Euro Squad - No Richards.

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Re: Euro Squad - No Richards.

Postby phips » Wed May 23, 2012 12:31 am

WTF? this is preposterous....
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Re: Euro Squad - No Richards.

Postby Swales4ever » Wed May 23, 2012 7:27 am

Superbia wrote:richards has surely banged one of the fa's missus


^^^ this ^^^
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You'd need to make a very good psychiatrist in order to guess what next in a eight yrs long line of hatred...


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Re: Euro Squad - No Richards.

Postby johnny crossan » Wed May 23, 2012 8:00 am

someone said somewhere Micah elected not to be on the back up list and went on his hols instead, so if that's correct it's his choice.
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Re: Euro Squad - No Richards.

Postby Avalon » Wed May 23, 2012 8:06 am

What a howler. I'm hoping he fails miserably.
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Re: Euro Squad - No Richards.

Postby Douglas Higginbottom » Wed May 23, 2012 8:11 am

There must be some link in that Mancini has seen Zaba as first choice right back when it came to the crunch final games and I seem to recall Mancini effectively agreeing with Capello when Micah wasnt selected for his squads.The only thing he lacks at times in concentration.

I would say Micah is an excellent full back and 100% a better one than Johnson and Kelly.For me Jones doesnt come into the frame.He might develop into something really good but he isnt there yet.
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Re: Euro Squad - No Richards.

Postby whiskers » Wed May 23, 2012 8:40 am

I get the feeling that micah is pencilled in for the olympic team all along.
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Re: Euro Squad - No Richards.

Postby Ted Hughes » Wed May 23, 2012 9:01 am

Douglas Higginbottom wrote:There must be some link in that Mancini has seen Zaba as first choice right back when it came to the crunch final games and I seem to recall Mancini effectively agreeing with Capello when Micah wasnt selected for his squads.The only thing he lacks at times in concentration.

I would say Micah is an excellent full back and 100% a better one than Johnson and Kelly.For me Jones doesnt come into the frame.He might develop into something really good but he isnt there yet.


Doug, we have heard the word ' concentration ' mentioned re Micah & that would be fair comment if his replacements at England level weren't Johnson (Mr no defence) Walker (the bloke who stood and watched as Rooney ran past & headed a corner into Spurs' net) Jones (need I comment) and in the past also Smalling (need I comment).

If the reason for leaving out Micah is lack of concentration, how can anyone say that these people are better in that area ?

The whole thing is grossly unfair imo. None of these are even in the same class let alone better. If they played for us, we would be concerned about our defence in that position every game & rightly so.
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Re: Euro Squad - No Richards.

Postby Bianchi on Ice » Wed May 23, 2012 9:10 am

All I can conclude is that Micah has privately said "find someone else" and so they have...but would he say that? its a baffling situation...he can play in two positions ffs
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Re: Euro Squad - No Richards.

Postby lets all have a disco » Wed May 23, 2012 9:29 am

I'd prefer a summer in Miami roasting hotties than playing for a team that will fail miserably.
He's a league winner rest/shag and concentrate on retaining it.
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Re: Euro Squad - No Richards.

Postby Swales4ever » Wed May 23, 2012 9:36 am

Douglas Higginbottom wrote:There must be some link in that Mancini has seen Zaba as first choice right back when it came to the crunch final games and I seem to recall Mancini effectively agreeing with Capello when Micah wasnt selected for his squads.The only thing he lacks at times in concentration.

I would say Micah is an excellent full back and 100% a better one than Johnson and Kelly.For me Jones doesnt come into the frame.He might develop into something really good but he isnt there yet.


the concentration issue have been the framework of Micah development and was certainly the point two seasons ago and, to lesser extent, last season. this season his focus on the whole extent of pretty every game has been total, imho.
I am about 800 miles off Carringhton, thus the least qualified to assess about injuries, but I had the feeling that Micah was carrying aftereffects of the last injury when Zabba climbed the picking order. Once he did, repeatedly, so well, I think it was difficult to withdraw him, also considering that for physical features, Pablo grants a more reliable cover when fast, light wingers are to be faced on the flank. As a huge Micah fan, I was sad not to see him taking part to the last spell of the triumph, tho.

I have always been convinced that Mancini agreement with Capello has just been a though love tactics to keep a young talent challenged (similar to the attitude towards AJ).

All in all, the diriment point of the matter is that made by Ted above: You could see Micah dropped in front of the likes of Maicon, Javi Zanetti (8 yrs ago), [God forgive me] even Ratface at his best times, but the corrent selection is just a pathetic embarassment

1. "unintelligible language"
2. "ACID QUEEN"
3. "never once fails to turn a football thread into a himseelf thread"
4. "thumbs stalker often resulting in repetitive thumb strain"
5. ignore the cunt. he's on permantent wum mission. only TIDs may know City

You'd need to make a very good psychiatrist in order to guess what next in a eight yrs long line of hatred...


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Re: Euro Squad - No Richards.

Postby Douglas Higginbottom » Wed May 23, 2012 10:00 am

Ted Hughes wrote:
Douglas Higginbottom wrote:There must be some link in that Mancini has seen Zaba as first choice right back when it came to the crunch final games and I seem to recall Mancini effectively agreeing with Capello when Micah wasnt selected for his squads.The only thing he lacks at times in concentration.

I would say Micah is an excellent full back and 100% a better one than Johnson and Kelly.For me Jones doesnt come into the frame.He might develop into something really good but he isnt there yet.


Doug, we have heard the word ' concentration ' mentioned re Micah & that would be fair comment if his replacements at England level weren't Johnson (Mr no defence) Walker (the bloke who stood and watched as Rooney ran past & headed a corner into Spurs' net) Jones (need I comment) and in the past also Smalling (need I comment).

If the reason for leaving out Micah is lack of concentration, how can anyone say that these people are better in that area ?

The whole thing is grossly unfair imo. None of these are even in the same class let alone better. If they played for us, we would be concerned about our defence in that position every game & rightly so.



Don't disagree that the others are not better than him Ted but I guess the point I am making is that their managers havent mentioned the concentration point when referring to their players.Maybe such comments get picked up by national managers .They certainly do by the media. The only one I would have in the same ballpark as Micah is Walker and he isnt fit!
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Re: Euro Squad - No Richards.

Postby anthonytomo » Thu May 24, 2012 12:27 pm

Now this cock has pointed it out I can see Roy's thinking
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Re: Euro Squad - No Richards.

Postby bigblue » Thu May 24, 2012 12:53 pm

anthonytomo wrote:Now this cock has pointed it out I can see Roy's thinking


I don't understand. That quote is just plain wrong.
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Re: Euro Squad - No Richards.

Postby anthonytomo » Thu May 24, 2012 1:21 pm

bigblue wrote:I don't understand. That quote is just plain wrong.


What is wrong sir? He is a cock and me saying I can see Roy's point is good old English ironic humour.
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Re: Euro Squad - No Richards.

Postby Plain Speaking » Thu May 24, 2012 2:23 pm

Douglas Higginbottom wrote:
Ted Hughes wrote:
Douglas Higginbottom wrote:There must be some link in that Mancini has seen Zaba as first choice right back when it came to the crunch final games and I seem to recall Mancini effectively agreeing with Capello when Micah wasnt selected for his squads.The only thing he lacks at times in concentration.

I would say Micah is an excellent full back and 100% a better one than Johnson and Kelly.For me Jones doesnt come into the frame.He might develop into something really good but he isnt there yet.


Doug, we have heard the word ' concentration ' mentioned re Micah & that would be fair comment if his replacements at England level weren't Johnson (Mr no defence) Walker (the bloke who stood and watched as Rooney ran past & headed a corner into Spurs' net) Jones (need I comment) and in the past also Smalling (need I comment).

If the reason for leaving out Micah is lack of concentration, how can anyone say that these people are better in that area ?

The whole thing is grossly unfair imo. None of these are even in the same class let alone better. If they played for us, we would be concerned about our defence in that position every game & rightly so.

Don't disagree that the others are not better than him Ted but I guess the point I am making is that their managers havent mentioned the concentration point when referring to their players.Maybe such comments get picked up by national managers .They certainly do by the media. The only one I would have in the same ballpark as Micah is Walker and he isnt fit!
I wondered if RM was unhappy with MR's interview with Daily Mails Ian Ladyman on 11/4/12:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... d-cry.html
Comments about RM were made that he might have took exception to.
Micah hasnt seemed to have played much for us since I dont know whether this is injury or loss of form?
I wondered if it could be similar to the Nedum comments on SoccerAM that apparently Mancini didnt appreciate?
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Re: Euro Squad - No Richards.

Postby Douglas Higginbottom » Thu May 24, 2012 3:02 pm

I doubt Micah has said anything s eriously out of turn but I do think the bottom line is that Mancini rates Zaba as a better defender than Micah.When it came to the final run in of games Zaba was the choice and I don't think injury was part of the decision.
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Re: Euro Squad - No Richards.

Postby phips » Fri May 25, 2012 7:18 pm

hopefully G. Johnson won't be fit for the Euros and Micah will get called up.
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Re: Euro Squad - No Richards.

Postby johnny crossan » Fri May 25, 2012 10:24 pm

it's a mystery wrapped up in an enigma
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Re: Euro Squad - No Richards.

Postby johnny crossan » Sun Jun 03, 2012 2:27 pm

a deepening mystery now that Kelly has been called up to replace Cahill
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Re: Euro Squad - No Richards.

Postby Crossie » Sun Jun 03, 2012 2:37 pm

Roy must want players who he can trust to be disciplined. Perhaps he and Capello thought Richards took too many risks on the pitch, Micah will often bomb fwd for City and be covered by 2 def mids.

Roy seems to want to stick to a rigid 4-4-1-1.
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