training ground bust up, Johnson and Leilei

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Everyone knows a club is not a real football club until you have a mass brawl at training at least once a week.

That way everyone's on their toes. Or not, as the case may be.el grapadura2008-08-27 22:41:20

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

i'm pretty sure that 1982 famous all white john hill is irish, either way it's a different chap from '1992 stop out under dugdale englishman' hilly.

i remember hilly giving you stick dunc; didn't like the prospect of competing with a young upstart like yourself, so kicked lumps out of ya!

i also remember arriving home from training on serveral occasions that season feeling somewhat beaten up. puts hairs on your chest though doesn't it!?

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

laughing when Ricki said "I think it was great"

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

No, That was in 1992 I think under Ken Dugdale. Hilly was a big englishman. He's a Toffee but he wasnt a scouser. Hard as nails. Reg22 will know his history.Reg..??

Te Whitti park, what a great ground it used to be! We were at the raceway then

Ken Dugdale - another balst from the past BigDunc. If Leilei had got offside with Ken, he would have got more than a friendly tickle to the throat!

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

i wonder if there's any footage of kenny's headbut?

from life ban to a bloody successful all whites coach - not a bad effort that!

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Ken is absolutly brilliant!! Where is he now??

In fact I wonder where all that team ended up?

Reg??

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

handbags stuff.

Johnno 'I See your lot cheated at the Olympics?"

Leilei "You mean like your lot in 2000?"

johnno "I'll show you a new Taikwandoe technique, take this".

Seriously though, as pointed out I bet TVNZ (other than Pippa) couldn't believe their good luck to get in a cheap shot.

I hate to see some of Roy keanes efforts at the old trafford Training fround. He was the supreme perfectionist when it came to training etc and wouldn't put up with any crap from what I hear.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I once saw one player run over a team mate in a combined harvester after an arguement at training about a throw in.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Frankie Mac wrote:

I once saw one player run over a team mate in a combined harvester after an arguement at training about a throw in.

Happens more often than people think.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Can anyone from overseas actually watch the TVNZ vid, I think they block it for us?

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

this sort of carry-on never happens at rugby training

I like tautologies because I like them.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

yeah it does, they call it a "tackle"

edit: new chant.."Hey! Richard! Leave Leilei alone!

WillyB2008-08-28 08:32:24

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

would love too see the footage before Johnson grabs Gao, something must have happened. I had kinda thought that Gao had tackled Johnson too vigorously but the fact that Johnson had to walk quite a distance to get to him, I'm guessing not???

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Seen worse when i was playing for NWAFC in capital 6/7 at training.Also seen worse at staff training when someone takes the last muffin off someone's plate.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

a whole crew at training, a whole interview with Ricki and we "that" get 5 seconds. Shame.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

This is a trining ground bust up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMSBzsSOfbA

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Just wild speculation, does or did Richard Johnson own a pet labrador by any chance? - oops don't go there...sorry.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

HAHAHAHA, I knew a dog comment would come up somewhere!! Whats the bet they play real well together after this whole thing blows over?!

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

From all accounts Johnson is a w**ker

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

From all accounts Gao is a primadonna

Clashes of personality will always happen from time to time.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Hard News wrote:

From all accounts Gao is a primadonna

Clashes of personality will always happen from time to time.

We need not look far for evidence of that

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Maybe Ricki had just name the starting 11, Geo in - Johnson out !!!!!!! Have seen many

" incidents " like this over many years, top players competing in top teams need to have an edge and sometimes it goes over " the edge" But as Lonequnmen said " Handbag stuff ".

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

As long as they don't do it on the field like Arsenal and Chelsea at times last year :/

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

TV One twats, first time in weeks I've seen them show anything Nix related and the're making the training ground look like a fight club

Shame on you TVNZ

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Look at it this way..... it shows footballers aren't actualy a bunch of poofters, Ricki Herbert got it spot on about a bit of niggle being a good thing, any publicity is good publicity escpecially when it illustrates it's a man's game and the players have a bit of passion and last but not least (as said before me here) this is NORMAL training ground stuff.

Has the world got too PC mamby pamby or what.......????? It's about winning and when you are passionate about winning passions can boil over. Rest assured these two will be trying to knock each other out of the team, that can only be good as it will ensure they are always giving 100% on the field.

Another thing to note, Gao is a bit of a prima donna and Richie was just helping him understand it's not really a good way to be.

Here here ......

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

yeah good on them. obviously had a disagreement and a bit of push and shove, nothing wrong with it. shows some passion and a bit of aggression, both of which we could use on the pitch so it's good to see that intensity at training.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Im pritty sure Rich knows he was already lucky to still be playing football as it is after the law run in last year

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

as long as this doesnt leak oto the field like valeo said then i dont mind about this, i imagine tensions would be high after thier performances.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

It pissed me of that tv1 only plays bad stuff about the phoenix

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

yes, i think it can be agreed that TV1 sucks balls

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Pity we didn't have any of that 'intensity' tonight.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Pity Gao didnt Jackie Chan his ass.Garry2008-08-31 07:58:06

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