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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by Beef, Aug 9, 2017.

  1. LincolnSaint

    LincolnSaint Well-Known Member

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    So reading a thread earlier about Sheffield Wednesday and Chansiri has gotten wondering. Why is it we rarely hear players/managers talking about former clubs? It's widely written about when a club is a total basket case, yet there never seems to be anything directly from the players. I mean, a few may appear on podcasts and talk funny stories but there's never anything substantial.

    I'd love some Saints players who were there during our "interesting" times to give a proper account. For example, did they all hate NJ? Did they collectively give up? What really happened between Fonte and Pardew?

    Is it written into their contracts kind of like a NDA, or is it more a bro code? Has anyone ever worked in profesdional football and can explain it?
     
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  2. Libby

    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    I'm sure stuff will come out in auto biographies etc.

    I'm still hoping we get the full LD Sports story one day.
     
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  3. LincolnSaint

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    Even the autobiographies tend to give only a very brief nod to issues but even then most players don't do one!

    There's so much I want to know from over the last god knows how long.
    -This season
    -The league one years
    -The '05 relegation
    -Is Hoedt as much of a **** as he comes off?
    There's loads more.

    Given how much of players lives are under a microscope, it's weird we don't hear much about what it's really all about. The closest we got was The Secret Footballer books, I loved them
     
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  4. Che’s Godlike Thighs

    Che’s Godlike Thighs Well-Known Member

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    NJ wasn’t unpopular with the players. Ralph was the one they really disliked.
     
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  5. thereisonlyoneno7

    thereisonlyoneno7 Well-Known Member

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    I heard that too. The funny thing is that the ones that the players like (NJ, RM etc) we are ****. I hope they all hate Still.
     
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