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[Football] Arsenal’s Ben White
- Thread starter Paulie Gualtieri
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Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Hope he's OK, looks a little jaded.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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- Jan 3, 2012
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Sort of Dulux “off white”.
Nah, don't bother!
Somebody on SSN referring to him as 'Benjamin' now - Arteta having none of it and still calling him Ben. Probably best for getting a shout in the game - by the time somebody shouts, 'Man on, Benjamin' it's probably too late, the speed of the game these days.
Anyway, is a name change* a good idea? Andrew Cole was never quite such a goal machine as Andy Cole. Come to think of it, Shamir Fenelon never lived up to the promise Shamir Goodwin showed in the yoof teams either.
Whatever, freeing Ben White from the clutches of the Bielsa will always be a fond memory!
*Yes, I know most people called Ben were officially named Benjamin, and that may well be what his mum still calls him, but 'Ben White' is pretty much a brand now. Live with it, lad!
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HAILSHAM SEAGULL
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- Nov 9, 2009
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Sky annoyed me during the build up. Showing the Arsenal players heading into the ground off the coach.
"Ben White plays against his former club".......F**K right off Sky
"Ben White plays against his former club".......F**K right off Sky
Has he suddenly become Pamela Landy stood by a high rise window or something?
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Has he suddenly become Pamela Landy stood by a high rise window or something?
In true away side substitution chant mode.....WHOOOOOOOO?
Cowfold Seagull
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I think most Ben's were actually Christened Benjamin weren't they? hence Ben for short.
At least they were when l was a yoof, admiteddly many years ago now.
At least they were when l was a yoof, admiteddly many years ago now.
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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I was half asleep when I heard that and got confused with the other game, so I thought they were on about Southampton. I then realised it was Leeds and thought it was very odd to they were one of his 'former clubs'. But then I remembered that Bielsa taught him more in 30 seconds than in the rest of his career and realised my mistake
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
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- Oct 4, 2003
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White went off cause he was feeling unwell, he'd had a bug over the last few days before the game but they felt he was alright to start. Ben then felt ill later in the match so the took him off. They hope he'll be ok to start at the weekend. Pablo Mari didn't play for them either as he was feeling unwell too.
Pondicherry
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There was also a point in the build up when a 'pundit' referred to the superb season he had in the Championship. As if last season never happened.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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Why would that annoy you? Leeds are one of his former clubs.
They would have said the same if they were playing Newport County.
Odd.
For me at least, this is fast becoming the norm, around these parts.
"Why the frack is poster X upset about comment Y?"
A while ago we had a random bullshit thread (probably one of mine) which resulted in me thinking 'blimey this place is older than I thought'.
Yet there are now so many posts which make me think 'what a whinny little toddler'.
HAILSHAM SEAGULL
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It was the snidey way that they insinuated that it was his only previous club.
A decent presenter would of said, "Ben White, who spent a season on loan at Leeds before being sold to Arsenal by Brighton"
Wouldnt they need to mention his parents (Barry! and Carole) as well as Southampton, Newport and a few of his teachers as well?
HAILSHAM SEAGULL
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- Nov 9, 2009
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For me at least, this is fast becoming the norm, around these parts.
"Why the frack is poster X upset about comment Y?"
A while ago we had a random bullshit thread (probably one of mine) which resulted in me thinking 'blimey this place is older than I thought'.
Yet there are now so many posts which make me think 'what a whinny little toddler'.
Maybe upset is the wrong description, butI thought it was derogatory towards our club.
Not a whinny little toddler, thank you, been attending since 1964, maybe a whinney old f***ker, but thats my business.
Yeah it's the whole taking offence on behalf of the club, I just don't understand.
White v The Leeds + Lazy commentator = No Albion.
Nobody watching the game is in the slightest bit interested about The Albion.
I'll hazard a guess Leeds didn't get a mention a couple of weeks ago when the Albion played Arsenal.
The team/club are in the best place ever so why look for 'derogatory' comments and made up offence?
For the first time in EPL history, the club isn't in the bottom 6 conversation, that's the win.
Everything else is just noise which I just find it all rather perplexing that it isn't easily drowned out.
But you're 100% right so you crack on.
