MISSING IN ACTION

" What I know now, was that these men would never break, never lie down, never bend over for anybody. Anybody." Verbal Kint: The Usual Suspects

Remember they accused us of disgraceful behaviour? Bollocks to that! I'll tell you what's disgraceful; diving, rolling around, getting a fellow pro sent off, Refs colluding and xenophobic reactionism.
What's more honest is standing up for each other and saying " you see what you get when you try and f*ck with us!"
These guys had the ability, skill and quality but also the balls to stand up for themselves when others tried to take liberties.
How many of the current lot can you say that about?

http://youtu.be/HjsASf5z9ac

Is this what's missing?

http://youtu.be/FUZxnW2tAHk

“We're gonna stick together, just like it used to be! When you side with a man, you stay with him! And if you can't do that, you're like some animal, you're finished! We're finished!

All of us!”

Pike Bishop: The Wild Bunch

“HE HAD IT COMING! THEY ALL HAVE IT COMING!”

Strawberry Alice: Unforgiven

“You begin to understand that you've only got two thing left they can't sweat out of you or beat out of you. Your balls. And you better hang onto them”

Nate Scarboro: The Longest Yard

“Let’s Rock!”

Vasquez: Aliens

“You're gonna win or you're gonna lose. The point is - can you win or lose like a man?”
Tony D’Amoto: Any given Sunday

“All right, sweethearts, you're a team and there's nothin' to worry about. We come here, and we gonna conquer, and we gonna kick some, is that understood? That's what we gonna do, sweethearts, we are going to go and get some.”
Sgt Apone: Aliens

“I'm gonna tell you something. Somebody messes with me, I'm gonna mess with him.”
Al Capone: The Untouchables
MAKING A POINT ... Vieira raps Van Nistelrooy

“You got a grudge against another man, you fight him Saturday afternoon”
Carr : Cool Hand Luke

“I'm trying to win. I ain't trying to disrespect nobody, but winning is the only thing I respect”
Willie Beaman: Any Given Sunday

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