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spacessships

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So you think it shows that he hates homosexuals?

I think fans should care about who the club signs and writing articles asking questions about ethical dealings of the club is a good thing whether you agree with the content of the article or not.

I think fans should care about how other fans feel to a certain extent.

I think it's hypocritical of people to complain about Rose for disrupting the locker room but telling others not to have a problem when Aurier did the same, and worse.

Now people have had enough of this discussion so I'm finished posting about it.
 

jonathanhotspur

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There was at least one study done which claimed that homophobia was an indicator of latent homosexuality.

Right back atcha, bitches.
 

yankspurs

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For fucks sake. He said something he should have. He did something he shouldnt have. He's made mistakes. I am a believer in 2nd chances. If this works out, great. If it doesnt, it doesnt. The overreacting to this is nuts. But honestly, it's entire expected in this day in age where you're instantly shunned and black marked for life if you say one thing deemed intolerant. Even if you said it 20 years ago while drunk, you better hope and pray it wasnt on camera and end up on the internet. Otherwise your fucked. Of course there are exceptions to this but im not going to get into them as its an entirely different conversation. What i am saying is, give the guy a chance and give the club a chance here. He's 23. Young people do and say stupid shit they regret. They make mistakes. Hell, everyone does. It's life. You live and learn. Everyone needs to calm down here. Welcome the guy and see what he does. Give him a chance.
 

jimmy-jojo

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I think fans should care about who the club signs and writing articles asking questions about ethical dealings of the club is a good thing whether you agree with the content of the article or not.

I think fans should care about how other fans feel to a certain extent.

I think it's hypocritical of people to complain about Rose for disrupting the locker room but telling others not to have a problem when Aurier did the same, and worse.

Now people have had enough of this discussion so I'm finished posting about it.

I certainly value your opinion but you didn't answer my question.
 

DONOS10

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I totally understand the qualms some fans have regarding Aurier, but when it comes to football, I don't care much for morality.. If he signs for us, he becomes our best RB. Similar story with Rose. I don't care what he's done, if he comes back & performs well.
 

VertongHen

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We had a Racist captaining this country's football team.
He was also a kidnapper.

One time my uncle was at LEGO land with his son. They ended up waiting in line for some ride and guess who else happened to be in that same line? John Terry, his wife, and his son.

Anyway so my uncle had to take a phone call while he's waiting (he's a businessman) and I guess John Terry got tired of waiting so he turned around, grabbed John Terry Jr. or whatever his son is called and decided to leave...

Except it wasn't John Terry Jr. he grabbed, it was my cousin.

So John Terry walked all the way back to the car, got in, and only then did he realise the kid he'd grabbed wasn't his own.

Long story short, he went back to the line where my uncle was still distracted on his call, left my cousin with him, took John Terry Jr. and left.

Not the best kidnapping story I guess, but shows how sh*t a father John Terry is to have walked all the way back to his car before realising the kid wasn't his? :p
 

Khilari

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I totally understand the qualms some fans have regarding Aurier, but when it comes to football, I don't care much for morality.. If he signs for us, he becomes our best RB. Similar story with Rose. I don't care what he's done, if he comes back & performs well.
I do!

I don't expect a first XI of Gandhi, Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama et al. but I would like them to be at least decent. One of the things I dislike so intensely about Chelsea - that many of their players are and have been utterly despicable. It's so much better to cheer for players who are... nice, to the best of a fan's knowledge.

Wayne Rooney. When he scored for England, I always cheered. But that was always tinged with slightest regret at the back of my mind, knowing that the hooker & hair transplant loving scouser enjoyed wasting some of his £300k on less savoury things

Maybe I expect too much of footballers, but I'd prefer them to be morally not reprehensible.
 

Metalhead

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For fucks sake. He said something he should have. He did something he shouldnt have. He's made mistakes. I am a believer in 2nd chances. If this works out, great. If it doesnt, it doesnt. The overreacting to this is nuts. But honestly, it's entire expected in this day in age where you're instantly shunned and black marked for life if you say one thing deemed intolerant. Even if you said it 20 years ago while drunk, you better hope and pray it wasnt on camera and end up on the internet. Otherwise your fucked. Of course there are exceptions to this but im not going to get into them as its an entirely different conversation. What i am saying is, give the guy a chance and give the club a chance here. He's 23. Young people do and say stupid shit they regret. They make mistakes. Hell, everyone does. It's life. You live and learn. Everyone needs to calm down here. Welcome the guy and see what he does. Give him a chance.
Very well put Sir!
 

Stavrogin

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I totally understand the qualms some fans have regarding Aurier, but when it comes to football, I don't care much for morality.. If he signs for us, he becomes our best RB. Similar story with Rose. I don't care what he's done, if he comes back & performs well.

Good arguments have been made by both sides.

I suppose what's really worrying people is the timing of the transfer. In my opinion there is a risk that with the new stadium being built, there is a chance that Aurier will be able to construct some sort of underground dungeon when he can abduct and sequester PAYING fans.

I know, some will call me entitled but surely the money we pay the club should not go towards our own abduction.

But as I say, I do understand the other point of view.
 

daveduvet

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He was also a kidnapper.

One time my uncle was at LEGO land with his son. They ended up waiting in line for some ride and guess who else happened to be in that same line? John Terry, his wife, and his son.

Anyway so my uncle had to take a phone call while he's waiting (he's a businessman) and I guess John Terry got tired of waiting so he turned around, grabbed John Terry Jr. or whatever his son is called and decided to leave...

Except it wasn't John Terry Jr. he grabbed, it was my cousin.

So John Terry walked all the way back to the car, got in, and only then did he realise the kid he'd grabbed wasn't his own.

Long story short, he went back to the line where my uncle was still distracted on his call, left my cousin with him, took John Terry Jr. and left.

Not the best kidnapping story I guess, but shows how sh*t a father John Terry is to have walked all the way back to his car before realising the kid wasn't his? :p
That's cos John Terry's mum sucks c*cks; his dads a coke dealer; and JT is number one in the charts of players who are c*nts; not far off Charlie George.

Edit. Just saying
 

worcestersauce

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He was also a kidnapper.

One time my uncle was at LEGO land with his son. They ended up waiting in line for some ride and guess who else happened to be in that same line? John Terry, his wife, and his son.

Anyway so my uncle had to take a phone call while he's waiting (he's a businessman) and I guess John Terry got tired of waiting so he turned around, grabbed John Terry Jr. or whatever his son is called and decided to leave...

Except it wasn't John Terry Jr. he grabbed, it was my cousin.

So John Terry walked all the way back to the car, got in, and only then did he realise the kid he'd grabbed wasn't his own.

Long story short, he went back to the line where my uncle was still distracted on his call, left my cousin with him, took John Terry Jr. and left.

Not the best kidnapping story I guess, but shows how sh*t a father John Terry is to have walked all the way back to his car before realising the kid wasn't his? :p
Easy mistake to make when they were both wearing Spurs' kits.
 

GetSpurredOn

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“Steve was the main reason why we signed Suarez,” Comolli told The Independent. “He knew Suarez very, very well from his time at Spurs. And he got the intel that Ajax had made Suarez available for transfer. Nobody else knew that. It gave us a head-start. That is typical of Steve.”

What has always stood out to those who know Hitchen is his honesty in judging players, rather than sitting on the fence, as well as his ability to get information through his network. He was an expert in the French lower leagues very soon after moving there, despite not speaking the language

A quote about or head scout Steve Hitchin, a guy who is apparently getting huge praise currently. This guy is allegedly very well connected within the European scouting community, and especially France. Is it a surprise then that maybe Spurs know something about Aurier that they may think is worth chasing? Yes, he's made some immature and foolish mistakes, but is that a reason to hang him out to dry for good, or should he be given the benefit of the doubt if he has shown a willingness to mature and become a better person.
Just maybe as a club we've done our homework on this guy, and we're happy he'll be an asset. Try not to get all caught up in some moments of stupidity by a young man living in the unreal bubble of professional football.
 
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