Bale: Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers' Association

[Kingellesar]

Who gives an actual fuck what Liverpool fans think? Just like their team, they are god awful and not worth discussing.

They're just pissed because even our players beat them to stuff.

And we take all their targets. And we have finished above them for quite a few years now. And they pay so much money for shit talent.

Let them get on with their usual "Wow what a finish we're having to the season, I tell you, next season we will fight United". Fight them at what? Tiddlywinks?

Yes, I find Liverpool fans and the club just horrible, much like City. They could both fuck off with each other if they like, they both like paying over the odds for shit.

 

[Pete Spur]

Bale is mustard now he needs ta score about 10 goals in the next 4 games to win the golden boot and lead us to 3rd

 

[Super Tottenham]

Anyone think Bale might make the world player of the year short list this year, or is that a stretch still?

 

[Hoddle_Ledge]

Few quotes from the FWA dinner last night.

And a few that stood out that can only mean he's staying to me.

The FWA accolade has been running since 1948, when Sir Stanley Matthews was the first recipient of a long list which includes the likes of England World Cup winning captain Bobby Moore, the Charlton brothers, George Best through Kevin Keegan, Eric Cantona, Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry and Christiano Ronaldo.

"When you look at all of the past winners, the legends of the game, this is a massive honour, and to be on the list with them now is a massive privilege," Bale said as he received his award from FWA chairman Andy Dunn, chief sports writer for the Sunday Mirror ahead of a gala dinner at the Lancaster London Hotel on May 9.

"You always dream of things like this, whether they come true or not is another, but now that it has, it is a massive achievement for me, but one I could have not done without my team or my manager.

"The team has been fantastic this season and we have played some very good stuff, it is always easier to play in a really good team.

"The manager has been fantastic for me, playing me in different positions where I am able to find the space and actually show my stuff.

"I have really enjoyed my football and been able to play well."

Bale was also named Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year by the Professional Footballers' Association.

"Hopefully there is a lot more (to come)," the Wales forward added.

"I have only just started in my new free role in the middle, so there is still a lot to learn in that position for me, I still need to kind of figure out a few things which is important.

"As I say to myself every season, I want to improve again, there are still things I need to improve, there are things which need working on in more areas than others, and I can do that."

Chelsea's Juan Mata was third in the journalists poll, with Bale taking the first place with 53% of the votes ahead of Van Persie.

Bale becomes Spurs' first winner of the FWA award since David Ginola in 1999, and the first Wales international to be selected for English football's oldest individual trophy since Everton's Neville Southall in 1985.

Tottenham head into the final two games of the Premier League season still hopeful of securing a top-four finish.

Bale said: "Everyone at Tottenham still believes, we know it is not in our hands, but there are a lot of funny things which can happen in football.

"The main thing is we need to concentrate on ourselves and hope that little bit of luck goes with us."

 

[nicdic]

I was there last night...

 

[agrdavidsfan]

Rumors keep coming bale new contract