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PFA Players' Player of the Year Awards

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  • #32
    Xavi6
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    Agbonlahor [Youth]
    Attractive Nun wrote: »
    Ronaldo obviously for both.

    It's a joke that David James is in there at all, especially with the likes of Ferdinand omitted.

    United fan I presume.

    How is it a joke? James' form has been outstanding this year and is probably the main reason why Pompey are chasing a Uefa Cup spot and are in an FA Cup final. Of course he deserves the recognition. Goalkeepers aren't up for these awards often enough imo.


  • #33
    [Deleted User]
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    Torres [Youth]
    Attractive Nun wrote: »
    Ronaldo obviously for both.

    It's a joke that David James is in there at all, especially with the likes of Ferdinand omitted.

    James has had a brilliant season.



    Its a joke that people are humouring the consideration of Ronaldo to win the senior but not the Young. If he wins the senior he has to win the young.


  • #34
    deisedevil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,252 ✭✭✭deisedevil


    Torres [Youth]
    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Lol imagine this place if he didn't get it!

    Little chance of that happening:

    PaddyPower

    C Ronaldo 1 - 16

    F Torres 8 - 1

    C Fabregas 16 - 1

    E Adebayor 20 - 1

    S Gerrard 33 - 1

    D James 66 - 1


  • #35
    Attractive Nun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,203 ✭✭✭Attractive Nun


    Richards [Youth]
    Deleted User wrote: »
    James has had a brilliant season.

    Yeah, he's a great keeper. Personally I think he had a better season last year but yeah he's been good. I know it's always difficult to judge goalkeepers versus other players, but for me James hasn't even been the best keeper in the PL this season - a season that has lacked an outstanding goalkeeping performance à la Cech 2005/6 or Casillas this season.

    PFA Player of the Year should reward outstanding contributions - James, for me, has been very solid (what you want from a keeper, of course), but hardly outstanding.


  • #36
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,149 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Agbonlahor [Youth]
    Attractive Nun wrote: »
    Yeah, he's a great keeper. Personally I think he had a better season last year but yeah he's been good. I know it's always difficult to judge goalkeepers versus other players, but for me James hasn't even been the best keeper in the PL this season - a season that has lacked an outstanding goalkeeping performance à la Cech 2005/6 or Casillas this season.

    PFA Player of the Year should reward outstanding contributions - James, for me, has been very solid (what you want from a keeper, of course), but hardly outstanding.

    Who has been then? :confused:


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  • #37
    Attractive Nun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,203 ✭✭✭Attractive Nun


    Richards [Youth]
    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Who has been then? :confused:

    This is not going to do much to mask my status as a United fan :), but personally I think Van Der Sar has been the best goalkeeper in the PL this season. James is up there, as is Howard and probably a few others. But none of them have been outstanding, IMO you could interchange any of VDS, James, Cech, Reina, Friedel, Howard and a couple more around their respective teams and it wouldn't make all that much difference. Try saying that about Fabregas, Ronaldo, Torres, Ferdinand - Richard Dunne?

    Goalkeepers do deserve more recognition than they get sometimes, but I wouldn't put any goalkeepers near the top 6 players of the season this year. James can't even hold down a spot in the England team.


  • #38
    invincibleirish
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    Richards [Youth]
    Great to see Agbonlahor & Young in the young players list. Gabby has been more patchy then Young so Young would get my vote! when he's good he's very good!


  • #39
    Tusky
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    Fabregas [Youth]
    As much as I'd love to see Torres winning it, I cant see past Ronaldo.


  • #40
    Im_No_Superman
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    Fabregas [Youth]
    I would like to see Ronaldo win the senior and Torres win the Young player. Although I agree with other posters in that it is riduclous that they are both in the Senior and Youth categories. Nice to see James get a nomination, I think he has had a wonderful season. Would have liked to see Rio get a nomination, he has been immense this season imo.


  • #41
    Tusky
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    Fabregas [Youth]
    Im_No_Superman wrote: »
    I would like to see Ronaldo win the senior and Torres win the Young player. Although I agree with other posters in that it is riduclous that they are both in the Senior and Youth categories. Nice to see James get a nomination, I think he has had a wonderful season. Would have liked to see Rio get a nomination, he has been immense this season imo.

    Utd fan that would like to see Torres winning the junior ? Unusual! :)


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  • #42
    PHB
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    Torres [Youth]
    I thought the young person had to be under 23, but Torres is 24?

    I've no desire to see Torres win the junior, he's older than Ronaldo!! Fabregas has been the outstanding young player of the season, that is without a doubt imo.


  • #43
    Im_No_Superman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,531 ✭✭✭Im_No_Superman


    Fabregas [Youth]
    Tusky wrote: »
    Utd fan that would like to see Torres winning the junior ? Unusual! :)
    Just sharing the love. ;) Plus I think its just stupid if the same player wins both awards and theres no denying Torres has had a fantastic season.

    EDIT: Torres is 24, what is the age limit to the youth award! Have to agree with PHB then, Fabregas deserves it as he has been the best young player of the season.


  • #44
    Tusky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,097 ✭✭✭✭Tusky


    Fabregas [Youth]
    The only way Torres would win it is if they took into account the fact that its his first season. Dont think they look at things like that.

    Really cant see past a Ronaldo double. Same person winning junior and senior retarded though.

    [edit] Torres has just gone 24. Maybe it goes by age at start of season as he was 23 for most of it.


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