Eureka! I'm a Grown Aris Man: The Eddie Johnson Story [R]

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  1. Sam Hamwich

    Sam Hamwich Member+

    Jul 11, 2006
    #26 Sam Hamwich, Dec 31, 2009
    Re: Eddie Johnson III: Fulham or bust.

    Well it was a bloody affair.
     
  2. wooglin12

    wooglin12 Member

    Mar 26, 2005
    Birmingham, AL
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    Reading FC
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    #27 wooglin12, Dec 31, 2009
    Re: Eddie Johnson III: Fulham or bust.

    How did I get credit for this thread? If I am getting credit, I want it to be called "Grown Aris Man" dangit.
     
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  3. Hobo

    Hobo Member+

    Apr 29, 2007
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    #28 Hobo, Dec 31, 2009
    Re: Eureka! Eddie Johnson is on loan to Aris Thesseloniki

    I do like the Archimedes reference.

    Edit: That is, I did like it. Though Grown Aris Man is also nice
     
  4. bungadiri

    bungadiri Super Moderator
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    Jan 25, 2002
    Acnestia
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    #29 bungadiri, Dec 31, 2009
    Re: Eureka! Eddie Johnson is on loan to Aris Thesseloniki

    Okay, I changed it. Almost made it "groan" instead of "grown" though, in honor of the pun.

    Thanks. It's nice that somebody notices when you try to throw a little class around the joint.
     
  5. voyager

    voyager Member

    Jun 10, 2004
    Frederick, MD
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    DC United
    #30 voyager, Dec 31, 2009
    Re: Eddie Johnson III: Fulham or bust.

    Jokes? You want jokes?

    Eddie is heading to Aris so he can Greece up his Johnson.


    :eek:

    OK, it was funnier in my head.
     
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  6. wooglin12

    wooglin12 Member

    Mar 26, 2005
    Birmingham, AL
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    Reading FC
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    #31 wooglin12, Dec 31, 2009
    Re: Eureka! Eddie Johnson is on loan to Aris Thesseloniki

    Eureka! I'm a Grown Aris Man: The Eddie Johnson Story

    It's the greatest title compromise ever.
     
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  7. bungadiri

    bungadiri Super Moderator
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    Jan 25, 2002
    Acnestia
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    #32 bungadiri, Dec 31, 2009
    Re: Eureka! Eddie Johnson is on loan to Aris Thesseloniki

    Done. Who says you can't step twice into the same river?
     
  8. scholes181818

    scholes181818 Member

    Dec 1, 2003
    Kansas City, MO, USA
    Club:
    FC Dallas
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    #33 scholes181818, Dec 31, 2009
    Re: Eureka! Eddie Johnson is on loan to Aris Thesseloniki

    Did someone say Archimedes reference?

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur5fGSBsfq8"]YouTube- monty python football[/ame]

    Clearly EJ will have the opportunity to learn a few things while he's in Greece. I hope he does well.
     
  9. Nermalthecat

    Nermalthecat Member

    Mar 1, 2001
    Avon, CT
    #34 Nermalthecat, Dec 31, 2009
    Re: Eureka! I'm a Grown Aris Man: The Eddie Johnson Story

    This is pretty damning, from the Okaka/Fulham loan article on Soccernet

    "Okaka has got quality and the fact it's a loan is also advantageous because he's a young player and largely untried. We're happy with our striking options but we would like to have some cover and someone who can put pressure on the guys we have. Okaka seems to be that type of player but a lot of water must pass under the bridge before he pulls on a Fulham shirt.''

    And in related news, we just loaned out Eddie Johnson, basically because he sucks.

    Hopefully, GAM finds his way in Greece...
     
  10. arkjayback

    arkjayback Member

    Mar 29, 2008
    Le Mars, IA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #35 arkjayback, Dec 31, 2009
    Re: Eddie Johnson III: Fulham or bust.

    So apparently I was wrong.

    Last chance though. No more excuses. Either he does well in Greece or he simply won't succeed in Europe.
     
  11. SoccerKowboy

    SoccerKowboy BigSoccer Supporter

    Jul 13, 2007
    Virginia, USA
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #36 SoccerKowboy, Dec 31, 2009
    Re: Eddie Johnson III: Fulham or bust.

    True. As much sh!t as I've talked about EJ, I do believe he has improved enough and found his level in the Greek Super Liga. I think he'll do well and score goals.
     
  12. arsenalfc08

    arsenalfc08 Member

    Mar 14, 2005
    #37 arsenalfc08, Dec 31, 2009
  13. TrueCrew

    TrueCrew Member+

    Dec 22, 2003
    Columbus, OH
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    Columbus Crew
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    #38 TrueCrew, Dec 31, 2009
    Re: Eureka! I'm a Grown Aris Man: The Eddie Johnson Story

    Is Aris the team that Clint Mathis signed with a couple of years back?
     
  14. Gorky

    Gorky Member+

    Jul 28, 2006
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    #39 Gorky, Dec 31, 2009
    Re: Eureka! I'm a Grown Aris Man: The Eddie Johnson Story

    Nope, that was Ergotelis in Crete. Aris is in Thessaly as far as I can tell.

    EDIT: They're actually as far as two club in Greece could be, I think.
     
  15. Matrim55

    Matrim55 Member+

    Aug 14, 2000
    Berkeley
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    Connecticut
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    #40 Matrim55, Dec 31, 2009
    Re: Eureka! I'm a Grown Aris Man: The Eddie Johnson Story

    For those who don't know (or don't remember), Cuper was the manager of those fantastic Valencia teams from the turn of the century. He also had a good spell with Inter, but has had some bad luck in the second half of the decade.

    This is a reclamation project for him as well as for Eddie (and potentially Freddy). Anyone who shows well in practice will play, period. No politics here, just a guy trying to win as many games as possible and get back into the limelight.
     
  16. Digs

    Digs Member

    Sep 9, 2007
    #41 Digs, Dec 31, 2009
    Re: Eureka! I'm a Grown Aris Man: The Eddie Johnson Story

    Oh whatever. Eddie is not premiership quality. Never was. So what?
     
  17. Lloyd Heilbrunn

    Lloyd Heilbrunn Member+

    Feb 11, 2002
    Jupiter, Fl.
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    #42 Lloyd Heilbrunn, Dec 31, 2009
    Re: Eureka! I'm a Grown Aris Man: The Eddie Johnson Story

    He needs to make a move that will REALLY help his career. Like to fullback.....

    See Sanneh, Tony.
     
  18. lunchin

    lunchin New Member

    May 28, 2008
    LA
    #43 lunchin, Dec 31, 2009
  19. tomwilhelm

    tomwilhelm Member+

    Dec 14, 2005
    Boston, MA, USA
    Club:
    Fulham FC
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    #44 tomwilhelm, Dec 31, 2009
    Re: US forward Eddie Johnson loaned to Greece’s Aris

    More than he does sitting in the Fulham reserves.
     
  20. arsenalfc08

    arsenalfc08 Member

    Mar 14, 2005
    #45 arsenalfc08, Dec 31, 2009
    Re: US forward Eddie Johnson loaned to Greece’s Aris

    Already a thread about this.
     
  21. Asprilla9

    Asprilla9 Member

    Dec 15, 2000
    Beaverton, OR
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    Liverpool FC
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    #46 Asprilla9, Dec 31, 2009
  22. An Unpaved Road

    An Unpaved Road Member+

    Mar 22, 2006
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    #47 An Unpaved Road, Dec 31, 2009
    Re: Eureka! I'm a Grown Aris Man: The Eddie Johnson Story

    Hopefully he can finally grab a little luck (and in turn a quick start). Didn't he hit a post in one of the initial appearances with Fulham? Sometimes I wonder if things would've been any different for him had he bagged that one...

    ...maybe not.
     
  23. THOMA GOL

    THOMA GOL BigSoccer Supporter

    Jul 16, 1999
    Frontier
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    Columbus Crew
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    #48 THOMA GOL, Dec 31, 2009
    Re: Eureka! I'm a Grown Aris Man: The Eddie Johnson Story

    Sex.
     
  24. arkjayback

    arkjayback Member

    Mar 29, 2008
    Le Mars, IA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #49 arkjayback, Jan 1, 2010
    Re: US forward Eddie Johnson loaned to Greece’s Aris

    Playing time puts him in competition for the spot with guys like Cooper, Cunningham, Findley, Tracy, etc.

    None of those options jump out at you as ready to defeat the Spains and Brazils of the world, so no reason to dislike Johnson any more than the rest of the options.
     
  25. #1 Feilhaber and Adu

    #1 Feilhaber and Adu Member+

    Aug 1, 2007
    #50 #1 Feilhaber and Adu, Jan 1, 2010
    Re: Eureka! I'm a Grown Aris Man: The Eddie Johnson Story


    He schooled the boots out of one of the Blackburn defenders on a 1 vs 1 situation with a step-over and than within a instant later fired a bullet off Friedels post,..signaling his Arrival that he was the Grown Ass Man in the building(As expected). And then a whole bunch of nothing, soon followed because of it.
     
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