- Jul 7, 2003
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...coz if it were Jack Taylor or Roger Kirkpatrick we'd have a chance on Friday wouldn't we?
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But the argument is: it's not like they NEED any help, is it? Yet they uncannily seem to receive it, despite being one of the most niggly, unpleasant teams you'll encounter. It came as a genuine surprise to me the first time I saw an Eddie Howe team play: he's so careful to cultivate this Mr Nice Guy image, yet his teams are inevitably utter, utter shits who take gamesmanship to new levels.