P*nce Sold
Monday, 28 July 08, 01:55 AM · Comments (148)
I know I know, one ought be more magnaniomus in defeat but as ever in life it's not the net the result but the manner in which it was achieved that grates.
Just on calling him ponce...
You are aware of it's etymology of course. Here's a very brief idiot's guide.
Juan Ponce de Lyon (b.1460). A one time footsoldier who did a deal with the Spanish. Scaring off the natives with only a few troops and legend has it a greyhound, he built a place he named Puerto Rico (Rich Port). It was a disaster. Difficult to reach and plagued by mosquitos. Eventually he had to move.
He feels he's had a better offer. Maybe he has. History will let us know in due course. She always does.
An long established northern filmmaker has threatened him with a starring role in a big budget production of, 'A Top Four Fairytale'. My gut feeling is he may actually find himself as understudy to the younger man, Torres. The camera loves the Clearasil free Torres and the script from the car coated director hasn't even hinted at an older, long lost brother. Let alone one from Tallaght, clutching a badly worn Kenny Dalglish poster - to share in the Champions League widescreen spoils.
Artistic integrity goes out the Range Rover's window when you're given ninety thousand reasons a week (all with the Queen's head on) as an incentive to do a u-turn on your friends and fans.
It's the lack of dignity. The almost indecent haste he went from Mr Spurs to an ex employee. A charge that isn't, I'm embarrassed to say, up for debate.
The money means he can move out of his modest lodgings, flee then the squalor of some meager six bedder in Chigwell or other. He'll be on the trumpet to the Cheshire Barry's Penthouse Portfolios Ltd and finally get a place with en suite swimming pools and a Cartier boutique in the entrance hall.
The quote only a few weeks ago from Pointy Shouty Bloke was the usual. 'I want to finish my career at Tottenham' or some such heartfelt flannel. I didn't commit it to memory. As it happens it turned out to be an olympian crock of meaningless white dog muck.
He'd barely begun to rough someone up at his own wedding when was tapped up. Bewildered bewitched and bedazzled Bob. Fried onions down his shirt, bottle of Bulmers in hand, fantasing about his missus whipping off her wedding gown to reveal 'Crown Paints' emblazoned across her Alans. Life in the fast lane.
Bob agreed so quickly he would have dislocated his conscience had he but owned one.
There will be many that would seek want to demonstrate more composure and self control than me; feel they have greater perspective and thank him for his enormous contribution as they bid farewell to 'a true legend'.
I prefer to take the view that we were forced into selling a man who walked away after specifically saying he wouldn't.
His good works whilst at The Lane will remain and not be subject to snide denegration just because 'his head was turned'. But his well earnt place in our history book doesn't make him immune from being branded a louse.
So as he scuttles up to Anfield I'll remember him as a player that lacked commitment. A guy that ultimately didn't cut it. Failed to stay the course. These are exciting times at Tottenham. Ramos, Gus and the boy Levy have most of us capitivated with their bravery.
Keane's response was to bail to Bindipshire in search of his Rich Port.
I look forward to the day his footballing activities equate to a daytime finance telly ad.
"Hi, I'm Robbie Keane. I went into the Red and it cost me my good name. But here at IVA Direct we can guarantee your self respect for years to come with our new low monthly repayment 'Never Say Never Never Scheme' ... Call us today!"
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Sad day, Let's hope JR and Co. announce a quick replacemnt ie next 48hrs.
Has he actually gone then? I lost any respect I may have had for him. After stating he wanted to stay at Spurs for the rest of his career, then leave (?) a month later is scandalous. I don't buy all this "boyhood team" bollocks. You're either committed to the cause or not; he obviously ain't, so fuck off and take the sulking Bulgarian with you. Bye. Auf wiedersehn. Woodgate for vice-captain. Robbie who? Cnut. Give me 11 Mark Falcos any day.
COYS
I don't always agree with you Harry but i do 100% on this one.
Why did Robbie come out with all that crap and then fuck off and leave us 8 weeks later?
He's full of shit.
I really want to say something profound after such a well written post, i think F**K off Bob" sums it up nicely!
And the merry go round will continue, we will be linked to every small striker in the world! thank god Paul Walsh has retired!
So what do we think his speech will at the conference, " I did not want to leave Spurs but to join my boyhood team was too much to turn down!?"
Spot On Harry.
If he hadn't have been so quick to tell everyone that he would hang up his boots at Spurs it would be awful but understandable.
The way he has done this, with no statements to the fans, just snide silence, shows me what kind of man he is.
So for all of you that felt the post was too harsh, let me be the first to admit that when he come back to WHL with the pikeys, I will be wearing my Robbie #10 shirt, and giving the treacherous c*nt the abuse he so richly deserves. I hope he breaks his leg.
i cnt wait til the transfer window is shut coz we wil have a really gd team with such players as capel bentley villa arshavin nene wiland and milito!!!!! coys!!!
never mind the silents what about the shirt launch all them children and a few adults with brand new shirts with keane on the back its discracful and spurs should take them back and refund the money after all he was on a 5 year deal and spurs are once again showing ambition by braking up one of the most deadly partneships in the prem and to our rivals we should have uped the price like villa after all they are skint and gambeling on top 4 shame on you levey and the morale to this story dont upset the spanish arm folder remember at city
SPURS FANS HAVE NOT LOOKED AT THE BIGGER PICTURE WE PLAY THE CHEATS IN THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON I HOPE WE DONT HAVE TO WIN TO GET IN THE DEPT LEAGUE FOR SKINT CLUBS BECAUSE ROBBIE JUST MAY COME BACK TO HAUNT US AND THE 18 MILL OR SO WILL SEEM LIKE CHICKEN FEED WELL DONE LEVEY
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Harsh Harry, too harsh.
He gave us what amounts to about half his professional career, he's entitled to bugger off to his "boyhood team" and cash in if he so desires.
You would do the same if you played for Villa and Spurs came knocking.
When he was here he was commited, and he's hardly gone about it in a "Gareth Barry" kind of a way.
I think he deserves more respect and less sour grapes.
it is a shame he is leaving us but his hard work over the last 6 years will never be boo'd. In an ideal world no one would ever leave us but these days football aint about anything else other then money......not every player but alot of em are turned by the money. Ramos will now use this money to lure Arshavin or Villa. COYS!