@yourservice 67 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Duff Optimistic Over Keegan Future Newcastle’s Republic of Ireland winger Damian Duff has revealed that he is confident of returning to his best under new manager Kevin Keegan. The former Blackburn and Chelsea wide man has been beset by injuries during his spell on Tyneside over the past year and a half, but made a return to first team action recently and hopes that Keegan’s arrival can spur him on to the kind of form he was bought for. Two defeats to Arsenal and a draw with Bolton has not made for the most dramatic of starts for Keegan in his second spell in charge of the Magpies, and when asked, Duff was confident Keegan was the man to turn things around. “I’d like to think so, when you look at the teams he’s had in the past” Duff was quoted as saying by The Irish Daily Mirror. “Especially at Newcastle I think the wingers then were a big focal point in the team, along with the strikers. “So I can’t wait to start working properly with him. Obviously, he has only been in a week or so and we haven’t had time to work on the training ground with him because of the games, but I’m just really looking forward to the future there with him. “It’s really good, really positive. The gaffer has been brilliant, even though we haven’t won a game if you don’t count Stoke [in The FA Cup] since he came here. “But the place is buzzing. He’s a God up there, the fans love him.” Goal.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22535 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 i'm optimistic he won't be as shit as he has been for us so far. i thought £5m was a steal when we got him. so far it looks like chelsea mugged us. why does every highly rated player turn to shit when they sign for us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 i'm optimistic he won't be as shit as he has been for us so far. i thought £5m was a steal when we got him. so far it looks like chelsea mugged us. why does every highly rated player turn to shit when they sign for us? I still think, give how little he's played (both here and for Chelski before he came), he could still be getting back form. On the other hand the longer he goes without really showing that I guess the reality that he is now just nothing like the player he was becomes more likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Fop's so contrary he argues with himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 (edited) Duff should use the search function and have posted in the anyone excited thread Edited January 31, 2008 by JawD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 i'm optimistic he won't be as shit as he has been for us so far. i thought £5m was a steal when we got him. so far it looks like chelsea mugged us. why does every highly rated player turn to shit when they sign for us? I still think, give how little he's played (both here and for Chelski before he came), he could still be getting back form. On the other hand the longer he goes without really showing that I guess the reality that he is now just nothing like the player he was becomes more likely. Chelsea don't let good players leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 i'm optimistic he won't be as shit as he has been for us so far. i thought £5m was a steal when we got him. so far it looks like chelsea mugged us. why does every highly rated player turn to shit when they sign for us? I still think, give how little he's played (both here and for Chelski before he came), he could still be getting back form. On the other hand the longer he goes without really showing that I guess the reality that he is now just nothing like the player he was becomes more likely. Chelsea don't let good players leave. Aye, Gallas is shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 i'm optimistic he won't be as shit as he has been for us so far. i thought £5m was a steal when we got him. so far it looks like chelsea mugged us. why does every highly rated player turn to shit when they sign for us? I still think, give how little he's played (both here and for Chelski before he came), he could still be getting back form. On the other hand the longer he goes without really showing that I guess the reality that he is now just nothing like the player he was becomes more likely. Chelsea don't let good players leave. Aye, Gallas is shite. You talk bollocks sometimes. Wasn't Gallas part of a wider deal? and isn't he about 90? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 (edited) i'm optimistic he won't be as shit as he has been for us so far. i thought £5m was a steal when we got him. so far it looks like chelsea mugged us. why does every highly rated player turn to shit when they sign for us? I still think, give how little he's played (both here and for Chelski before he came), he could still be getting back form. On the other hand the longer he goes without really showing that I guess the reality that he is now just nothing like the player he was becomes more likely. Chelsea don't let good players leave. Aye, Gallas is shite. You talk bollocks sometimes. Wasn't Gallas part of a wider deal? and isn't he about 90? 1st sentence - the irony. 2nd sentence - aye. 3rd sentence - no and what's that got to with it anyway? He's still quality. Edited January 31, 2008 by alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 (edited) i'm optimistic he won't be as shit as he has been for us so far. i thought £5m was a steal when we got him. so far it looks like chelsea mugged us. why does every highly rated player turn to shit when they sign for us? I still think, give how little he's played (both here and for Chelski before he came), he could still be getting back form. On the other hand the longer he goes without really showing that I guess the reality that he is now just nothing like the player he was becomes more likely. Chelsea don't let good players leave. Aye, Gallas is shite. You talk bollocks sometimes. Wasn't Gallas part of a wider deal? and isn't he about 90? 1st sentence - the irony. 2nd sentence - no. 3rd sentence - no and what's that got to with it anyway? He's still quality. You've committed the crime that actually in fairness you rarely fall foul of and that is the digging up of one solitary contradictory example to prove a fallacious point. In this instance you have rather churlishly further blighted your often pristine copybook with a flagrant inaccuracy. Blues beat deadline to sign Cole Cole's deal just went through before the midnight deadline Chelsea have ended a long-running saga by signing England full-back Ashley Cole from Arsenal in exchange for £5m and France defender William Gallas. Bow down. Ha ha rather sharp edit my dear. Edited January 31, 2008 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Doesn't make your initial statement any more true does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Doesn't make your initial statement any more true does it? You know perfectly well my broader point. They wanted Cole more than they needed the aging Gallas (he was 34 after all). A rather poor attempt at pedantry successfully parried. I thank you for your efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Doesn't make your initial statement any more true does it? You know perfectly well my broader point. They wanted Cole more than they needed the aging Gallas (he was 34 after all). A rather poor attempt at pedantry successfully parried. I thank you for your efforts. Gallas is only about 30 now. He was 29 when they signed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Doesn't make your initial statement any more true does it? You know perfectly well my broader point. They wanted Cole more than they needed the aging Gallas (he was 34 after all). A rather poor attempt at pedantry successfully parried. I thank you for your efforts. Gallas is only about 30 now. He was 29 when they signed him. However old he is, he was surplus to requirements as was Duff and later the legless Geremi. We all know Duff might put in some good games but will never be the same player again as Mourinho knew when he sold him...All I'm saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Only 5 years off. Unlucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Only 5 years off. Unlucky. At least I didn't try and edit it. Unlucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Only 5 years off. Unlucky. At least I didn't try and edit it. Unlucky. I remembered he was part of the Cole deal. I looked it up and checked, and he was. There you go. You should have done the same with his age. Either way, to say they don't let good players go is patently bollocks as Gallas was arguably the best centre-half they had, even if Mourinho preferred Terry and Cavalho. They let him go to get Ashley Cole but that doesn't stop him being a good player (or make him 35), does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Only 5 years off. Unlucky. At least I didn't try and edit it. Unlucky. I remembered he was part of the Cole deal. I looked it up and checked, and he was. There you go. You should have done the same with his age. Either way, to say they don't let good players go is patently bollocks as Gallas was arguably the best centre-half they had, even if Mourinho preferred Terry and Cavalho. They let him go to get Ashley Cole but that doesn't stop him being a good player (or make him 35), does it? Who else who is utter quality have they let go then apart from your one solitary example strewn as it was with mitigating circumstances vis a vie Cole? ...and please try and resist mentioning the Dutch semi-crock (ala Duff) that went to Madrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 (edited) Only 5 years off. Unlucky. At least I didn't try and edit it. Unlucky. I remembered he was part of the Cole deal. I looked it up and checked, and he was. There you go. You should have done the same with his age. Either way, to say they don't let good players go is patently bollocks as Gallas was arguably the best centre-half they had, even if Mourinho preferred Terry and Cavalho. They let him go to get Ashley Cole but that doesn't stop him being a good player (or make him 35), does it? Who else who is utter quality have they let go then apart from your one solitary example strewn as it was with mitigating circumstances vis a vie Cole? ...and please try and resist mentioning the Dutch semi-crock (ala Duff) that went to Madrid. Look, we count the false statements in this thread if you like, you're winning. And Crespo is a good player (yes, he's on loan but I can't see him coming back any time soon). And Robben is a class player imo too. Edited January 31, 2008 by alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Only 5 years off. Unlucky. At least I didn't try and edit it. Unlucky. I remembered he was part of the Cole deal. I looked it up and checked, and he was. There you go. You should have done the same with his age. Either way, to say they don't let good players go is patently bollocks as Gallas was arguably the best centre-half they had, even if Mourinho preferred Terry and Cavalho. They let him go to get Ashley Cole but that doesn't stop him being a good player (or make him 35), does it? Who else who is utter quality have they let go then apart from your one solitary example strewn as it was with mitigating circumstances vis a vie Cole? ...and please try and resist mentioning the Dutch semi-crock (ala Duff) that went to Madrid. Look, we count the false statements in this thread if you like, you're winning. And Crespo is a good player (yes, he's on loan but I can't see him coming back any time soon). And Robben is a class player imo too. I'm happy to call it a draw. Cause I'm nice like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Only 5 years off. Unlucky. At least I didn't try and edit it. Unlucky. I remembered he was part of the Cole deal. I looked it up and checked, and he was. There you go. You should have done the same with his age. Either way, to say they don't let good players go is patently bollocks as Gallas was arguably the best centre-half they had, even if Mourinho preferred Terry and Cavalho. They let him go to get Ashley Cole but that doesn't stop him being a good player (or make him 35), does it? Who else who is utter quality have they let go then apart from your one solitary example strewn as it was with mitigating circumstances vis a vie Cole? ...and please try and resist mentioning the Dutch semi-crock (ala Duff) that went to Madrid. Look, we count the false statements in this thread if you like, you're winning. And Crespo is a good player (yes, he's on loan but I can't see him coming back any time soon). And Robben is a class player imo too. I'm happy to call it a draw. Cause I'm nice like that. I imagine you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Only 5 years off. Unlucky. At least I didn't try and edit it. Unlucky. I remembered he was part of the Cole deal. I looked it up and checked, and he was. There you go. You should have done the same with his age. Either way, to say they don't let good players go is patently bollocks as Gallas was arguably the best centre-half they had, even if Mourinho preferred Terry and Cavalho. They let him go to get Ashley Cole but that doesn't stop him being a good player (or make him 35), does it? Who else who is utter quality have they let go then apart from your one solitary example strewn as it was with mitigating circumstances vis a vie Cole? ...and please try and resist mentioning the Dutch semi-crock (ala Duff) that went to Madrid. Look, we count the false statements in this thread if you like, you're winning. And Crespo is a good player (yes, he's on loan but I can't see him coming back any time soon). And Robben is a class player imo too. I'm happy to call it a draw. Cause I'm nice like that. I imagine you are. You know as well as I do Crespo couldn't get in the side often enough due to Drogba and was unhappy and asked for the loan (was reported anyway). Robben wasn't playing enough games and was a constant fitness worry and Mourinho was even at the point of questioning his commitment. Not sure how many games he's played for Madrid. I'll leave the checking to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 "Chelsea don't let good players leave" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 "Chelsea don't let good players leave" Unless the players force the issue? As is the case in your two examples and not the case with Duff. If you want to believe Chelsea let players core to their project leave that is upto you. I can't help you with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 "Chelsea don't let good players leave" Unless the players force the issue? As is the case in your two examples and not the case with Duff. If you want to believe Chelsea let players core to their project leave that is upto you. I can't help you with that. Strawman-tastic. I can see why you're trying to change what you originally said though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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