Fair enough, turns out he was pretty good at football.
We’ll miss him way more than some people seem to think, but he was always going to leave... sad but true.
At least it’s not sodding Chelsea.
I’m not holding out any hope he’ll be back, he’s publicly asked to leave ... via his agent ... he wants out and doesn’t like Roberto’s methods or seemingly his personality... it’s a great shame, mostly because this will drive his sale value down.
He’s gone though, almost certainly gone...
Not really, I felt (as you know) the only thing transferred was cold calculated ambition and cold cash... ill news is an ill guest, I’m delighted any nous that did get caught up in the hubris seemingly decided to stay put on the south coast.
Indeed, I suspect others are far more involved in the actual fee negotiation... Tony certainly drives the ethos/standards but he’s not going to be speaking directly with anyone... why people think this is the case is beyond me.
He employs a brilliant team to handle the poker playing side of...
It's all gone a bit Pierre van Hooijdonk...
I find the fact that he's boarded a train a bit 'made up' surely he'd take a flight ? Where's he off to? 'finding himself' whilst doing a spot backpacking round the f***ing Pyrenees?
I feel a bit conflicted, this has the air of Poyet about it -...