Driving back from near Southampton to Midlands yesterday evening I caught most of 5 Live's Monday Night Club. Really interesting (and long) discussion about the way the transfer market works now; 'loyalty' - from players to clubs and from clubs to players; the role of agents and the fact that clubs use them as much as players; the transfer market as entertainment; big clubs' exploitation of the media to get their man/pressurise players to leave; the fact that, for the vast majority of players, its a job. David Pleat (who was lamenting the lack of effort put in to finding talent in the lower leagues in England rather than the endless search of bargains from abroad) and Jason Roberts (especially on the tricks clubs play on players) were very good. Its on iPlayer if you have the time. In a strange way I found it stress relieving - this is a circus and no one is really in control.
Was obviously a long drive with esp with the result being stuck in the midlands.....! aint that Birmingham ?
On that note, I see they're looking to offload this bad apple - perhaps he is pining for the fjords of London? The club has confirmed King was free to look for a new club this summer Perhaps he was job hunting in London? Birmingham City's Marlon King arrested over 'hit and run' please log in to view this image http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23504807 Birmingham City's Marlon King arrested over 'hit and run' Marlon King has also played for Watford, Middlesbrough and Coventry City Birmingham City striker Marlon King has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left a man injured. The crash happened near London's West End at 00:06 BST on Saturday. Police were called to Bishops Bridge Road at the junction with Eastbourne Terrace over reports that a car had struck a pedestrian. The man, aged in his late 40s, was taken to a central London hospital with a head injury. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. The Metropolitan Police said the vehicle failed to stop at the scene. A Met spokeswoman said: "A 33-year-old man was subsequently arrested by officers from City of London Police on suspicion of failing to stop at the scene of a road traffic collision and taken to a central London police station. "He has been bailed to mid-September pending further inquiries." The club has confirmed King was free to look for a new club this summer
[video=youtube;9JubaAS1v-w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JubaAS1v-w&list=TLSK7wJWn0jpw[/video] Mind you, Zooey deschanel would perk me up as long as she got rid of the stupid hipster glasses.
We are carrying a few of those "dead" parrots in our squad - great analogy describing some of our players. [video=youtube;4vuW6tQ0218]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vuW6tQ0218&feature=youtu.be&a[/video]
