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I found myself ranting and raving at the tele during the West Brom game.  Moaning to my wife (she couldn’t care less) about Collins going for the long ball all the time, moaning about Jarvis not beating his man, moaning that we weren’t retaining possession.  I was even tweeting it during the game. I then stopped and realised that we are not the old West Ham, …

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First of all, I want to make sure anyone who reads this knows, I like Carlton Cole.  He has become a fans favourite following the loyalty he showed when he turned down moves to Galatasaray and Stoke City in the summer after we got relegated. He plays with passion and plays for the shirt. Cole, however, is probably the most frustrating player in the squad (following the departure of Julien Faubert). …

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As I sit here and watch another boring England International Friendly, I can’t help but think that Kevin Nolan has been pretty hard done by over his whole career, for not getting a call up. His career stats are pretty impressive for a midfielder, but I think Nolan was unfortunate, and in his own words, he’s been around at the same time as 3 of the best attacking midfielders in the world in Scholes, Gerrard and Lampard*spit*.  Not including substitute appearances…

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