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[Football] John Shelvey
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Stuart Pearce called this one right. When we were going ultra-defensive and dead slow, offering no threat in their area, he was able to stroll round at walking pace and control the game. Once we upped the anti and started taking it to them in the second half, Rafa took him off.
Knows what he's doing, does that Rafa fellow...........
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Think it's more to do with tiredness as he hasn't played much football lately
Stuart Pearce called it right ................ 
Si Gull
Way Down South
Seemed like every one of his passes went to Newcastle players in good positions. We have no one with that ability.
BensGrandad
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I think Hayden helped him out well
Raleigh Chopper
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I think Brighton helped him out as well.
Stand off Shelvey and give him the freedom of the midfield and don't get close to the player he wants to pass to and anyone would look good.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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At best he was ordinary.
Weststander
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A quality CM who not for the first time, ran a game of football at the Amex. Always seems to be in the right place and instinctively passes forward with success.
- May 8, 2018
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Rate him and I’ve heard unsettled up North and wants to return to the south.
Contracted to summer 2021 but I reckon could get him for 18m
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Stephens?
For a couple of seasons people have been stroking his balls - his lack of pace & pondering on the ball & inability to make an attacking pass is finally being realised
He was given the freedom of the city in the first half. Will always look good given that ludicrous amount of time and space.
Running the show?
Really?
Sign him?
**** off!
Would fail the ‘dickhead’ test to the same extent you would if they rolled it out to fans!
Weststander
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We’re good at that. We made the Burnley and Cardiff centre midfield threesomes look amazing.
Hayden sat deep with Shelvey. When he got the ball, if he couldn’t pass it back to a defender (Stephens style), he passed it to Shelvey the quarterback. I’d hate it if we signed him.
He didn't have to do feck all, then did feck all.
I was considerably happier when their number 30 was subbed off.
I was considerably happier when their number 30 was subbed off.
SollysLeftFoot
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Not hard to impress when your team doesn’t press the opposition..
100% this. He strolled around with the ball under no pressure, of course he looked comfortable
This. Whether he had time or not, he controlled the game for 45 minutes. Got the ball deep and made the right decisions.