Good morning.
You look at Carlos Tevez’s shenanigans last night and suddenly Modric’s chicken badge allergy seems almost reasonable. We all have our problems. Sure if your domestic life is fraught you are entitled to say that it’s effecting you, if it is. But the Missing Link was barely able suppress a smirk when interviewed after last night’s game.
Some just want to play. And preferably for your badge. Ledley King is one such crazy kid. Speaking to the Mail, he essentially said that he hoped to hit a minimum 20 games this season.
“But, I have to say, I don’t feel particularly great out there, in terms of sharpness and fitness. It has been like that for a long time.
Sometimes I feel like I am playing at 60 or 70 per cent.
You have to deal with the restrictions at times, and hopefully once I have played a certain number of games, everything else will come.”
Refreshingly honest. One thing with King is that he is such a rarity in the modern game he is frequently heavily indulged by fans and as genuine and heartfelt the cries of, ‘Long Live The King’ are I’m sure, he has only ever been at 60%+ for some time now.
You can argue and successfully so that his 60% is better than most players 110%, but the serious bit here – too frequently glossed over – is that having a revolving door policy at The Lane has been more than an influencing factor in our defense looking on occasion like an outtake from a 3 Stooges movie.
I would strip back the opportunities given to King and literally wheel him out for the big games or when we have no obvious choice in the matter. We need as a Club to think about the future and a solid back four that play together just about week in, week out – as I am sure your daddy told you – is the bedrock of any serious football team.
Elsewhere you may recall that we learned that Azza Blud had been hiding out in Lego Land Windsor. News just in this morning that zoo keepers using a diamond encrusted MP3 player as bait, captured the electric heeled winger in a giant butterfly net. As a result, he is expected to face the Celtic hoards that are Shamrock Rovers on Thursday night.
And so back to Modders and the first of gawd knows how many articles in stating that a one million percent pay rise is on the cards. No point in whining, no point at all. It’s ironic that a player with loyalty is crocked and the one who’s as fit as fiddle wants to hold us to ransom.
Someone else will buy Carlos Tevez, just as someone else will take your horrifically priced seat should decide to boycott. All you need to remember as the flames of hell begin to take the chill from your bones …is that there’s always room for one more in the handcart.
This is how i would sum king and Modrics Value too our team. It goes like this Modders my disability means i can only be very good instead of World class i have played 3 times and we have won all three conceded one goal. You are fully fit Luka and very good and you need 100,000 reasons too be happy you have played three scored one assist 0 played well. My wage for both players 70 grand. Would we win without King possibly would we win without Modric Yes.
He assisted Bales goal. Modders took the corner!
Dav…you underestimate the importance of Modric in our team.
“What’s the difference between Carlos Tevez and Luka Modric”? About £150K a week if rumours are believed ;o)
BIOYSC!
Suave?
sensible? smutty? snide? stuttering? sleeping?
Is it Shamrock? It is isn’t it? :daumen:
It’s not is it?
It’s not what we’d like but the sad fact is that professional footballers do not feel the love for the club they play for in the same way as us sadly addicted supporters do. You can’t condone the way some (most if given the talent and opportunity?) players flutter from club to club like so many bees in search of the flower with the most lucrative pollen (nice analogy eh?). It’s been the case for many a long year – the days of players ‘doing something they love’ and consequently getting well paid for it are now replaced by too may players getting well paid for something ‘they just happen to be good at’. I doubt very much (sadly) that we’ll ever again see the likes of Jimmy G feeling ‘priveleged’ to play for ‘his team’. Dunno about anyone else by my only sanity in all of this is that we might occassionally come across that rare breed of player (and manager for that matter) that recognises and respects the club they play for, its fans and traditions, and keep hold of them for a season or two so we can enjoy the ride. Business success is predicated on, amongst other things, establishing and maintaining your short term relationships. Given that football has moved into this global commercial arena we shouldn’t be surprised that the players we have, and the chairmen and coaches that manage them, are only tied by the best available ‘short term’ relationship. Sad but true….
There’s a lot of truth in what you’re saying, but if we had the skill and talent would we in all honesty do any different?. Professional Football is by nature a vehicle for making money, more so in this modern electric age. I drew the comparison a while back where you cannot compare the Chariot race in Ancient Rome to the 2011 Monaco Grand Prix. The games now global, it’s not about the area of Tottenham being represented by a club, it’s about the club challenging for honours and money on a far wider scale in a televised global arena.
STOP STOP STOP ARE WE ON THE SAME PLANET FOR BIG WHITE ELEPHANT SAKE I DON`T THINK SO,WHEN YOU REMEMBER THE GREAT PLAYERS THEN THERE IS THE GOOD PLAYERS THEN THERE IS THE AVERAGE PLAYERS, THE AVERAGE PLAYERS WERE THE LIKES OF GUYS WHO CAME WITH BIG NAMES FROM AVERAGE TEAMS WHO BELIEVED THAT THEIR PLAYERS WERE WORTH ZILLIONS,THE GOOD PLAYERS WERE WORTH THE CROWN JEWELS FROM GOOD TEAMS,THE GREAT TEAMS ARE OUT OF OUR LEAGUE WE ARE TRYING TO BE UP THERE WITH THE TOP FOUR`S BUT WHAT A CLIMB WE NEED TO BE TAKEN OVER BY A SUPER SUPER RICH OIL BILLIONAIRE AND THE SOONER THE BETTER SO COME ON DOWN WHO EVER YOU ARE AND BUY US OUT TO PUT THE FRIGHTENERS ON THE CITY`S THE UTD`S THE REAL MADRIDS THE LONAS THERE MUST BE SOMEONE OUT THERE WHO WANTS TO PLAY WITH A GREAT CLUB AND GREAT SUPPORTERS COYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IS THAT YOU DAVSPUR!
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