CAPTAIN GREALISH
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- Jan 6, 2010
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so so true QUALITY
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[Albion] Oh dear....Dale Stephens
- Thread starter Richy_Seagull
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so so true QUALITY
Both were outstanding, Bridge was a brilliant fullback.
At that time we getting outgunned by clubs with PL parachute money, who were able to pay three times as much.
Would be some kind of perverse coincidence to miss out on promotion to the PL due to the absence of Dale Stephens, only to then get relegated with him missing.
Good post. Interesting that you can see the excellence of DS from afar. Players in the Stephens / Jordan Henderson role often get slagged off by "What exactly do they do?" observers, probably because they rarely score or provide defence splitting passes.
blockhseagull
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I do agree we look far better with Stephens.
However, his absence wasn’t the reason we lost last week, we can still play well without him.
However, his absence wasn’t the reason we lost last week, we can still play well without him.
Ninja Elephant
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- Feb 16, 2009
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Dale Stephens has been a standard bearer in the centre of our midfield, he's class. Davy Pröpper is a splendid footballer, the way he moves and his generally technique are top class and he's Premier League quality without question but he's not a Stephens style shape setter in the midfield.
In a way though, Pröpper would benefit from being higher up the pitch but Gross has been so good you can't consider moving him out of his best position to try and get Davy more heavily involved.
In a way though, Pröpper would benefit from being higher up the pitch but Gross has been so good you can't consider moving him out of his best position to try and get Davy more heavily involved.
Surrey Phil
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- Aug 3, 2010
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So if Stephens is only 80% fit, he must still play tomorrow?
Milano
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Has he trained at all? If the answer is no then he's out tomorrow no matter what.
I rate Kayal and he is improving with games, this was always going to be the case as he'd been out a long time.
Stephens is more important to us next Saturday IMO.
If we play like we did last Saturday then we will create chances, we need to take them this time, it's that simple.
I rate Kayal and he is improving with games, this was always going to be the case as he'd been out a long time.
Stephens is more important to us next Saturday IMO.
If we play like we did last Saturday then we will create chances, we need to take them this time, it's that simple.
Reinelt12
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Well well well...
JonnyCLately
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boom!
dadams2k11
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Happy days.
CH 1 - 0 Doomongers
Kazenga <3
Test 805843
Close = Out
Doubtful = In
One in the eye for the Hughton lickers
Doubtful = In
One in the eye for the Hughton lickers
scoobiewhite
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Chrissy H is such a dishonest master of misinformation...sultan of subterfuge...patriarch of propaganda...how could we ever have expected that Stephens might play being described as ‘a doubt’.
Happy days indeed
Happy days indeed
- Jun 27, 2012
- 13,871
Well fancy that
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I’m pleased the club are fairly secretive on these matters. Why help the opposition manager?
- Jun 27, 2012
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If they were. But in this case They said he was “close” to playing and Hughton would made a late decision - which I guess is exactly what happened.