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5/8/2008 WBA (h)

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Re: 5/8/2008 WBA (h)

Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:21 pm

Red Adair wrote:Listening to BBC WM last night I was amused by a statement made by one of the commentators. He mentioned that a lot of the Saddlers side was made up of players "at the crossroads" or "misfits" such as Reich, Hughes, Mattis, Jabo, Ricketts. He referred to Walsall as the "dirty dozen". What do you think?


There's a couple at the crossroads - Ricketts, obviously, Roberts, with his injury record, but it's a bit of an overstatement, to say the least.

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Re: 5/8/2008 WBA (h)

Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:28 pm

Red Adair wrote:Listening to BBC WM last night I was amused by a statement made by one of the commentators. He mentioned that a lot of the Saddlers side was made up of players "at the crossroads" or "misfits" such as Reich, Hughes, Mattis, Jabo, Ricketts. He referred to Walsall as the "dirty dozen". What do you think?


I think WM know nowt about Walsall FC as they're only interested in the bigger Midlands clubs so make rubbish up to fill the air time.

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Re: 5/8/2008 WBA (h)

Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:21 pm

Magic Man Fan wrote:
Red Adair wrote:Listening to BBC WM last night I was amused by a statement made by one of the commentators. He mentioned that a lot of the Saddlers side was made up of players "at the crossroads" or "misfits" such as Reich, Hughes, Mattis, Jabo, Ricketts. He referred to Walsall as the "dirty dozen". What do you think?


I think WM know nowt about Walsall FC as they're only interested in the bigger Midlands clubs so make rubbish up to fill the air time.



nor do they care about Walsall F C , we don't get a look in for live game coverage .
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Re: 5/8/2008 WBA (h)

Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:43 pm

Guest wrote:Attendance 4113. More home fans than last tuesday.


Indeed, but only just. There were 1,706 Baggies according to their official site.

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Re: 5/8/2008 WBA (h)

Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:08 pm

Red Adair wrote:Listening to BBC WM last night I was amused by a statement made by one of the commentators. He mentioned that a lot of the Saddlers side was made up of players "at the crossroads" or "misfits" such as Reich, Hughes, Mattis, Jabo, Ricketts. He referred to Walsall as the "dirty dozen". What do you think?


I thought it was funny too - and as an off-the-cuff one-liner, captured the spirit of our current squad perfectly...

...despite us not having exactly 12 players who entirely fit the description. :roll:

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Re: 5/8/2008 WBA (h)

Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:17 pm

Dirty Dozen! If the cap fits....

It's a good label, and one of those comments that could, if the fans make it, stick like glue to the side and give us a tag for the season - after all, the originals managed against all the odds. we could do without the casualties they got though.

Which one's Ernest Borgnine? :mrgreen:

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Re: 5/8/2008 WBA (h)

Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:22 pm

Is Jimmy Mullen a Lee Marvin?
Can anyone remember the theme tune from the "Dirty Dozen"? Perhaps we should start singing this at future games.

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Re: 5/8/2008 WBA (h)

Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:36 pm

Red Adair wrote:Is Jimmy Mullen a Lee Marvin?
Can anyone remember the theme tune from the "Dirty Dozen"? Perhaps we should start singing this at future games.


Think it starts something like - dah dah dah dih dih dih dih.

Or am I thinking of another film ?

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Re: 5/8/2008 WBA (h)

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