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caius:
Sign players who have been there and done it[i]
The story goes that, in 1996, Manchester United's 'Class of 92' disproved Alan Hansen's theory that "you can't win anything with kids" by going on to lift the Premier League title.

What is often overlooked, of course, is that thirty-somethings Peter Schmeichel, Steve Bruce, Gary Pallister and Brian McClair all featured heavily throughout that double-winning campaign - and Cotterill has adopted a similar approach.

His two wise heads are 36-year-old captain Wade Elliott, scorer of Burnley's Championship play-off-final-winning goal in 2009, and 35-year-old forward Aaron Wilbraham, whose promotion with the Robins was the fifth of his career.

"I don't know if I can tell you how important they've been - they've been magnificent," said Cotterill.

"They're really young at heart. I think if you look at the way those two look after themselves, train and their desire levels at their age, it's only good for the younger players to copy them. They've been fantastic role models."
PART3 http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32512953

caius:
Sign players to fit the way you play[i]
Cotterill brought in seven players during the summer, including four who were out of contract or had been released by their previous clubs.

Of those for whom the Robins paid a fee, no penny appears to have been better spent than the ones used to sign Luke Freeman.

The youngest-ever player to feature in the FA Cup proper while at Gillingham, the left-winger caught many an eye playing for Stevenage last year. He has done the same this season - but not as a left-winger.

"I always felt he could play as the one in front of a [midfield] two," said Cotterill. "You just needed to make sure he was going to work hard enough to get back and he's managed to do that.

"His running stats are up there every week and we're as delighted with that as we are his great feet in and around the final third.

"For his first season playing in that role, he's been brilliant."
PART 2

caius:
how to build a title-winning team by Steve Cotterill
Find a formation that suits[i]
Following the World Cup in Brazil, pundits, managers and supporters alike were eulogising over the return of wing-backs and the 3-5-2 system. BBC Sport's Phil Neville even described it as "fashionable", if such a phrase can be attached to a football team's formation.

However, while Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal tried and promptly ditched it, Cotterill has utilised that style of play to spectacular effect.

"We were already playing the 3-5-2 at the end of last season, so it's a formation I'd been looking at for a little while," Cotterill told BBC Sport. "But what I needed to do was make it better than the season before.

"And, while other formations can sometimes give you a problem, our formation can give other teams a problem. We've managed to do very well with it - and we've improved on it throughout the season too."
PART 1

source http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32512953

Bashmantech:
murray in (giroud out)....

ozil n sterling out (still looking for possible replacements)

U1:
Bob, you fit say that again. Everything just get as e be. Kane (c) let pesin down; Clyne benched; Remy didn't even make the squad, and West Brom and Sunderland won't stop leaking goals. See 1s and 2s for everywhere on top -8 point deduction. Now, I'm left to pray for miracle against an abandoned team.



I taya for that fella. I even lost money while waiting for him to repay the faith, but never did.

Skywalker5:
Damn man city fall my hand.whats aguero doing?

Ibime:
I can't believe I sold Bellerin, Sanchez and benched Giroud. SMH.

MaziOmenuko: Unfortunately, there's no yardstick for measuring that. City has conceded at home to liverpool and stoke this season and has managed just 1 cleansheet so far. It all boils down to intuition + luck.

I advised him to go with costa because he doesn't have better options in his team (unless he plans buying b4 deadline).

Standard007: abeg if u get the code send am to me

standardstanley007@gmail.com

MaziOmenuko: Coming soon... Pick of the week...and lots more...

Adeyemiopemipo: who will win the epl this season?

lagtech: Sep 20th. Maybe 13th.

But some thread members and agents might have this type on ground here in Naija.

Confluence has a dv2000 I think.

MaziOmenuko: Gameweek 3 Review coming soon...

lagtech: N36,550 for each one to Naija.

We may be able to get the dv6000 for your for 30k-but earliest arrival is August 20th.

keypad1: costa don wound ooo. Tank God say he no dey my team. As my giroud wound make costa wound too jare.

those of una wey buy am, oya oya time don reach make una sell am. *reduction of free transfer*

lagtech: Dell is N42,500
2nd one N31,450 (I have bought from this seller before-and I there is no gurantee these laptops will work-of the 2 I bought from him-only one worked)
3rd one N55,080

Standard007: Ya dats because d league has not started yet, and I guess u got good points from game week 1, buh I just got only 27 points and found my self in 3rd page.

Buh my wild card has done some work

chimerase2: for ua mind nah ua team de do well, well shaa na me cus am the pass 2 matches I didn't even log in not to talk do formation and oda stuffs but nw I dn remove all unfit players and set ma formation watchout I go top league very soon