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Old 09-06-2008, 08:33 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Old 09-06-2008, 08:42 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Yaaayyy!!! Woohooo!! Go on the Dutch!!!!
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"With amazement and disappointment, we discovered in late October and early November that the beaten Russians seemed quite unaware that as a military force they had almost ceased to exist."
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"Had Clark given more heed to Juin's views...the savage battles of Cassino would probably never have been fought and the venerable house of St Benedict would have been unscathed"
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Holland 3 Italy 0.
Outstanding result, GH.
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Holland 3 Italy 0.
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Dont worry now they have beaten the Italians and put themselves in a nice position, one of them will walk out of the camp citing "differences" with the manager and screw it all up!
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- General Heinz Guderian

"With amazement and disappointment, we discovered in late October and early November that the beaten Russians seemed quite unaware that as a military force they had almost ceased to exist."
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Lieutenant General Wilhelm Bittrich - Commander of II SS Panzer Korps - (Commenting on the British Paratroopers at Arnhem) - September 1944


"Had Clark given more heed to Juin's views...the savage battles of Cassino would probably never have been fought and the venerable house of St Benedict would have been unscathed"
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No problems in the dutch camp, they know thet are good, but keep reminding themselves that it still along way to go.
Arjan Robben is doing oke now, and hopefully also Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, lets hope they give the french also a little spankin
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