.......Keiron Dyer is rumoured to be entering the 'I'm a celebrity' jungle .........will he gag on a bollock??
One of the rudest blokes I've ever met. When I worked at the Cineworld in Ipswich, one of the highlights of my working day used to be serving the occasional Ipswich Town footballer. The three regulars, during my time there (between 2012-14), were Titus Bramble, Stephen Hunt, and Kieron Dyer. Titus, despite being something of a comical defender, is a nice chap. Polite and down-to-earth, I once saw him tolerate a particularly insistent customer who kept declaring that he was a football agent and could hook Titus up with a new club. Hunt just used to come in and ask what films were on, before ordering a bottle of water, or a couple of Capri-Suns, and leaving. The first time I served Dyer, I was a little excited as he was a favourite player of mine when I was a kid. As he walked towards me, somehow managing to avoid breaking a leg or snapping a toe en route, I wondered what I was going to say to him. He went on to order a large popcorn and a regular drink, even though, as I pointed out to him at the time, it was cheaper to make the drink large to qualify for a ‘large combo deal’, which he airily dismissed. When I plucked up the nerve towards the end of the transaction, I asked Kieron what he thought the Ipswich score would be the approaching weekend. Kieron said, rather boldly, ‘a win, 3-0’, accompanied with a forced smile. Now this was during the Jewell years, so I thought it was a bit optimistic. They say don’t meet your heroes. I agree, don’t do it. Not once did Kieron say ‘please’ or ‘thank you’ during the order and, with Kieron’s prediction ringing in my ears, I watched on helpless as we slumped to a 6-0 defeat against Blackpool.
Funny to hear of another negative Dyer story. I've got one - how true this is I don't know, but my friend is adamant this happened. If so, kinda karma. Anyway, wind the clock back to Dyer's days at West Ham. They had Bristol Rovers away in the cup. So the story goes, my mate and a few others ran into him before the game. They asked for his autograph, he declined. They said " please come on don't be like that " - or something along them lines - and APPARENTLY he got a £50 note out. Got a lighter, burned it, and told him money meant nothing to him. However, I also believe in karma. Later that afternoon he broke his leg, and loads of Gas fans were shouting loads of crap at him.
Yeah that's what's happening. No idea what to make of the guy. On the one hand you hear loads of bad stuff, then he refuses to go on the wing at Newcastle. On the other hand he gives away loads of his ££££ to charity and is helping others. Weird.
Tbh I've never met him but I know a few people that know him and they generally say he's quiet and a little shy.............maybe that's why he cones across like he has attitude .....maybe we will find out..
Funniest story I heard about him was from a teacher who also taught me(many years before he taught Keiron. He was just starting to play football and at the start of the second half received the ball and started dribbling towards his own goal,every one on his side was screaming at him as he didn't realise you changed ends at half time!!
Finished 4th ....came across a lot better than I was expecting....certainly better than Jimmy Bollard.
