BRISTOL86 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Sad, whether or not you rate(d) him as a footballer, he was one of the very few professional footballers I had any time for. An intelligent guy who did considerable amounts of charity work, then you see the likes of Marlon King and Nile Ranger who will spend vast portions of their life in the slammer.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyderiup Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Kerry needs Katone up. Geeez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 If he is he is an absolute disgrace. Most people can only dream of what he has earned in his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Probably spent most of it on fags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermit the Frog Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Shouldn't it read england ace bankrupts bristol city! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manon Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 What are the penalties associated with bankruptcy? Should he dive left, right, or stand still? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray White Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 No sympathy for him, probably not helped by the fact that he was an absolute joke whilst he was here and a massive waste of our budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebristolred Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 He was nowhere near as bad as people made out. Actually made some incredible saves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 He was nowhere near as bad as people made out. Actually made some incredible saves. Which Henderson should of been making... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfOfWestStreet Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 He was nowhere near as bad as people made out. Actually made some incredible saves. Thank you! Some of the best saves I have ever seen at AG came from him, just everyone will remember him for 'that' punch against Watford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Do The Dziekanowski Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Came across to me as having ego, To big to be playing for us (which to be fair he was) but no need to act it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robiness Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Oh dear , I do feel sorry for him !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfOfWestStreet Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Came across to me as having ego, To big to be playing for us (which to be fair he was) but no need to act it Actually came across as the complete opposite, did loads of community work for the club. I liked him as a player and a person, but I do understand he probably wasn't value for money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalRed Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Very sad if true. He gave away a lot with his charity, and he waived a big chunk of what Portsmouth owed him. Even so, I'm sure he has made more than any of on here, he could have saved some money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manon Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 He was nowhere near as bad as people made out. Actually made some incredible saves. True actually. Even at that age he was a good keeper at that level. He was a victim of his reputation/career to some extent as many expected him to be super human. I've always wondered how good decent top tier players would look if they were thrust into a lower league team. Would they immediately stand out as you expect, or would some be sucked down to that level? Bellamy didn't exactly tear up trees with cardiff, did he... Imagine dropping rooney straight into our team. Would he make a massive difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall King Blox Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 True actually. Even at that age he was a good keeper at that level. He was a victim of his reputation/career to some extent as many expected him to be super human. I've always wondered how good decent top tier players would look if they were thrust into a lower league team. Would they immediately stand out as you expect, or would some be sucked down to that level? Bellamy didn't exactly tear up trees with cardiff, did he... Imagine dropping rooney straight into our team. Would he make a massive difference? He would make everyone else look drop dead gorgeous.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVMal Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 He was nowhere near as bad as people made out. Actually made some incredible saves. He was terrible!! My memory of him is a night game at the gate against Reading where we were 2-0 up with about 15 to go. You know the rest - a joke of a player and probably the highest paid in the history of the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Net Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 In the net: do u have a link for that rather unbelievable ratio squire please? Here you go - I was astounded when I saw it. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/a-reason-to-feel-sorry-for-premier-league-footballers-three-of-five-players-declare-bankruptcy-after-retirement-8519908.html Gordon Taylor - PFA, reckons that a figure between 10 - 20% is more accurate. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21790728 Whichever figure is closest to the mark, there are obviously too many of them who get too much too soon, and are no doubt badly advised. Have to say, I always thought that David James seemed like a decent kind of bloke, who had his head screwed on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WolfOfWestStreet Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 He was terrible!! My memory of him is a night game at the gate against Reading where we were 2-0 up with about 15 to go. You know the rest - a joke of a player and probably the highest paid in the history of the club. Blaming the goalkeeper for that night is laughable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Porter Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 True actually. Even at that age he was a good keeper at that level. He was a victim of his reputation/career to some extent as many expected him to be super human. I've always wondered how good decent top tier players would look if they were thrust into a lower league team. Would they immediately stand out as you expect, or would some be sucked down to that level? Bellamy didn't exactly tear up trees with cardiff, did he... Imagine dropping rooney straight into our team. Would he make a massive difference? Indeed just look at Sol Campbell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 obviously BT sport don't pay much then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghornred Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Bankrupt I'm not surprised while with us he was never good at saving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNBT Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Double post grr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNBT Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 It's not ludicrous. He's earnt that much and blown it. He has nothing to show for it so I'd say it's completely fair. yeah he earned that much minus the tax a divorce etc there wouldn't be much left luv the way people see that figure & automatically think that's how much they get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Yet again, successive premiership and international managers think a players good, but here at OTIB we know better. Great keeper, great for us: made some great saves - but more to the point for me was that he often didn't need to make great saves because his positioning was so good. Arguably not worth the money it cost us - but that was our choice, not his: our fault, not his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forza Revolution Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Worst keeper I've seen at the gate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Worst keeper I've seen at the gate So how come none of the others played for England or achieved record premiership appearances? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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