The Title Race 2022/23

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Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
We'll be accused of throwing it to let Brighton catch the dippers...


which would be true ;-)
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Quite probably.
However, I will ask you this question.
With the league already won do you not think that a little bit of the edge would have been chamfered off some of the regular starters, whereas a couple of young hungry lions with a point to prove may perform close to the level of those regulars?
Whatever the case, it will be Pep's decision and I'm happy with that.
 
Ted_Bovis said:
Scousers steal the metal.
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NZBlue said:
Whereas we steel the mettle!
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Just looked that up, since it's a phrase I've been using all my life without really thinking about where it comes from (i.e. to be on your mettle). My Penguin English Dictionary claims that “mettle” is simply a variant of “metal”. I reckon their lexicographers are wrong on that. The Oxford English Dictionary would know.
 
Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
Just looked that up, since it's a phrase I've been using all my life without really thinking about where it comes from (i.e. to be on your mettle). My Penguin English Dictionary claims that “mettle” is simply a variant of “metal”. I reckon their lexicographers are wrong on that. The Oxford English Dictionary would know.
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GDM is your man for this.
 
Grassland Blue said:
Quite probably.
However, I will ask you this question.
With the league already won do you not think that a little bit of the edge would have been chamfered off some of the regular starters, whereas a couple of young hungry lions with a point to prove may perform close to the level of those regulars?
Whatever the case, it will be Pep's decision and I'm happy with that.
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Not sure about the first part — Pep is virtually military with his players, anyone not pulling their weight even in dead rubbers gets hooked — but definitely agree with the second part. Wouldn't mind seeing young Cole get another chance, actually. The kid's got skill, no question. His attitude can be developed, I believe. He's still very young.
 
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