Gerry Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Strange quotes from our ex-player Especially this bit: “I think Mourinho would be very good,” he says. “Look at the players that he brought to Chelsea. He spent the same amount of money that Rafa did and those players are in the Champions League final now." Riiiiight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngibo YPC Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 He can f*** off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molby Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 why are the majority of our ex-players such complete and utter c****? it's like a pact with the devil or somethingyou can play for the greatest club on earth but afterwards you have to become a miserable excuse for a human being Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxRed Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 He spent the same amount of money (on one player) that Rafa did (on his entire squad) Shirley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFletcher Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 The man is a g*******. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Whelan Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I really should have consulted my advisors before making this remark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHarvest Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 why are the majority of our ex-players such complete and utter c****? it's like a pact with the devil or somethingyou can play for the greatest club on earth but afterwards you have to become a miserable excuse for a human being He's not the brightest is Ronnie,, great player and a likable guy but he hasn't got a f***ing clue as a pundit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 I really should have consulted my advisors before making this remark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnes' left foot Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 “He spent the same amount of money that Rafa did and those players are in the Champions League final now." What a stupid thing to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL5 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Class A eejiot, that's what you are Whelan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassony Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 What a c*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBain Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Class A eejiot, that's what you are Whelan. Class A would certainly explain his remarks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Why cant they all be like John Aldridge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Never liked him as a player and certainly don't like him as a pundit, the t***....Besides the "special one" stated in an interview (yesterday/day before) with A Bola that he wants to manage in Spain or Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassony Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Why cant they all be like John Aldridge? Because then they can't be controversial and get their interviews printed! Aldridge, Dalglish, Rush, Barnes, Hamman and Thompson are the best ex reds when it comes to supporting their old club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred milne Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Never liked him as a player.Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boca Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 FAO Ronnie Whelan Spending in full2007Aug Juliano Belletti Barcelona£3.7m July Florent Malouda Lyon£13.5m June Tal Ben Haim Bolton Free June Claudio Pizarro Bayern Munich FreeJune Steve Sidwell Reading Free2006Aug Ashley Cole Arsenal £5m Aug Khalid Boulahrouz Hamburg £7m June John Mikel Obi Lyn £16m May Ben Sahar Hapoel Tev Aviv£320,000 May Andrei Shevchenko AC Milan £30.8mMay Salomon Kalou Feyenoord £8m May Michael Ballack Bayern MunichFree2005Aug Michael Essien Lyon £24.4m July Shaun Wright-Phillips Manchester City £21mJuly Lassana Diarra Le Havre £1m July Scott Sinclair Bristol Rovers £160,000June Asier Del Horno Athletic Bilbao£8mJan Jiri Jarosik CSKA Moscow £4.83mJuly Ricardo Carvalho Porto £19.85m July Didier Drogba Marseille £24m July Tiago Benfica £8m July Mateja Kezman PSV Eindhoven£5mJuly Paulo Ferreira Porto£13.2m July Arjen Robben PSV Eindhoven £12mTotal £225.76m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphman Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 (edited) Why? Why indeed, he was f*cking brilliant at what he did plus one of the dirtiest nastiest players we ever had but nobody seemed to notice. Edited May 13, 2008 by Murphman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Why? No mystery just didn't rate him as highly as others did/still do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred milne Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Why indeed, he was f*cking brilliant at what he did plus one of the dirtiest nastiest players we ever had but nobody seemed to notice.He was simply a great player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muleskinner Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 He was simply a great player. Dead right, he is one of the best midfielders we have ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphman Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Dead right, he is one of the best midfielders we have ever had. So we're agreed the soda pop Spaniard knows f*ck all about football? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRC Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 He was simply a great player.True, and almost certainly one who would get consistently hammered on forums like this, or by the ignorant loudmouths in the Moan Stand, if he were playing today - always did his work quietly and impressively (including, as someone has already pointed out, a genuinely ruthless and vicious streak - he was our real enforcer, not McMahon), and selected the right pass, short or long, always available, never shirked, could definitely dictate and affect the game tempo, never looked for attention, tactically astute and appreciated by managers (ironically, Benitez would have loved him - outstanding 'Game Intelligence'). tbf, he took a fair amount of stick even at the time. Comparisons with Alonso's situation are not invalid - early Whelan was a free running attacking midfielder with a shed load of quality goals in him. the 'New Peter Doherty' (ask your Grandad), but when he moved back into a real and crucial engine room role, he was never forgiven for not being that flashier player anymore, despite what he was contributing. Historical note: I personally date our decline from invincibility as starting at exactly the point at the start of the 2nd Half in the Crystal Palace semi-final when some nomark Full Back tricked Ronnie then left him struggling for pace to cross for their first goal, something Ronnie normally never would allow. It was a dreadful epiphany, a harbinger for the future. Still chills me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBain Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Houghton and McMahon are still the biggest bile merchants in the media re us What is it about that mid to late 80's midfield? All we need now is Barnes to come out and slag us off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred milne Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 True, and almost certainly one who would get consistently hammered on forums like this, or by the ignorant loudmouths in the Moan Stand, if he were playing today - always did his work quietly and impressively (including, as someone has already pointed out, a genuinely ruthless and vicious streak - he was our real enforcer, not McMahon), and selected the right pass, short or long, always available, never shirked, could definitely dictate and affect the game tempo, never looked for attention, tactically astute and appreciated by managers (ironically, Benitez would have loved him - outstanding 'Game Intelligence'). Comparisons with Alonso's situation are not invalid.Agree with all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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