Of course the fans don't want to hear it, they want to believe it's still 50+ years ago when players grew up locally and supported the team they played for and stayed there most of their career.
99% of players today are mercenaries and will go wherever they can get the most money. Ade and Benny are just telling the truth. Or do you prefer the hypocrisy of players who will kiss the badge and then piss off elsewhere as soon as they get a better offer? How many of our players do you think would say no if Real Madrid or ManC or another bigger club came in and offered them twice the wages they're getting here?
Anyway, life IS more important than football, or any other job. Doesn't matter how big a fanatic you are, anyone who thinks their club or their job is more important than their family has a serious problem with their priorities, in my opinion.
In the end all I care is that when they're on the pitch for us they give 100% and earn their money. That is the only beef I have with Adebayor, as he often hasn't done this. Benny I have no problem with.
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I think it is another one of your unfounded observations. Surprise, surprise, there are some on here who have more to go on than "little" when making comments.
Of course the fans don't want to hear it, they want to believe it's still 50+ years ago when players grew up locally and supported the team they played for and stayed there most of their career.
99% of players today are mercenaries and will go wherever they can get the most money. Ade and Benny are just telling the truth. Or do you prefer the hypocrisy of players who will kiss the badge and then piss off elsewhere as soon as they get a better offer? How many of our players do you think would say no if Real Madrid or ManC or another bigger club came in and offered them twice the wages they're getting here?
Anyway, life IS more important than football, or any other job. Doesn't matter how big a fanatic you are, anyone who thinks their club or their job is more important than their family has a serious problem with their priorities, in my opinion.
In the end all I care is that when they're on the pitch for us they give 100% and earn their money. That is the only beef I have with Adebayor, as he often hasn't done this. Benny I have no problem with.
By unfounded I assume you mean in disagreement with you.![]()
And by "little", I assume in disagreement with you.
No little means, not a lot, as in the base for many of the personal observations on players on this board. From BAE, to Adebayor, to Modric and Berbatov. Fair enough to critisise their performance on the pitch but to make comments on their characters based on 'not a lot' is, it appears a modern practice. As indeed have you Spurcat with regard to myself, without foundation and without apology so I am not inclined to give your opinions on peoples characters any weight.
And by "little", I assume in disagreement with you.
Boss I object to the critique of players personal attributes or lack of them because they are not employed for that reason. They are there because of their skill at football and should be judged at that level. The media loves to personalise everything and the cult of personality carries on. Many opinions are drawn from media reports which we all know are suspect to say the least so as far as I am concerned I will continue to challenge these opinions when they are posted.
Boss I object to the critique of players personal attributes or lack of them because they are not employed for that reason. They are there because of their skill at football and should be judged at that level. The media loves to personalise everything and the cult of personality carries on. Many opinions are drawn from media reports which we all know are suspect to say the least so as far as I am concerned I will continue to challenge these opinions when they are posted.
Spurcat...why do you think he is odious? Not pount scoring...am just interested.
I get the mercanary bit....anyone who earns the kind of money prem players do will turn out to be one imo....look at bale kissing the real badge at his unveiling
.Reckon there must be a few experienced psychotics amongst us.![]()