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Aaron Lennon...legend

Coyboy

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God help us all if Sol "Spurs Legend" falls ill.

Well you could say he did a few years back when he went home at half time during an Arsenal game.

It's partly why "that" song is so abhorrent.
 

riggi

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Well you could say he did a few years back when he went home at half time during an Arsenal game.

It's partly why "that" song is so abhorrent.

Agreed. I am a hypocrite as Ive joined in singing it plenty of times. Its all just abit sad singing about him now. Quite cringe worthy actually.
 

fortworthspur

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Yes and if this had been a thread about "how good/bad was Aaron Lennon" you might have a point. But it isn't. It's a thread in light of him falling ill. It would be totally offensive and disrespectful whoever the player was whether it were King who is a Spurs institution to Gary Doherty who was frankly shit.

It's about human decency transcending opinion on how well another person kicks a football.

right I get that. but people arent always going to behave the way you want them to. the act of scrubbing the thread clean and restarting it anew inherently stifles speech. its a matter of opinion as to when that act is necessary.
 

tiger666

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right I get that. but people arent always going to behave the way you want them to. the act of scrubbing the thread clean and restarting it anew inherently stifles speech. its a matter of opinion as to when that act is necessary.

This isn't a democracy. It's entirely up to the mods what they do with a thread.
 

yankspurs

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I understand that, too. Just making my opinion known.
I agree with you on this however the guy wasnt just expressing a dissenting position. If he was, that would have been perfect fine, IMO, even though it would have been a fucked up one given the situation. But he wasnt just expressing a dissenting position. He was being an inflammatory troll. That became increasingly obvious as the guy continued to post that stuff in the thread.
 

Coyboy

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right I get that. but people arent always going to behave the way you want them to. the act of scrubbing the thread clean and restarting it anew inherently stifles speech. its a matter of opinion as to when that act is necessary.

Well I can't speak for the powers that be but they did the right thing for me. The guy was a time waster and frankly pretty sick. Whether he thought Lennon was poor or not, this was not the time to air his views. AL is clearly ill and would a little compassion or if he couldn't stretch that far, restraint be too much to ask?
 

riggi

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Looking at those grumpy Lennon signing for Everton pictures in a different light now...
 

Trix

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Because originally it was just seen as funny and him being depressed about signing with them. Seems abit wrong to joke about how he was depressed now...
Just Google him(images) and you will see him looking just as grumpy modeling England shirts. If he's not all out cheesy grinning he looks moody no matter what he's wearing. Far too much was made of those images at the time. There are other pics of him smiling in an Everton shirt and it looks completely different.
 

RicOfPeace

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Chuffed to see him back in training loved him and I'll be honest I think that an Aaron Lennon type player could turn our good side into league winners just that pace to beat a man or to have pace and skill and dribbling ability off the bench even.
I think he was one of our most underrated players of the last 10 years let's think of some of our best moments over that period and how much he has figured in those moments 2-1 vs chelsea, destroying Evra consistently, huge goals against Arsenal, Liverpool, West Ham etc and let's not forget the assist at the San Siro what I'd do for an Aaron Lennon in his prime right now.
 

Dougal

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