used to have to get out of the lake at three o'clock in
the morning, clean the lake, eat a handful of hot gravel, go to
work at the mill every day for tuppence a month, come home, and Dad
would beat us around the head and neck with a broken bottle, if we
were LUCKY!
TG: Well we had it tough. We used to have to get up out of the shoebox
at twelve o'clock at night, and LICK the road clean with our tongues.
We had half a handful of freezing cold gravel, worked twenty-four
hours a day at the mill for fourpence every six years, and when we
got home, our Dad would slice us in two with a bread knife.
EI: Right. I had to get up in the morning at ten o'clock at night,
half an hour before I went to bed, (pause for laughter), eat a lump
of cold poison, work twenty-nine hours a day down mill, and pay mill
owner for permission to come to work, and when we got home,
our Dad would kill us, and dance about on our graves
singing "Hallelujah."
MP: But you try and tell the young people today that... and they won't
believe ya'.
ALL: Nope, nope..
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You could have posted the video you know....
 



JohnDenver said:
They do and the quick bowlers are often rested to prevent over-use injuries. Bit like SUFC. :)
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Sat on their arses for much of the game though. Drinking tea and eating sandwiches twice a day, listening to Test Match Live or Radio 3 . Zz
 
There are people on here who have played two hours of Tennis with me and will confirm I'll happily walk off court into the pub for a bit and off home with no difficulty at all.

There are people on here who have played two hours of Football with me and will confirm they've never seen any of the above.

No comparison.
 
Bladesthorpe said:
Thanks for that intelligent reply Cahill, your explanation of the question asked say's a lot about your knowledge of different sports.:tumbleweed:
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You're welcome pal, you're making me blush now
I like a man/woman who doesn't take him/herself too seriously
 
raul said:
There are people on here who have played two hours of Tennis with me and will confirm I'll happily walk off court into the pub for a bit and off home with no difficulty at all.

There are people on here who have played two hours of Football with me and will confirm they've never seen any of the above.

No comparison.
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The difference is the contact and the power requirement in engaging in direct physical competition with opponents. I can run around all day chasing a ball of any shape, but tussle for a football or go into a few collisions and I'm bolloxed in no time.

The top tennis and football players are incredible athletes, but you need massive core strength to compete in football when you're being smashed around the place.
 
Just another angle here: how about not only getting players up to 100%, but also letting them know their place isn't guaranteed? Letting the fringe players know this is what they can be doing each week if they perform.

Carruthers, O'Shea and Riley need a chance to show what they can do, and some of those players we rested have played over 90% of our games so far this season.

Resting players has more than one effect on the club and the squad, not just "our Billy can't even play 3 games a week".
 
Bladesthorpe said:
Why are our players or any players come to that not capable of playing 3 games in 7 days unless they are injured ? Tennis players play 5 sets 2 or 3 times a week and their fitness is far superior to footballers. If their fit get them on the pitch.:rolleyes:
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I'm the same with sex, maybe I could manage it 3 times in 7 days but I don't think I could go the full 90 minuets, even with a fag & change of position at half time
 
s4-blade said:
Id be interested to know what level this is at, it doesn't particularly sound like you expect a lot from your players, either that or its complete bollocks. As for s4, haven't lived there for years.
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SBT does manage a team.
 
Since when did a tennis player get kicked up in the air, scythed down from behind, or get smashed in the face with an elbow? And since when did they suffer this treatment for an hour and a half at a time?

Anyone who thinks players were rested for "fitness" is deluded. CW didn't want anyone coming out of that match with a serious injury based on who our next two opponents are going to be. It's called squad management and has nothing to do with Billy being a bit tired.

I'd love to see Nadal in CMF for the Blades opposition. That horrible fake aggression and fist pumping would give way to crying for his fucking mama after 20 minutes. Spoilt little rich boys giving it the big un? Bollocks more like.
 
lingsbord said:
Since when did a tennis player get kicked up in the air, scythed down from behind, or get smashed in the face with an elbow? And since when did they suffer this treatment for an hour and a half at a time?

Anyone who thinks players were rested for "fitness" is deluded. CW didn't want anyone coming out of that match with a serious injury based on who our next two opponents are going to be. It's called squad management and has nothing to do with Billy being a bit tired.

I'd love to see Nadal in CMF for the Blades opposition. That horrible fake aggression and fist pumping would give way to crying for his fucking mama after 20 minutes. Spoilt little rich boys giving it the big un? Bollocks more like.
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I think you might be wrong about Nadal, given who his uncle is.
 
raul said:
There are people on here who have played two hours of Tennis with me and will confirm I'll happily walk off court into the pub for a bit and off home with no difficulty at all.

There are people on here who have played two hours of Football with me and will confirm they've never seen any of the above.

No comparison.
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You're a dark horse.

Who's this bit that you walk off the tennis court to see in the pub?

And where does she go when you're playing football?
 



I'm not keen on managers being too smart..
Droping 5 players like that for me was a gamble too far. We nearly lost our goalkeeper,and we dropped 2 points, so now we have to beat Bolton to gain a point.
Three points are three points no matter who your playing........
 
SandyMcBlade said:
I'm not keen on managers being too smart..
Droping 5 players like that for me was a gamble too far. We nearly lost our goalkeeper,and we dropped 2 points, so now we have to beat Bolton to gain a point.
Three points are three points no matter who your playing........
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Ahhhh but the next two are six pointers ;)
 
s4-blade said:
Until you've been a professional footballer, I don't think it's your place to comment. Things like this is what constantly annoys me about fans.
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I think he has been a professional footballer though - haven't you Bladethorpe?

Back in't day like. Working a full shift darn t' pit then pulling on ' t jersey and dubbin 't boots then going out there wi 't leather casey and entertaining folks in t' days when a keyboard was only something you found on a piano (or similar instruments).

I agree with him tbh. I used to play all day every day in t' school holidays and never got tired once.
 
I played football and tennis for years, and in my opinion tennis is much more exhausting. Mind you, I was a goalkeeper...
 
Diamondlife said:
Four well-dressed men sitting together at a vacation resort. "Farewell
to Thee" being played in the background on Hawaiian guitar.

Michael Palin: Ahh.. Very passable, this, very passable.
Graham Chapman: Nothing like a good glass of Chateau de Chassilier wine,
ay Gessiah?
Terry Gilliam: You're right there Obediah.
Eric Idle: Who'd a thought thirty years ago we'd all be sittin'
here drinking Chateau de Chassilier wine?
MP: Aye. In them days, we'd a' been glad to have the price of a cup
o' tea.
GC: A cup ' COLD tea.
EI: Without milk or sugar.
TG: OR tea!
MP: In a filthy, cracked cup.
EI: We never used to have a cup. We used to have to drink out of a
rolled up newspaper.
GC: The best WE could manage was to suck on a piece of damp cloth.
TG: But you know, we were happy in those days, though we were poor.
MP: Aye. BECAUSE we were poor. My old Dad used to say to me, "Money
doesn't buy you happiness."
EI: 'E was right. I was happier then and I had NOTHIN'. We used to
live in this tiiiny old house, with greaaaaat big holes in the roof.
GC: House? You were lucky to have a HOUSE! We used to live in one
room, all hundred and twenty-six of us, no furniture. Half the
floor was missing; we were all huddled together in one corner for
fear of FALLING!
TG: You were lucky to have a ROOM! *We* used to have to live in a
corridor!
MP: Ohhhh we used to DREAM of livin' in a corridor! Woulda' been a
palace to us. We used to live in an old water tank on a rubbish
tip. We got woken up every morning by having a load of rotting
fish dumped all over us! House!? Hmph.
EI: Well when I say "house" it was only a hole in the ground covered
by a piece of tarpolin, but it was a house to US.
GC: We were evicted from *our* hole in the ground; we had to go and
live in a lake!
TG: You were lucky to have a LAKE! There were a hundred and sixty
of us living in a small shoebox in the middle of the road.
MP: Cardboard box?
TG: Aye.
MP: You were lucky. We lived for three months in a brown paper bag in
a septic tank. We used to have to get up at six o'clock in the
morning, clean the bag, eat a crust of stale bread, go to work down
mill for fourteen hours a day week in-week out. When we got home,
out Dad would thrash us to sleep with his belt!
GC: Luxury. We used to have to get out of the lake at three o'clock in
the morning, clean the lake, eat a handful of hot gravel, go to
work at the mill every day for tuppence a month, come home, and Dad
would beat us around the head and neck with a broken bottle, if we
were LUCKY!
TG: Well we had it tough. We used to have to get up out of the shoebox
at twelve o'clock at night, and LICK the road clean with our tongues.
We had half a handful of freezing cold gravel, worked twenty-four
hours a day at the mill for fourpence every six years, and when we
got home, our Dad would slice us in two with a bread knife.
EI: Right. I had to get up in the morning at ten o'clock at night,
half an hour before I went to bed, (pause for laughter), eat a lump
of cold poison, work twenty-nine hours a day down mill, and pay mill
owner for permission to come to work, and when we got home,
our Dad would kill us, and dance about on our graves
singing "Hallelujah."
MP: But you try and tell the young people today that... and they won't
believe ya'.
ALL: Nope, nope..
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Majestic. Thank you.

The Crab said:
Felt like 20 days if Boycott or Tavare was batting though ;)
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"20 days ? Luxury !" Or it might seem so after the upcoming summer, where an England top 3 of Cook, Hameed and Jennings will likely make Tavare and Boycs look like Guns & Roses (1987 version) by comparison.
 
No one suggests boxers have an easy time, 45 minutes max with a sit down every 3 minutes? No, because you've got some cunt trying to beat the living crap out of you at the same time. No point trying to compare footballers with tennis players.
 



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