Injuries
15 February 2011 1309 comments
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Just one Premier League game tonight (and the first of our doubles), but we’d thought we’d open the Dugout Discussion as it coincides with the return of European football. I’m guessing nothing less than a Birmingham City clean sheet will be warmly received on these parts, but hopefully an entertaining game in Italy will ease our pain if that doesn’t come to fruition.

The lineups from St. Andrews are in…

Birmingham XI: Foster, Carr, Johnson, Jiranek, Ridgewell, Larsson, Ferguson, Gardner, Bentley, Martins, Zigic

Newcastle XI: Harper, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Barton, Tiote, Nolan, Gutierrez, Lovenkrands, Best

So Obafemi Martins starts against his former club, and partners Nikola Zigic up front for the home side.

Elsewhere, Mario Balotelli returned for Man City as a substitute as they drew in Greece, and Rafael Van der Vaart makes a return to Spurs’ starting line-upin the San Siro.

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  1. Pop Ooh Yeah ★x8
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    Liveff currently has Barton on 6 yellow cards. Dirty git!

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  2. Gargamel
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    If the Milan coach is smart he'll sub Gattuso. A red card waiting to happen if I ever saw one.

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      At least it's livened up a bit.

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    2. TommyK
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      Nah, the ref doesn't have the bottle unfortunately....

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    3. The Bandit
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      Too late!

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  3. David Davros
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    Chin him Crouchy!

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  4. Cashnex
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    This ref is letting Gattuso get away with anything

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    1. Litts
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      He certainly is!

      How he's still on the pitch I don't know! Hasn't even had a yellow card!

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    2. Anti-Ipswich
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      He should have been sent off for pushing the Spurs assistant in the face. It irritates me that those bloody Italians are falling over for anything. That's not normal for them 😉

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  5. Boom!!!
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    flamini and gattuso getting away with everything 😕

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  6. TommyK
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    Crouch is a massive waste of space. Literally.

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  7. Attila the Bum
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    lol, R.Johnson had a go at a Rooney style scissor kick.
    Didn't work but nice attempt

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    1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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      did you see balotelli's overhead effort?

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    2. Locarno
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      Way-hey. You get bonus points for one kick like that these days...

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  8. Litts
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    How he's still on the pitch I don't know! Hasn't even had a yellow card!

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  9. Hank
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    ITFC 5 nil up!!!!!! Wickham 2 goals, fergie: sign him up. Fergie, Fergie sign him up.

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    1. Boom!!!
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      we already have 7 strikers 😕

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      1. Hank
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        Yeah but if he goes to the emirates i'll have to jihad portman road. Spurs would be alright, as would Newcastle.

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    2. The Dynamo
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      FM 2011. He was one of the best signings ever. 🙂

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  10. Boom!!!
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    best off guthrie on.

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    1. jamsiep
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      Attacking throw in taken by Sanchez Jose Enrique.

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      1. Cheggers
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        dirty sanchez

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        1. jamsiep
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          You are such a weirdo.

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          1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
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            god ur annoying

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          2. Cheggers
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            I know

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      2. Boom!!!
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        corner to b'gham.

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  11. Gargamel
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    Tottenham are making things hard for them selves by falling so deep. Held their line very well for the first half but Milan are getting closer.

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    1. David Davros
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      indeed

      Modric is such a fantastic footballer, every time he gets the ball he is just pinging it into acres of space and giving spurs time to push up a little.

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  12. Boom!!!
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    gattuso finally gets his 'usual' yellow card...suspended for the away leg.

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  13. David Davros
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    Gattuso is such an angry little man.

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  14. TommyK
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    About bloody time ref!

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    1. David Davros
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      For all the things he's done tonight it's bizarre that it would be that which earns him a yellow card.

      His reaction was brilliant though

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  15. andy85wsm
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    What a fu*king reaction to a bad tackle. I really do despise Gattuso.

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    1. Syd.
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      Did he use to play for Glasgow Rangers?

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      1. andy85wsm
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        Yup

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  16. Syd.
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    Birmingham are shite.....

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  17. Boom!!!
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    good save by harper from free rj's header...

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    1. Locarno
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      Groan.

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  18. Boom!!!
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    GET IN FOSTER 3 SAVES 8)

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    1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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      enjoy your point

      i'll take simpson's second 6 of the gw

      (touch wood)

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  19. Gargamel
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    NICE!

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  20. David Davros
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    YES COYS

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  21. tosey
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    crooooooouuuuuccchhhhh

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  22. jamsiep
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    Aaron Lennon - good player.

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    1. jamsiep
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      Eat your heart out Gareth Bale, Aaron Lennon is the main man at Sp*rs.

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    2. TommyK
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      Like Bale- great in CL, shite in Pl.... 😉

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  23. Akers
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    HAVE THAT YOU SCUMBAGS!

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    1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
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      jesus, y'all need to relax a bit gents

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      1. Hank
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        ......is this ironic? Surely it is... but i can't be sure. Is it?!

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  24. PFOR
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    Oh my god

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  25. The Bandit
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    Lennon Briillll! 🙂

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  26. MrAnderson
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    crouchy crouchy crouchy. get in.

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  27. applebonkers
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    that was like michael owen against argentina in 98. lennon you beauty

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  28. Alan The Llama
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    Stick that in your pipe, Irene Gattuso

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  29. Cashnex
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    CROUCHY! Stuff it to these cheating f*cks!

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  30. TommyK
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    TAKE THAT YOU MILANESE W*NKERS!!!!!!!!!!

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