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Have the Barmy Army made England better

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Offline gjr1

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Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« on: January 7, 2011, 12:52:56 PM »
They've travelled around the World for years mainly watching England lose.

This series though I think they've had a massive affect on the series.
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #1 on: January 7, 2011, 01:13:12 PM »
It’s more to do with better coaches and better management. Also I think it’s a lot to do with confidence and belief both of which England have in abundance at the moment.
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #2 on: January 7, 2011, 01:15:05 PM »
Quote from: CheshireDave on January  7, 2011, 01:13:12 PM
It’s more to do with better coaches and better management. Also I think it’s a lot to do with confidence and belief both of which England have in abundance at the moment.

I'd agree with that, but it must be good to have that level of support when you're playing on tour. Some of the matches were like home games there were that many England supporters there.
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #3 on: January 7, 2011, 01:17:04 PM »
No. A big bunch of middle class Lah-De-Dah Gunner Graham's........Though they did sound good yesterday to be fair.

I still have a stereotypical view of cricket and it's fans you see, but I'm learning, I'm learning, give it time...
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #4 on: January 7, 2011, 01:18:47 PM »
Thought newcastle fans were the barmy army!
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #5 on: January 7, 2011, 01:19:28 PM »
Quote from: gjr1 on January  7, 2011, 12:52:56 PM
They've travelled around the World for years mainly watching England lose.

This series though I think they've had a massive affect on the series.

Did they make Australia shite?
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #6 on: January 7, 2011, 01:36:34 PM »
Quote from: CHOPPER on January  7, 2011, 01:17:04 PM
No. A big bunch of middle class Lah-De-Dah Gunner Graham's........Though they did sound good yesterday to be fair.

I still have a stereotypical view of cricket and it's fans you see, but I'm learning, I'm learning, give it time...

what a load of crap, i went out to watch the first test. proper mix of people, including a lot of lfc fans from all backgrounds.
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #7 on: January 7, 2011, 01:42:07 PM »
Quote from: JMM on January  7, 2011, 01:19:28 PM
Did they make Australia shite?

They got to Mitchell Johnson who was potentially their most dangerous bowler.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/cricket/2011/01/01/ashes-5th-test-barmy-army-will-keep-targeting-mitchell-johnson-115875-22819003/

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/3LE34IjoZBs?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_GB" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/3LE34IjoZBs?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_GB</a>
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #8 on: January 7, 2011, 01:43:57 PM »
Quote from: woozie on January  7, 2011, 01:36:34 PM
what a load of crap, i went out to watch the first test. proper mix of people, including a lot of lfc fans from all backgrounds.
*****middle class alert******
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #9 on: January 7, 2011, 01:47:38 PM »
Quote from: CHOPPER on January  7, 2011, 01:43:57 PM
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HAHA! Everyone is middle class nowadays!
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #10 on: January 7, 2011, 01:48:28 PM »
England only benefitted from having a massive fan base with them throughout, but you can't not look past one of the poorest Australian teams they've been playing against throughout the series. Would agree with earlier posters that the coaches have improved both batting and bowling skills.
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #11 on: January 7, 2011, 01:48:34 PM »
Quote from: CHOPPER on January  7, 2011, 01:43:57 PM
*****middle class alert******

I'm middle class. But I'm hard. Al dente if you will.
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #12 on: January 7, 2011, 01:50:50 PM »
Quote from: Crosby Nick on January  7, 2011, 01:48:34 PM
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #13 on: January 7, 2011, 01:56:52 PM »
Quote from: woozie on January  7, 2011, 01:36:34 PM
what a load of crap, i went out to watch the first test. proper mix of people, including a lot of lfc fans from all backgrounds.
No one working class can afford to take 6 weeks holiday to go get pissed in Australia.
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #14 on: January 7, 2011, 02:14:10 PM »
Quote from: Naughtykid on January  7, 2011, 01:56:52 PM
No one working class can afford to take 6 weeks holiday to go get pissed in Australia.

I don't think anyone of any class can afford to get pissed in Australis these days at about £4-£6 a pint!

Thing is, a lot of people fly out for one Test (or Melbourne and Sydney combined). Plus a huge number of the English fans there would have been expats or backpackers living out there so you would still get a diverse mix.

If anyone did make it for the entire tour then I'm pretty damn jealous of their lifestyle!
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #15 on: January 7, 2011, 02:20:33 PM »
Course they have made us better! He bowls to the left.. He bowls to the right... That Mitchel Johnson his bowling is shite.  ;D
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #16 on: January 7, 2011, 09:45:27 PM »
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #17 on: January 7, 2011, 10:02:30 PM »
Quote from: Crosby Nick on January  7, 2011, 01:48:34 PM
I'm middle class. But I'm hard. Al dente if you will.

You should spend more time in the water, said Mrs Dente to her son Al.

Have they made England better? Yes. In that, when you take the field miles from home, and see a swathe of fans who have spent good money travelling there to see you play and made a heap of sacrifices in the process, and who have proved their support through thick and a whole heap of thin, you better try your bollocks off, and in recent years, most of them have. Coaching, preparation etc is of course more important, but from Chittagong to Chennai, Ahmedabad to Adelaide, the Barmy Army have kept them honest. And as this series has proved, they've made watching England, in the ground and on TV, more entertaining.
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #18 on: January 7, 2011, 11:58:02 PM »
i know nothing about cricket and less about the barmy army, but today on SSN they either picked out the most annoying people in the crowd to interview or they are all idiots.(which i am sure they are not) One guy leans in to give his opinion, gets stage fright,  pauses and says , they were great...I just thought if  owned a bar I'd lock it up rather than listen to those guys all night. Like any large group I am sure the majority are fine it might help if they dropped the barmy bit.
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #19 on: January 8, 2011, 12:03:02 AM »
Quote from: CHOPPER on January  7, 2011, 01:43:57 PM
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #20 on: January 8, 2011, 12:03:53 AM »
Quote from: Naughtykid on January  7, 2011, 01:56:52 PM
No one working class can afford to take 6 weeks holiday to go get pissed in Australia.

Mitchell Johnson did, and he can't be earning fuck all
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #21 on: January 8, 2011, 12:39:45 AM »
The players like the Barmy Army so they must help a bit
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #22 on: January 8, 2011, 01:53:30 AM »
We are the army, the barmy army
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Re: Have the Barmy Army made England better?
« Reply #23 on: January 8, 2011, 09:13:41 AM »
Im with chopper here, dont sit right with me at all... lol at frank seriously, you sure your not a cockney frank?
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