Thudd

it's only a suspected decapitation

guys reports that his head has been attached in an IMMENSE 9 hr surgery and they're waiting to see if it 'takes'

Gonna need Jamie O'Hara back at this rate. Either that or take a chance on putting a Croatian in the middle of the park. Actually, that won't work either seeing as we have no other fit wide players.

o'hara back, surely? would rather have him than jenas all other things equal anyway.

http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_6028809,00.html

http://www.tottenhamblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/facebook1.jpg

Tom Huddlestone has had 64 shots and scored once, the worst ratio in the top flight

but he takes all his shots first time from 30 yards on either foot. i'm giving him a free pass on that stat.

He's the new Tugay!

^^^okocha morelike

most of his shots are blocked

man tugay scored some crackers against us.

some games Bendtner must be pushing thudd close

i'll forgive tom 63 glorious misses more than i'll allow robbie keane missing 4/5 sitters.

Yeah basically he'll score one amazing goal every season and that is. Tugay scored one ripper every season as well, usually against Spurs.

as i said upthread, he generally takes so long to position his body for a shot that someone manages to get in the way, although i don't know for the life of me why they'd choose to

verdict on his latest showing(s)?

def has that rare ability to piss off drogba

not exactly rare tbh

that was the joke, iirc

what a badly formed "joke"

lol I am winding up the aggro in this thread, in honour of Thudd's radge

Oh my at that goal of the month upthread - could make a perfectly respectable Premiership all-time top ten from that lot. Where was it hosted from though?

Youtube, obv!

he's not back fully fit as yet, but tbh he's handled the defensive aspects of both games this week brilliantly.

he's been great. i'm assuming that palacios will play against united, but who do you drop from the team that beat arsenal and chelsea?
BAE, i guess?

would like to see bale given license to destroy gary neville tbh

Just watched Neville huffing and puffing vs City on MOTD - if Bale has anything close to Bellamy's pace Neville won't even bother chasing him, though he'll likely have a good go at slowing him down early on.

slow him down with a good bumming? :)

drop BAE, and there's no actual noticeable change in positioning from bale whether he's sent out at LB or LM imo

isn't that a problem defensively?

in a week where we have deservedly beaten arsenal and chelsea i'm not sure i'm int he mood to acknowledge any problems.

BAE is a much-improved player, but if it's a choice between the team with him in it or Bale at LB and Palacios in DM, then it's an easy choice.

Thudd's performances in the centre with Modric this week- hardly have given Capello food for thought?

Capello will pick him in the squad but not play him IMO*, which would, I think, be fair

*barring injury/final group game

what's fair is often wrong

plenty of time for thudd in the next two WC's i suppose

Hey guys, remember when Jenas made England squads?

tbf, if hargreaves can get a sub appearance or two then this shouldn't even be a question, sorry thudd lovers.

um I seriously think dude deserves a squad place ahead of loads of people who've recently made England squads or even the first team

I await his total domination of Gareth Barry in the Fourth Place Decider with glee

dude's done an Important Job for a High-Achieving Team - can't see how he can be left out really

Started every game bar injuries/suspension- Jenas is a fading memory.

Hargreaves has improved hugely since never playing football anymore imo.

There's a place for Thudd in games against teams that will sit back and defend- a full-time DM won't be needed and won't have enough to contribute in attack.

But I doubt he'll go, Capello doesn't seem to fancy him.

would this be the Capello who has given him a cap and IIRC said nice things about him

anyway, we'll see

means nothing- capello gave me a call up but i just sang three bars of a nation once again down the phone at him through a mouthful of brack

YOMP and a half!

apparently missing some quality YOMP action, although i did hear the echoes.

http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/5520447/

mad commentator seemed to like it :)

XD

fuuuck

a YOMP so beautiful I'm sure it has to be in elaborate italicised script.

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Football/Pix/pictures/2010/5/1/1272728009171/Tom-Huddlestone-006.jpg

in the middle of raising his arms for the 'Y' in YOMP imo

There's something Christlike about that pose, would've looked good by Zubarán.

get in(ri)

lucky, lucky boy. seems his aura can even dispel red cards