The Football.....

[deptfordmarmoset]

..and they don't care, the council that is.
I think it was in the 90's when Millwall were actually sponsored by Lewisham Council.

And Mayor Bullock should be in jail by now. Janus is two faced, he's farking two ways.

 

[Andrew_P]

I can live with mercenaries, but I do have this quaint belief that players should turn up for work.

I was really surprised that no salary sanctions were imposed or attempts to recover the so called loyalty bonus. Well not that appeared in the media.

 

[J1888]

Fantastic stuff from Brendan Rogers' men - 22 league games, 21 wins and 1 draw which was back in August (last minute equaliser from ICT), GD of +45.

Yes it's a poor quality league in comparison to a good few other European leagues, but that level of consistency is brilliant.

 

[rich p]

I can live with mercenaries, but I do have this quaint belief that players should turn up for work.

Ban the basic human right to withdraw one's labour?
I'm surprised at you...

 

[User482]

Ban the basic human right to withdraw one's labour?
I'm surprised at you...

I take it back: no doubt he was taking a principled stand against his employer's imposition of an enormous pay rise.

 

[ianrauk]

 

[SpokeyDokey]

The club were going to keep him and let him stew, but the senior players had had enough of him and didn't want him back. Good riddance, just another mercenary with no feeling for the club.

It's a sad state of affairs these days that, despite all the badge-slapping, club allegiance is so transitory or even non-existent.

It's a bit of a two way street with club and players though - most clubs are downright mercenary too.

As a serious question - how would we define a truly non-mercenary player in the modern game? Any examples of them?

 

[Chromatic]

It's a sad state of affairs these days that, despite all the badge-slapping, club allegiance is so transitory or even non-existent.

It's a bit of a two way street with club and players though - most clubs are downright mercenary too.

As a serious question - how would we define a truly non-mercenary player in the modern game? Any examples of them?

Matt LeTissier maybe? I'm sure he could have gone to a 'bigger' club for a bigger wage.

 

[cisamcgu]

Paul Scholes ?

 

[ianrauk]

Paul Scholes ?

And as much as people hate him. John Terry

He could have gone to Manchester City for big bucks but chose to stay with a lower wage.

 

[User482]

And as much as people hate him. John Terry

He could have gone to Manchester City for big bucks but chose to stay with a lower wage.

Hmmm, but would he have stayed if Chelsea were average? Ditto Scholes and Man U.

 

[Chromatic]

Hmmm, but would he have stayed if Chelsea were average? Ditto Scholes and Man U.

And I don't suppose that Chelsea or Man Utd were paying paupers wages either.

 

[User482]

How about Francesco Totti? He surely would've won a lot more domestically if he hadn't stayed at Roma.

 

[cisamcgu]

And I don't suppose that Chelsea or Man Utd were paying paupers wages either.

But, I believe, that Paul Scholes never had an agent as such, just negoiated his own wages (this could be an urban myth of course).

 

[AndyRM]

Fantastic stuff from Brendan Rogers' men - 22 league games, 21 wins and 1 draw which was back in August (last minute equaliser from ICT), GD of +45.

Yes it's a poor quality league in comparison to a good few other European leagues, but that level of consistency is brilliant.

When your playing budget is greater than every other team in the country combined (other than Rangers) what do you expect?

Still, congratulations to Brendan. He's going to win something and justify his own hype. Sort of.